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A few weeks ago, I started hearing something scurrying (and sometimes gnawing!) in my walls and ceiling. Not good. Based on how loud it was, I thought squirrels had got in the attic and started looking for an exterminator in my area. Before I… Continue Reading “I OVERDID IT”
In case you’re wondering – I didn’t post my Week 16 message here on the blog because it revolved around planting your garden and I didn’t want to stress out my more northerly friends, who are still getting snow, by declaring, “It’s time to… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 17”
Uh-oh, I have run out of pots and dirt. I have not run out of plants and seeds. As I posted earlier, I took two days off work last week to plant my garden. Thankfully, the weather was perfect – sunny but not hot.… Continue Reading “I’VE RUN OUT”
i took a couple days off work and have been busy in the garden and kitchen. Unfortunately, I haven’t taken the time to take pictures and post on my daily progress. Soon though, I’ll catch you up!
Saturday was my first trip of the year to the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market. I really like this particular market and have posted about it before. Now that I’ve been a number of times, I am recognizing several of the farms and farmers that… Continue Reading “FARMERS MARKET HAUL”
We’ve covered a lot lately and if you’ve not quite completed some of the tasks in the previous six weeks, use this as a Catch-Up Week. If you missed or didn’t quite finish the tasks for a particular week, this is the time to… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 15”
Last year my seed-starting efforts didn’t have a very good outcome. Only three tomatoes plants and two kabocha squash survived my ministrations. I really hesitated to try again this year. In the end, though, I couldn’t resist planting seed starts for the garden. It… Continue Reading “PLANT A SEED”
I’m always having to look up this information so it’s time to put it where I can find it! Here are a couple of charts of which vegetables TO plant together and which NOT TO plant together in the garden. The art of companion… Continue Reading “FRIENDS & ENEMIES”
To finalize your 72-hour kit, TAKE STOCK of two pieces of information that should be included with your kits. If you haven’t already done so, you will want to include Emergency Contact information in your kits and also post an Evacuation Checklist. We’ve all… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 14”
Once April arrived, the “busy season” began in earnest. I’m pleased that we were able to make progress on a few projects this weekend. Oscar once again tilled the new garden section in front of where I planted the Three Sisters Garden last year.… Continue Reading “AND SO IT BEGINS”
Two Chickens Homestead 