Today is…Friday Apr 29 2011

Our gospel lesson was brought to you by: Elder Blackmore Elder Blackmore and Elder Blackmore. Giant loves bearing his testimony lately, and his brothers love to follow him. Lead on, buddy! We played games… Inside. Because outside looked likeĀ  this: With no garden to work in, we worked on inside garden stuff instead. Like building […]



Transplanting Tomatoes Take Two…

What keeps me sane in weather like this? Being able to dig in the dirt in spite of the snow: We added some dirt to the largest tomatoes (transplanted is not really the correct term.) They stayed in their little white cups and got a new red cup full of dirt to send some roots […]



Today is…Thursday Apr 28 2011

How do I garden with a baby and two little boys? Planning and Strategy. Boy #3: Galoot. Baby. First, nurse baby. Second, dress baby in outdoor gear. Third, rock baby to sleep and pop him in his car seat, like so….: Fourth, throw a blanket over him and (Fifth) put him in the least windy […]



What’s Green Wednesday

Upstairs… We planted pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelons, and acorn squash in pots. Lettuce, basil, and cilantro in seed trays. Our sunny window: Downstairs…. Allysum coming along nicely: Pak Choi: Calendula Brassicas: Peppers: Romas: Asparagus (the long fluffy stalks are falling over, but I think that’s just what they do. Maybe?): and more Tomatos (I’ll need to […]



Today is…Wednesday Apr 27 2011

Hooray! We went to the gym this morning! I’m not sure that we were technically allowed back in, seeing as there was still some carpet installation equipment in there. But nobody kicked us out (and we didn’t see anyone), so we worked out! And, since I had the camera in my pocket, I took some […]