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  • Seedlings

    Seedlings

    Life has been super busy lately, but I snuck a few minutes yesterday to start some new seeds. I’m looking forward to fresh basil and pretty flowers this summer! Read more

  • No snow — but also no green yet

    No snow — but also no green yet

    Apologies for the long silence! We went on a trip to San Francisco two weeks ago, and then I spent this past week recovering and getting my life organized again. However, I’m happy to report that we came back to no snow! Finally! Stay tuned for more posts this week, and hopefully a few with Read more

  • Buy the Damned Boots

    This weekend, I saw a pair of rubber boots. I was in the store to pick up something else entirely, but my heart did a little squee of happiness when I saw them. I loved them, with their little blue and yellow flowers, but I told myself I didn’t need them. They were a perfectly Read more

  • The sun is finally out

    The sun is finally out

    The sun is finally out, and my yard is rapidly catching up on the spring melt! I am SO ready to see the end of the snow this year 👋 I went out to check on my beds this afternoon, and still lots of snow to go, but I’d bet we’ll be seeing daffodils soon! Read more

  • Interesting Visitors

    Interesting Visitors

    I get the biggest kick out of this bird feeder 😂 Lots of juncos this morning, the first time we’ve seen them this spring. And of course a bunny! An eastern cottontail, I believe. I need to rethink where I put my feeder next year though — there’s a big oak tree blocking my light for Read more

  • Snow, snow, go away…

    Snow, snow, go away…

    Snow, snow, go away… We’re in the midst of a blizzard today, and I am mighty tired of all this snow! At least the bird feeder visitors are interesting? The first photo is a young white-tailed deer, and I believe the second is a female downy woodpecker we’ve seen a fair bit lately. Read more