They’re out

The seeds are in the store! I know you can buy them almost any time of year, but when the Christmas items get put away and these come out I can almost smell the spring air! The ground of course frozen hard right now, covered by snow and ice. But underneath there are many miraculous…

Decorations, grandchildren, shoes

October is almost over and the leaves are falling quickly. This weekend was a flurry of activity at the house in The Villa! Sleepovers were in vogue and so the cupboard is bare! It’s amazing to me what an 8-year-old boy can put in his skinny body. And we had fun. Saturday Paige came with…

Let October begin

The garden is, for the most part, put to bed! The last four green peppers picked – not too big but I’m happy that we’ve had a reasonable crop this year. All the tomatoes are packed in brown paper bags to allow them to ripen slowly. I’m not sure what the total weight of the…