living simply and embracing imperfection
Oh man, what a weekend! Talk about spring fever – sun and 60 degrees is shorts weather in Oregon! Not that I was wearing shorts – but my daughter did. Me, I’m cold most of the time – what’s up with getting older and colder? But I did peel my layers down to my long-sleeved [...]
As part of this Spring Spruce-up series, I spruced up our entry porch on Monday, a couple vegetable beds on Tuesday, and today I’m sharing with you a couple of flower beds I cleaned up and prepared using five easy steps to control the weeds- not only for spring, but summer, too! That’s right, spring [...]
The Tuesday Garden Party is participating in day two of the Spring Spruce Up series. We’ll have our regular link-up to show what is happening in your gardens at the bottom of the post. But don’t forget, we’ll also have a group linky on Thursday for you to share your own “Spring Spruce Up” posts! [...]
Black plastic has become a major weapon in our constant fight against weeds and pernicious grasses. I previously wrote about how I use it in some of our vegetable beds to help us garden without tilling. In fact, I have three lidded garbage bins labeled “Black Plastic” in the garden shed to protect the plastic [...]
I was finally able to plant my big beds this last week (yes, it’s a little later than optimal…don’t ask), but before I show you the preparation and the planting, here is a little reminder of what the beds looked like in March when I discussed designing a garden for easy care: The traditional way [...]
I should probably start this part of the series with this confession: I have never grown vegetables in the “traditional” way of tilling a large spot of land and planting in rows. To be honest, the thought just scared me when I was a beginning gardener. And on a number of levels, too: I’d never [...]
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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