I was 19 years old when I grew my first Hoya. My parents and I had just moved into our new home - which I wasn’t overly excited about since I was in love with our old house (where the three of us had lived for the previous 15+ years). My Grandmother gave me a … Continue reading Grow Write Guild: My First Plant
Maple in the County 2013
Looking for something to do this weekend? Head to Prince Edward Country (Ontario, Canada) for Maple in the County. That's where I'll be! http://www.mapleinthecounty.ca/ While you're out and about swing by Vicki's Veggies! She'd love to see you! http://www.vickisveggies.com/Home.html "Now that winter is finally over its time to celebrate the first harvest of the spring … Continue reading Maple in the County 2013
Sunny Days
Today was one of those days when you wake up and just know it’s going to be a fabulous day! First, the sun was shining which makes me happy happy happy. Then I noticed this... My spring cactus Full of energy, I decided to start the day with a walk around the block...which in our … Continue reading Sunny Days
Lesson Learned
Two weeks after we moved in I decided to take a break from unpacking and spend a Sunday outside in the existing gardens...which ended up consisting mostly of weeds. I noticed a few days earlier a vine growing up our lovely maple tree and decided that it would have to go. Sunday morning out I … Continue reading Lesson Learned
The Backyard
Dan took on all the yard clearing work last summer as I was hard at work unpacking the house. He really did a wonderful job considering what he was up against. Out he would go with his pruners and his axe and hack away at the sea of sumac. Once the side of the house … Continue reading The Backyard
About a month after we moved we made the decision to let our girl Halle Cat outside...actually, truth be told, she made the decision for us. She was a very unhappy house cat...she snuck out one night and it wasn't until morning we realized she was gone. So the decision was made - there was no … Continue reading The Wild
The Wild
Come On Spring!
I can not wait for spring! With the move and all last summer, as much as I would have liked to get out in the yard and start giving this property all the attention it deserves, there just wasn't enough time...and I hardly doubt that I could turn this overgrown 5 acre mess into a … Continue reading Come On Spring!
Holy Overgrown Batman!
Did I mention that we purchased the house in April? After we made the deal we didn't drive passed the house much...so when we moved in in late June - this is what we found. Apparently, the previous owners weren't big on yard work.
Let me bring you up to speed. We purchased our first home in the summer of 2012. After searching for quite some time and having absolutely no luck at all we decided to put the brakes on house hunting. And sure enough it happened, this beautiful 100-year-old, red brick, 1 1/2 story, farm-house popped on the … Continue reading And So It Begins
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