Lessons in the Dirt

Growing alongside the raspberries in my garden are a couple of strawberry plants.   This strawberry plant here is one which hubby and I purchased three years ago from a fancy schmancy garden nursery.   Much to my surprise this…

As I was picking raspberries I came across this grouping of berries up underneath the vines and leaves.   My immediate “blink” reaction was:  That’s just like parenting!   These berries are not ready to be picked yet.   They are…

I was out in the garden picking raspberries in the cool quiet of the early morning.   As I gazed up at the highest raspberries reaching for the sky … the thought suddenly struck me:  those raspberries way up…

Hubby and I purchased our raspberry plants several years ago.  It was the middle of the winter, and Home Depot had little cardboard tubes of raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries for sale just outside the front entrance.   Hubby and…

What better thing to do on a Saturday morning than to go blueberry picking!   Hubby and I arrived at the U-pick farm bright and early.   Hardly anyone else was there.   We grabbed our buckets and checked the sign…

Last fall someone very special from Idaho gathered her poppy seeds from her own poppy plants and sent them to me as a gift.   Poppies are her favorite flowers.   I generously spread poppy seeds in every container I…

Mid-July is usually when the very first green beans are ready to be picked  …  and eaten!  Yay!   So I went out to the garden to see how the beans were doing.   Lo and behold  …  the poor…

One of the things I love about the month of June is that the strawberries are in season.   Usually around Father’s Day weekend is the peak of strawberry season.   In years past we have enjoyed going to U-Pick…

My Hoopes rose is blooming!   This brings me so much joy!   This little rose was a gift (probably 10 years ago) from some very special friends.   I planted the little rose in our yard at the home where…