Not so Squished
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 ...
We have had some stinkin' hot days (in the 30s), and some cooler days (high teens) so far in June. The pak choi don't love hot weather, so the plant looks nothing like pak choi. It's already bolted and gone to flower. I've been told that cutting and frying up the flowers are still delicious, ...
The Victoria Day long weekend signifies the beginning of the outdoor gardening season. Leading up to this weekend was heavy winds and rain. My hardening off period felt rushed, but luckily we had some unseasonably hot, summer-like weather with overcast skies. This was a good thing. I started my hardening off on May 9th, and ...
It's almost here!! It's almost time to start seeding! More on that in another post, but let's talk about my front garden and the crazy weather we've been having. Up until March 9th, the weather had been warming up, and suddenly on March 10th, it got super cold and it snowed. West of the city, ...
It's been an unseasonably warm January with little snow and daytime temperatures sitting slightly above zero Celsius. It makes it hard to not think about gardening, but I must continue to be patient. Colder weather is in the forecast. Seed starting is still too early, but it's not too early to start planning and taking inventory ...
It's been a mild start to autumn so far, and I'm soaking it in and enjoying it. The only plants left on my deck are the fig trees. Somehow the squirrels have now discovered a way up, and they had been snacking on my tomatoes and my figs at the end of the season! I ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yesterday was the best day in Denali. We boarded the Discovery Bus to mile 64ish and met Ranger Andy. There were 11 of us that had signed up for this moderate-level hike, and we were on one of the park shuttles with driver Paul. Compared to our tour driver Kevin of the ...
We arrived in the Denali area yesterday afternoon from Talkeetna. The weather from the cruise has followed us as we travel deeper into Alaska, which means that we woke up to rain. At breakfast, we asked the B&B owner, Bill, what he suggested we could do on a day like this. The ...