So don’t be alarmed if you’ve already heard that several times in the past few months and have yet seen little progress. I believe this time I can say it in earnest. The home repairs are going to be getting checked off en masse thanks to a determined and available young gal. As you may…

No need to buy green peppers anymore. I’m picking a couple of these every couple of days: They’re a bit spicier than your average bell, but not so much that you can’t enjoy them cut up over a piece of pizza! Shaded by eggplants, my coleus seedlings are taking off. I guess I’ll try to…

I had two unique and wonderful opportunities to sing this weekend. Friday night Tom and attended a dinner in the home of an Amish family. This family provides a a traditional “Amish Wedding Feast” for tour groups that come through the area, and as a friend of ours helps with the tours he invited us…

Several weeks ago I visited Linda’s magnificent gardens at Clayton gardens. I’ve commented on how inspired I was before, and mentioned that I copied a few of her tricks. This is one of them: She reused the black plastic pots that her nursery plants came in, re-potted some impatiens, and sat them in a row…

Okay, no, I’m not harvesting my first eggplant, but hey, this is pretty exciting! If this little guy is starting now I’ll probably have a purple beauty in a couple of weeks.

Recently I came across this article while looking for another. It discusses how despite how small the Mormon population is in America there is a surprisingly high percentage of Mormon’s holding high ranking business positions. The articles author Michelle Lodge ties it to missionary work, claiming that after the difficult work of knocking doors to…

We harvested our first squash last night. And we’ve already made two batches of pesto- thanks to our hedge of basil!

Our master bedroom is a slowly developing. Our latest update is that we stained our headboard and foot board in  a rich brown mahogany. This was a fun upgrade because Tom and I did it together. I stained it and he applied the polyurethane. I love it when we both feel the same sense of…

I spent a good part of the morning, this morning, watching some of the “Mormon Messages” that the church makes- short videos with inspiring messages. By the end my heart was full and my eyes were moist. What a beautiful way to bring the spirit to my Sabbath morning. If you are looking for a…

In reference to my post two times ago, I thought this picture demonstrates what one is looking for as they develop their “green eye.” Several days ago I noticed that this cucumber was sending out feelers that it would then wrap around anything nearby- aka a basil plant and a pepper plant. I didn’t realize…