Category: Gardening and Cooking

  • Cook Day

    My cousin Jennifer invited Kristin and I to partake in a cook day at their house. At first, I wasn’t sure what was involved, but we all contributed $75 and showed up on cook day to create some delicious, freezer-friendly meals. I LOVE this idea. There were enough portions for almost a month of dinners…

  • A Green Alternative

    A Green Alternative

    With the summer storms we tend to get, the main play yard for the dogs ofter turns into a mud pit. We have two outdoor play grounds, but the main one gets a lot of wear and tear. We decided to mulch one of the yards and leave the other as grass, but first had…

  • Yard Work…

    Yard Work…

    I don’t think my parents ever expected to see the day when I voluntarily mowed the lawn. With the new mower though, how can I resist? Charles, Rob and I split up the mowing duties and got all 5 acres cut in just a few hours today. Here was my contribution! Chloe LOVED rolling in…

  • The Mower

    The Mower

    Charles got his birthday present a little early this year… …and he spent 6 hours on it the first day. At 8:30 PM, I was still wondering if he would ever come in from the quality time he was spending with the new Toro. I think he is going to be constantly looking for excuses…

  • If You Plant It, They Will Grow

    If You Plant It, They Will Grow

    Just a few of the plantings from around the house. It’s nice to see your hard work show up (delayed gratification).  Flowers we planted around the gazebo.  Lots of bulbs! A beautiful Japanese Maple given to us by Mr. Oddi. He accidentally sent us some hostas too!