Celebrating the intersection of gardening and nature with home life and worship!
When the idea for this post arrived, daylight saving time had just begun. And then there were the winds of change. Areas of focus between January and now have shifted more times than I’d like to admit. No more babying our plants as we find the best places in the yard for optimal growth and harvest.
Sometimes you just have to jump back in it. We can sit on the couch and think about all the tweaks that need to happen, or we can jump in with the flow of what’s happening and take more considerable action! Some things can be done “out of order.”
Community (read “relationship) is always in progress and always in a phase of transition. We come and we go, we try a new angle to thrive, we are cut and we are exposed, we are supported and we are loved. And sometimes we have done all we can do, and we need to let it be and let it heal. It will heal in its own time, and the resulting harvest will be more than you could have imagined. Because progress can be slow, or progress can be quick. And still, progress waits for no one.
On January 14, 2023, I started my first raised bed. I was itching to start a garden in a real yard, having recently come from a small balcony area of growing space in Colorado. Also, the soil was clay and had in-ground sprinklers that I didn’t want to disturb. So – raised beds. This was a lesson in passion, and also patience to completion.
I was working on a Christmas project today, two days before Christmas. It was a calendar and I was drawing simple pictures to represent the months of the year for 2024.
I got to December, and the first thing that came to mind was a Christmas Tree. We have lots of fun stories to give Christian meaning to candy canes, Christmas trees, bells, holly, and so much more. It is all fun, and yet too many arguments have been had over these things.
Sometimes gardening in North Texas can be, well, adventurous! Here is the snapshot story of my first time growing collard greens in the fall. Planting, consuming, dehydrating, and leftovers!
Put on your creative hat for some pot pie minis, turkey, that is! Or whatever you have on hand. This is a fun idea for all kinds of leftovers.
Enjoying life and not taking ourselves so seriously can be fun!
Are you looking to make something a little different with your sweet potatoes this year? Don’t get me wrong, I love a good sweet potato soufflé, and especially a sweet potato pie! But we came across a recipe on Facebook for sweet potato pound cake and thought we would give it a try.
I bought these rescued Shastas off of the clearance rack at Walmart in summer, 2022. Being early August, I imagine they thought it was too hot and too late to do anything with these. You also know Walmart had to get that fall stock in! Seriously, these Daisies looked fine to me.
Come on home plant babies!
I created a new greenhouse out of mostly reclaimed materials! The still small voice and his hand of provision were with me all the way.