Our move has been an odd one in many ways, but my ability to shop in person has been a huge one. I find myself running the mile numbers constantly. It used to take us 30 miles to get to the tiniest Walmart, that rarely had anything in stock, on the island. (And that Walmart… Continue reading Container Gardening Finds: Two Types of Planters
Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge
I saw the 2025 Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge in winter and signed up for it before we moved (Since I had the local address to use!). I love free seeds, the challenge of growing, and the chance to show off (I am pretty competitive with gardening). Mary's Heirloom Seeds provided the seeds this… Continue reading Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge
Starting A Container Garden
It's been just over a week since I arrived in West Virginia. The younger two boys, the cat, and I flew out at the end of March. Kirk, the oldest son and the dogs, drove across the country. In early March, Kirk and I had driven across the US and I had planted a couple… Continue reading Starting A Container Garden
Growing Garlic 🧄 From One Area To The Next
As winter waned, and spring approached, I realized a sad thing: I had either planted or sold all the garlic from summer of 2024. I had none to take with me, to our new place. The worst part is? I had been thru this before, on our last move. I had planted garlic in the… Continue reading Growing Garlic 🧄 From One Area To The Next
Spring Slides In
I sit here, thinking about the weather in Western Washington State. For a big event is being touted by every meteorologist right now "The skies will fall!". Sitting on a rock in the Salish Sea, in the Olympic Rainshadow, I'll sit and wait. Is it winter hollering back one more time? It should be a… Continue reading Spring Slides In