A Pinch of Joy

A very busy and thoroughly enjoyable week teaching kids every day!  Off this weekend to help a niece and her little son get settled after their move from Wisconsin.  She says it was a legendary move –driving a 15 foot truck  with car in tow over miles of construction for 11 hours at 40 miles […]

Still planting and mulching!   There were some awesome and unique plant specimens in the landscape when we bought the house — one of the things we both liked about the property.   The evergreen trees have almost tripled in size from their 5 foot height two years ago and the shrubs planted along the fence now […]

We’ve spent the week working in the yard between rain showers, racing to finish before it becomes really hot! The back yard finally looks intentional and the different areas are starting to work together. We’ve added tons of flowers and plants that will survive the sun in the existing border. A new raised flower bed […]

Memorial Day weekend always seems like the real start of summer, although it really is the tail end of spring.  School is already out in many places, gardens are planted,  kids are playing late in the evening filling the air with shouts and laughter.  Some are ready for the first outing of the year, while […]