living simply and embracing imperfection
Happy Tuesday friends! For today’s Tuesday Garden Party I’m excited to share with you a cool gardening website that has a ton of resources for gardeners everywhere and of every level, HGTVGardens. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first visited, but I have to say I was blown away by [...]
Welcome to the first Tuesday Garden Party of the season! It’s been absolutely fabulous weather here – even though the mornings have been below freezing, the afternoons warm up into the 50s – so to say I’m rarin’ to go is a bit of an understatement. The crocus and hellebores have been blooming for a [...]
How are you guys getting ready for the new gardening season? I’m happy to report that I started tomato, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuces and a few flower seeds this weekend. Let me tell you, that felt good – especially after missing the window completely last year! You can see how I start and care [...]
I had a great time looking at all your comments in last week’s Gardening Notebook giveaway which showed me that you guys are as ready for the new gardening season as I am. Some more than others, it’s true (I envy those of you who’ve gotten everything pruned…), but oh yeah, we are planning! And [...]
*This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, Fawn!* It’s mid-February, cold, rainy, and snowy in many places – the perfect time to start thinking about our gardens! And that’s not completely sarcastic, because in the plans and dreams we make now, everything is perfect in our gardens – the sun shines, there are no [...]
I know a lot of the country is having hot weather, even unseasonably hot. Since we here in the NW have been having the opposite (lows were 37-40, highs 50-55 over the weekend…ugh) and I’ve been staring at my pepper seedlings that need to be planted outside, I’m sorta wishing for a little unseasonably hot [...]
I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!
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