Such a lovely time in the garden. I’m staying up much too late writing this entry, but I have to, as everything will change tomorrow I’m sure! Things are growing so fast! In the front yard the small amount of sunflowers that came up are looking great, but no where near the huge stand …
Yearly Archives: 2014
Plum good – my favorite plum canning recipes
Our lovely plum tree is in full production! This is the biggest bunch of plums we’ve picked from it so far; two five gallon buckets almost full. Everything lined up perfectly this year. One big problem we have in the pacific northwest with growing stone fruits is the bloom time. They bloom when it’s raining! …
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Backyard fun and fun with toys
I think the best thing about working like crazy out in the yard is when I get to enjoy it with friends! When I was in high school my best friend Carmen went to Japan for a year on an exchange, I was heartbroken! While she was gone a super sweet girl came to live …
The garden – mid July 2014
Ah the garden, such goodness. BUT SO HOT! I’m having a trouble finding time to work out there. The girls are not able to spend long periods of time out in the heat and it makes it hard for me to weed and stuff, I don’t really want to go out in the heat of …
Moda Splash Quilt
I found a picture of this quilt through a quilting newsletter and shared it with my friend Carmen. When she exclaimed over how much she liked it I knew I had to make her one. She had the idea of changing out some of the solids for prints, which I liked. So I bought the …
To hot! To the beach!
My friend Tracy sent me a text yesterday that said, “call as soon as you get up.” so I did. A friend of hers reserved a yurt at the beach but wasn’t going to use it. Did we want to get away from 90 degree temps and join her? Oh yes we did! Ah so …
The Garden – end of June 2014
End of June! That’s when I always realize I’ve planted things too close together! Ha! I make it work though. The biggest news this week is that our grape trellis is finally going in! I’ve been on our handy man’s list for a while, but he’s been really busy. And then he wimped out on …
Pax Forest School Fundraiser this weekend!
Local (Salem) peeps be there! Tuesday will have a lemonade stand on Sunday and she is so excited she almost can’t stand it.
Pax Forest School Rummage Sale!
Hey, have you ever wanted to buy my old crap? hehehe. Ok, not crap, but stuff we just don’t need any more. Because baby I’ve been purging! This message is mostly for local peeps. And I pretty much copied the rest of it word for word from the Pax Forest School blog, if you also …
Project 333 and a happiness update
Remember my happiness project? Well I’m happy to say I’ve been sticking with it! I decided to just lump all our happy moments together (vs. one special pic for each of us). Enjoying the moment and not having to worry about capturing every detail is a lot easier. It’s been about 75 days, here are …