It's almost mid-August, and the days are noticeably getting shorter. Yes, it's kind of depressing. We've had some short stretches of hot days, but compared to last summer, it hasn't been a hot summer. It's definitely been a much wetter summer than last year. Combine this with me starting my seeding a month later than ...
Unwanted visitor!
Unlike bees, I am terribly afraid of wasps. Don't you agree that they have a very menacing look, like they are deliberately out to taunt and terrify? That's what I see. Wasps keep me out of my own garden, and I notice them in the mid-late afternoons when the sun is out and my garden ...
Mystery of the hole punched leaves solved
My no longer fruit producing Alpine strawberry plant remains on the potting table. The leaves have been yellowing, so I fertilized it a few weeks ago, and the leaf colour is slowly improving. What remained a big mystery for many weeks, maybe even over a month, has been the hole-punched leaves. I had posted a ...
What’s the buzz?
Magical, after I almost freaked out. Standing graveside, I felt something land on my hand. As soon as I saw the size of it, my heartbeat quickened as my husband whispered, "It's a bee, don't worry." My husband's gentleness has this amazing calming effect on me, and I immediately relaxed and held my hand up ...
What’s in the forest?
A new year brings new experiences. At least that's how I like to roll. Back in February 2014, I started working at The Pie Commission, which turned out to be such a fun place to be, and completely different from anything I've ever done. I started out in the kitchen, learning how to make the ...
One more day
I am not ready for this adventure to end, but my job is expecting me back on Monday. In the beginning, I was wondering if seven weeks on the road would be too long and too exhausting, but seven weeks isn't enough time to see and do everything. I have felt rushed in ...
Twinkle, twinkle, all the stars…
What a night! We're in Klamath Falls, Oregon. On our way here from Crater Lake, we were driving on an unlit road at night. It was so dark that we were able to see the stars. At first, it started out as a few stars, but as our eyes adjusted, we ...
Hitting the road
It's going to be epic! Hubs is taking me on a seven week long road trip to the west coast, and it begins now. Actually, we left this morning, after a stressful evening of packing. Packing is never an enjoyable task, making this time much worse because I need to pack so ...
Yikes, is that a mosquito in my house?
It was April 8th, a Friday, and I had just arrived home from work. Hubs was leaving work shortly. I noticed that one of the figs was wilted and was in serious need of water. I noticed motion and all of a sudden this mosquito-like insect appeared out of nowhere, startling me. ...
What are those black spots on my pepper leaves?
The good news is that I am not easily spotting aphids on my Trinidad Pepper plants, and the leaves are less crinkly, but now I'm noticing black spots on a few leaves. I've noticed them on some of the Shishito pepper leaves, and on the Trinidad's. I posted these photos on a ...