First of all, in case you remember way back to October 1, I planned to participate in Nester's "31 Days" challenge. When...

I'm disappointed in myself. Somehow, a very important day, one that means a lot to me--well, I missed it. I could blame it on a sick gi...

Today's heirloom hot pepper harvest--the last for the season. For a family that doesn't eat a lot of spicy food, I think...perh...

I'm baking an apple cake. There's something calming about the simplicity of baking. Flour, sugar, milk, eggs, lots and l...

Today, as I compiled a list of the garden and greenhouse chores to be done—pronto--I realized that it's already time to s...

It's cold. My toes are cold, my nose is cold. Soon, the greenhouses will serve a dual purpose of germinating seeds an...

If you give a Mikey a gourd... ...you'll have silly photos to post when you're too sleepy to write. Good night! Julie

Today, while racing to the car to chauffeur the kids to riding lessons, an unexpected visitor arrived: Although the w...