Tag: growing tomatoes in zone 7b

  • Chlorine Dreams

    Chlorine Dreams

    My only focus this week was making it to 5 pm Friday, when my vacation officially began. I didn’t do much during the week besides work, do some cleaning in the wake of Aspen the foster puppy, and run some errands. And work in the garden. More beans, peppers and onions this week. Friday night…

  • Lettuce Celebrate Moms

    Lettuce Celebrate Moms

    Happy Mother’s Day. My goal was to actually do very little today, and I succeeded. I slept quite late, and after that I just puttered in the garden and did a little bit of downtown shopping with my daughter, at the newest consignment shop (bought nothing). We ordered pizza for dinner. I did stop by…

  • Cracking Good Time

    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…

  • Taskmaster

    Taskmaster

    I am somewhat addicted to this game called Township that I started playing through Fetch. I guess it’s similar to Farmville; I never played that. I don’t usually play games on my phone, but when I do, I get addicted. I am all in. The game has a lot of tasks, and at times it…

  • Ye Olde Homestead

    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…

  • Sunny Sunday

    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…

  • Sewing, Birding, Jamming

    Sewing, Birding, Jamming

    What a difference a week makes. We had a high of 57 on Saturday and we made it to March. Hurray! Can I just say how much I love sleeping in a little on Saturdays, then coming downstairs to sunshine pouring in the windows. Slowly making coffee and toast, not rushing. Jotting down a few…

  • Fon-Didn’t

    Fon-Didn’t

    My frozen yard and my cold heart both melted a little this weekend. Temps close to 50 on Saturday started the thaw. I went out back to enjoy the mildness and lay eyes on the garden. I hadn’t been in the yard for weeks. It was heartening to see some creeping thyme, perfectly alive under…