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I spotted these little colonies of mushrooms throughout the backyard. They probably are due to all the rain we keep having. I do think they are cute when they look like this rather than the little umbrella

It is too hot to be outside gardening, so instead I decided to start cooking down all the vegetable scraps I had frozen over the past few months. I pulled out the big roaster and emptied all the scraps

Another round of harvesting the herb garden and filling up the pantry jars. First up, was picking the tops of the green onions and getting them cut up and into the freezer. The tray went into the freezer

What a hot month July has been. The plants have survived despite the intense heat. Thank goodness we had a few rain showers to help keep the plants hydrated. The potted Italian Patio Cherry above by the

A severe weather warning was issued earlier this week and boy were they right. We had a torrential downpour with thunder and lightning. The pond filled up nicely with the rain, so I didn't have to use

Surprise! I purchased seeds last year online for this "Green Twister Coneflower". After planting the entire packet of seeds, I only had one seedling survive. It was quite expensive if I remember

It was a busy week having so many people come to visit me for my birthday. Every single day someone popped by, plus they wanted to see my niece. She is more like a daughter to us than a niece and she flew

Half of the month has already gone by for July. I spent my birthday week enjoying the company of my niece from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She flew in to celebrate my 70th and my husband's 80th birthday

The hanging baskets of Nasturtiums were overflowing with flowers and seed pods. This past week I decided to ferment some of them while I had some time. This is so easy that even a child could do this recipe.

Happy July 4th to all my USA friends here on Hive. It is hard to believe that July is here when it just seems like spring finally rolled around after a long winter. This will be a quick update on what's

Oh my, is it ever hot and humid this week. Many of the plants in the herb tower garden had gotten to a good size. I decided to get everything picked early in the morning before it got too hot. This is

Chej'u is begging to be broom brushed on the porch and is starring at us to do so. Hubby got to the task, and she is purring like a kitten. ♥ Can you tell she is in Kitty Heavenly Bliss right now? Back

Four of the Chinese Cabbages were large enough to harvest yesterday and now they are soaking in sea salt for Kimchi making today. It is perfect timing considering it rained most of the night and looks

Every week something new pops up in the garden and I've been busy dehydrating so many all spring and now summer. The first one I did were the early dandelions. I dried some of the petals and then have

It is wonderful to be able to step off the porch and pick fresh lettuce and some Nasturtium flowers for a salad. Hanging Basket Garden I have picked so much of this lettuce, and it keeps on producing.

Look at me, I look like I am 12 foot tall. I was tending to the weeding in the garden surrounding the porch, when I stood up, I saw my shadow and thought about the contest. It is funny how many times during

It was time to clean the refrigerator and see if anything needed discarding. I had to empty everything out onto the island first of all. My refrigerator is small and can get cluttered up fairly quickly.

Everything is growing so quickly now; I pulled off the insect netting to trim up some of the cabbage leaves. They are all starting to form heads and the cauliflower is over 2' tall already. It won't be

The butterfly garden is so pretty with all the Foxglove and Dianthus blooming. I took this right at dusk when the solar lights came on. This week the last of the Peony flowers dropped and I trimmed off

I don't know how time flies by so quickly, and I have to prepare breakfast meals for the freezer once again. It makes my life a lot easier doing large batches at one time. My husband likes to be able to