I Love Woodworking: garden

For over 6 years now, my boys and I have been making a 45 minute commute each way to their school (I know, crazy). And each year, we know fall has arrived and Halloween is coming when we drive pass this display of autumn perfection.

Standing amongst bails of hay, an assortment of colorful gourds, crows and chickens, is the scarecrow. A perfectly weathered and weary figure with a touch of creepy. Every morning with my sleepy kids in tow, he would great us and the boys would perk up.

Then just before Halloween would arrive, we would drive by to find the scarecrow surrounded by glowing sculls and boney hands reaching up from the ground. I always marveled at what a perfect way the scarecrow transitioned into halloween.

Now the other week, after all these years, I decide to ask the home owner if I could take some pictures of the scarecrow for my blog. At least, I wanted to let the home owner know how much we have enjoyed him all these years and how much we appreciated the effort that must be put into erecting him year after year.
So, I left a note in the mailbox and was thrilled when I received a call from the home owner, Lynell Tobler. Lynell not only invited me to come take some pictures of the scarecrow, but also to visit and show me around her historic farmhouse.
When I met Lynell, she was beautiful, vibrant and guess what else? I found out she too writes a blog! It was one of those things that actually came as no surprise. Not only was Lynells home fascinating, but she was as well. She shared with me some of her own journey which included her transformation into fitness buff, her love of fashion and her devotion to animals to name a few. In addition, she had just returned from her sisters side after seeing her through brain surgery. Lynell shares these stories and more in her blog.
After spending time with Lynell and learning some of her homes history, I set off to take some pictures. In this post, I wanted to give you a tour of the outside and the grounds of the home. It was magical. The home retains so much of its original character and the rustic feel of the grounds suites its history. And let me tell you, the inside of the home was just as charming as the outside...and Ill share that with you in another post.

Enjoy the tour

and please drop by Lynells blog at www.lynellsvintagelook.blogspot.com and say hi!

Happy Halloween!

Debbie

The Veggie Garden

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Senin, 09 Mei 2016

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Hey there! Hope everyone is enjoying their day. I thought I would share some photos of our backyard garden with you as that is where we are spending most of our time these days since its SUMMER! Yay!

Gardening is a huge passion of mine. Our kids have even been bitten by the gardening bug. Hubby and I have had a vegetable garden since we first married 20 years ago, no matter where we live.

We kinda follow the square foot gardening plan in that we built 4 x 4 boxes for our vegetables. Thats about it. I dont really plant something per square foot. This works for us. As you can see, we finally finished the privacy fence and oh how we love it. We still have some landscaping to do in the back corner where our compost bin is. All the veggies are coming along nicely, which is a far cry from last summer when everything completely burned up with the hotter than hades summer.

The heirloom tomatoes blooms are setting and I cant wait to eat them. It feels like forever since we have enjoyed tomatoes right out of the garden.

We also planted lots of cherry and yellow pear tomatoes to throw in our salads and pasta. Or add to the basil with fresh mozzarella. Yum!

The zucchini. I have to admit I have a love hate relationship with zucchini. While I love to eat them, I cant seem to grow them very well, even though they are supposed to be fool proof. Anyone else have this problem? Mine shrivel up, turn yellow and die before they ever get big enough to harvest. I read this is because of inadequate pollination. So, I did try the hand pollinating method of taking the male and female flower and..........(ahem) nevermind. Um, have you ever seen what the inside of male zucchini flowers looks like? I have to admit, I may or may not have turned bright red while doing it. It worked last year, but I dont get up early enough when the flowers are open in the morning to do that with each one. So, I might be buying all our zucchini at our local farmers market.

The arugula is growing like weeds. Love that stuff.

And we cant wait for these little flowers to turn into delicious cantaloupe, my boys favorite. Im telling ya, you cant even compare the taste of a garden cantaloupe vs. a store bought.

So sweet and juicy.

Plenty of mint. I like to add sprigs to simple syrup and steep, then remove and toss with fresh fruit. So good.

And all the other herbs are doing quite nicely.

As are the red geraniums. Theres nothing quite as cheerful as a bright red geranium.

We also have planted cucumbers, banana peppers and red bell peppers. All of our plants I started indoors by seed during the winter under grow lights.

So much cheaper, though kinda a lot of work, too.

I just love summer vegetable gardening and highly recommend it,

even if you have to grown your veggies in pots.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

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