My intent was to actually cook a lot this summer with the food that I grew in my tiny little garden, including a whole bunch of carrots I planted. But I adopted a ginormous tomato plant at the beginning of the spring and since then it has taken over a whole corner of my garden, stunting the growth of all the carrots with it. In desperation I yanked the few remaining out of the ground to see if these READ MOREMy intent was to actually cook a lot this summer with the food that I grew in my tiny little garden, including a whole bunch of carrots I planted. But I adopted a ginormous tomato plant at the beginning of the spring and since then it has taken over a whole corner of my garden, stunting the growth of all the carrots with it. In desperation I yanked the few remaining out of the ground to see if these READ MORE
I wanted to take a minute and show you what I've been working on. I always appreciate seeing other peoples creative places, and now that I've gotten settled in my new house, I'd like to share mine with you.Of course, my studio is located in the basement next to the furnace and near the cat box, but whatever. Jeff has his music studio upstairs in a light and airy room, (which he hardly uses), but READ MORE
My little dude turned 2 last week! It's a crazy feeling being a mom of a 2 year old. You start to realize how much your life has changed for the better in such a short amount of time.In honor of Finn, we host a backyard bbq birthday partay! Here he is on his big day with his "2" shirt that we picked up from our Minneapolis neighbor over at FOX AND OWL. He managed to get mustard all over it within READ MORE
At the start of the spring Finn and I planted a bunch of seeds in our garden. Everyday we'd go out and check on their progress. It is usually determined that our plants were getting "bigger." Last week we got our first flower and now our yard is popping with buds . We are both very excited and proud.This is our tiny pink Zinnia. READ MORE in gardening
BEFOREAFTERWe're just about to start finishing up some of the improvements we've made to our new home. One of the projects that I have focused most of my time on has been our yard. It was sparse to say the least. When we moved in we inherited one fern and one peony, that's it.Finn and I have been out working out in the yard diligently every day. He helps me water and dig and check on our plants READ MORE
