Tag: growing onions in zone 7b
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On a Rampage
This might be the spring break that broke me. Physically, that is. The kids were off this past week and so I took off on Friday, as well as today (had to pick a parent up from a procedure). These were my lists on Friday morning: As my husband said about an hour later, “I…
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One Mode After Another
I’ve been thinking about how I seem to pass from mode to mode. Picture a Venn diagram with circles that overlap to some degree. One of the circles, perhaps the largest, is “survival mode.” In survival mode, the cheapest option wins. Eat at home, hobbies can’t cost money, entertainment needs to be free or cheap.…
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Cracking Good Time
As so often happens, because I had a “bad” week last week in terms of spending too much on takeout and work lunches, I was motivated to do better this week. We “only” had takeout one night, and I bought lunch just once (and stretched it to be my dinner also). And I haven’t bought…
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Ye Olde Homestead
Signs of life observed this week: Buds on the hydrangea. Arugula sprouts. Unknown flower bulbs. This weekend I really just wanted to pretend I was on a homestead (after watching several videos during the week about people buying farms in Ireland, Portugal and more — Tom’s idea). It kinda worked. I strode about the backyard…
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Sunny Sunday
After a rainy, gloomy week, the sun came out Sunday and the temperature hit 71 degrees. I spent some time outside topping off a planter and adding compost, and then sowing three types of carrot seed (Scarlet Nantes, Royal Chantenay and Little Finger). All the straw on the strawberries — I brushed that off. I…
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Literally Dreaming of Spring
Maybe we should have bone-chillingly cold weekends more often. Being stuck in the house made me very productive. This weekend I have made meatballs, gravy, stuffed shells and banana bread. I have all the ingredients for pasta fagioli and was contemplating knocking it out, but will push that to tomorrow night. I’ve done three loads…
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Hearts and Flowers
The random urge to craft struck me again this weekend. I was taking down our remaining Christmas decorations and wishing for something to replace them with. Inspiration struck in the form of the Baker Creek seed catalog. I had wanted to make a garlands of hearts for the fireplace mantel, but had no red paper.…
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Snow, No Pho
It’s been sleeting here for hours. We definitely got more sleet than snow, and knock on wood, it looks like we will escape the ice. Today was a nearly perfect snow day. All five of us shared the shoveling. The kids learned early on that they won’t have school tomorrow. I busied myself baking chocolate…
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Pho and Snow
Happy three-day weekend to those who are so blessed. I have many small fulfilling things to report this week! Perhaps the most important is that I refinanced my car loan yesterday. Now my interest rate is more than 4% lower and I also shortened the term. It told me how much I was saving —…
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Got Thrips?
The garden path is finished, and I weedwhacked out front. If I can weedwhack the back this evening, everything will look pretty nice and neat, for one hot second! I’ve been picking lettuce to use here and there to use on sandwiches, etc. One morning I picked sage and oregano and dried it in the…
Garden State of Mind 