Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
Our garden is producing a few eggplants a week right now and we have more tomatoes and basil than we know what to do with, so I found an easier recipe for Eggplant Parmesan. I spent wayyyyy too much time on a version of it last year, and can have good intentions about making it... Continue Reading →
Each summer I volunteer some of my time at a local farm, pulling weeds, harvesting vegetables, mulching, filling CSA bags with goodies, whatever needs to be done. And if you've spent any time on a farm, you know that there is ALWAYS work to do. My daughter had heard about this non-profit farm and years... Continue Reading →
Several years ago our oldest daughter read about creating a homeless box, filling a shoe box sized plastic container with items that could help the less fortunate. We packed socks, water bottle, snacks, and hygiene items into containers, placed one in each car and made the agreement that whenever we saw someone in need, we... Continue Reading →
Every summer I try my hand at gardening. Some years it's four tomato plants in the side yard that result only in enough to feed us dinner, and other years it's a full blown plot of land filled with herbs, peppers, tomatoes, lettuces and squashes. This year we are going big, we rented a garden... Continue Reading →
This year I have been growing tomatoes from seed. What this means is that I am experimenting with going from placing a tiny seed in the dirt all the way to pulling a red, ripe tomato off the vine at just the right time. Simple enough, right? At least, that’s what I thought. Turns out... Continue Reading →
Last year I started my tomato plants from seed. It was this time of year but much sunnier and warmer than now, and I was very optimistic. I placed a lot of seeds into those little squares of dirt and willed them to grow. I cheered them on as they broke through the soil and... Continue Reading →
My husband was watering the garden with me last week, and was in a hurry to be done with the chore. After producing great puddles around the thriving vegetables, he turned to the burned-up tomato plants and said, “We aren’t still watering these, are we?” I’m actually surprised he even asked, of course we are!... Continue Reading →
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