Well despite the drought J and I have been working incredibly hard to maintain our garden this year. We have done a pretty decent job thanks to our trusty friend, the soaker hose. Even though we’ve had pretty good success (comparatively) there are some things I’ll do differently next year. Like…. Nix the green beans–too […]
As most of you know, I’m a full time student again. Being in school means that there are approximately three exciting things going on in my life, and not a whole lot more… 1. Farmers markets are back in season. 2. It’s total produce time… my favorite time of the year. 3. We are starting […]
We all know I have a mad love affair with basil. Last year, I planted two plants. Two. Basil. Plants. WHAT. WAS. I. THINKING. I clearly use WAY more Basil than two plants-worth and ran out incredibly too soon for my liking. This year, I remedied thought I remedied that situation…. I mean come on, can you […]
I was living in the dark ages until this year… I’ve stepped into the light and I am loving it…. the herb light, that is. Over the years, I have had a certain notion that when spring came, it was the proper choice to go to the local greenhouse and pick up some semi-mature herbs […]
I’m officially unemployed. That’s right folks, I quit my job Thursday. It was a bittersweet day but so far I am loving my break. You know that list I’ve been talking about?? We’re adding to it and not wasting a minute of precious time. So far we have added prepping and planting the garden, painting […]
A big howdy from Texas, y’all! I flew home yesterday to help my mom as she’s recovering from surgery, and let me tell you… it feels good to be home. I flew Southwest Airlines… Love. Love. Love. I wish I could fly Southwest Airlines ALL over the world. Not only do they let you carry-on […]
If you’re new to the scene here at NN, you may not know that when it comes to my garden, I’m a novice gardener with professional expectations. Last year was my first year to have my (our) own garden. I pretty much grabbed the tools from my in-laws garage and went to work. No planning. […]
Do you remember this post? I was so excited about my summer garden that I couldn’t wait to get it into the ground. That was actually one of the major problems I encountered… We had one weekend in April where it was 80 degrees and I planted my garden… I didn’t know how big of […]
We had an incredibly eventful weekend here on the Lake. A big, quick, tree-hating storm came through on Friday afternoon and knocked out electricity here for a couple of days. It was cray-cray. So, being without power on Saturday morning meant that I couldn’t go to the grocery store because it was approximately 84 degrees […]
Spring is here for most of us and for those of us in New Mexico, we’ve had a bit of summer, too! Regardless, it’s time to start thinking about spending lovely afternoons outdoors, BBQs with friends and evenings with a glass of wine, but a little yard clean up will be needed first! Why not […]
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