I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Home and Garden
Meet The Beetles
I hope everyone in the USA has a wonderful Independence Day tomorrow! The employees at EJ’s company voted to work on the 4th so they could stay up late with family to watch fireworks, etc. It would be a short night indeed for them… Continue Reading “Meet The Beetles”
Plants Vs Beetles
Every Enchanted Forest has it’s villain, whether it’s a witch, sorcerer, giant spiders, dragon. Ours is a plant. A very evil plant. The first couple of years after we moved to our Enchanted Forest, we were busy fixing serious erosion along and across the… Continue Reading “Plants Vs Beetles”
Partridge Chanteclers
Friday EJ and I got to go to the farm store. I say “got to” instead of “had to” because it’s fun rather than a chore. We’ve always gotten Rhode Island and New Hampshire Red chickens but last Spring we decided to get a… Continue Reading “Partridge Chanteclers”
Snow Fall
Today the sun has been peeking through the cloudy gray sky. My eyes are unused to sunshine–Michigan gets a lot of cloud cover because of the Great Lakes–so I lowered the window blinds halfway. I hated to do it, but the sunlight was blinding.… Continue Reading “Snow Fall”
Our Enchanted Forest
Michigan tends to be bi-polar. The weather is different from year to year, day to day, and even hour to hour. I remember years throughout my life when it was warm when we went trick-or-treating on Halloween night while other years it rained, sleeted,… Continue Reading “Our Enchanted Forest”
Our Hobbit Life
The last few months I have not felt very motivated at all. I often think of writing, and even plan blog posts in my head, but Hannah Joy interrupts me frequently when she sees me writing. She seems to dislike anything that takes my… Continue Reading “Our Hobbit Life”
Autumn
Autumn has officially arrived. It feels like autumn with temperatures cooling, especially at night. However, the trees are not as colorful as they usually are at this time of year. We haven’t had much rain over the last month so I’m wondering if that’s… Continue Reading “Autumn”
The Trapper, The Thief, And The Widow
Here we are, already in the second week of September. It feels like autumn. We’ve had our first frost although the temperatures are forecast to gradually warm up into the 80s. Even on warmer days there is a hint of crispness in the air.… Continue Reading “The Trapper, The Thief, And The Widow”
Independence Day
I hope you had a meaningful Independence Day. Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was growing up, we’d have the traditional Independence Day food: hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, cole slaw, potato chips of various types. We had epic… Continue Reading “Independence Day”
Blond Chicks
We’ve had several hot, dry days which yellowed the grass and made the garden plants droop. Our area is sandy, which doesn’t hold moisture so lack of rain is a problem. For several days I watered everything–EJ’s vegetable garden, my herb garden, the flower… Continue Reading “Blond Chicks”
A Mighty RAWR!
We’ve been keeping busy doing summer stuff, which mostly consists of working in our gardens. Last Sunday we had a visit from a couple that EJ went to high school with. He knew both the husband and the wife back then. I became friends… Continue Reading “A Mighty RAWR!”
Life And Limb
Yesterday it rained and rained and rained all day long. Our soil is sand and water tends to quickly drain away so an all day rain was very welcomed and appreciated. EJ has been working hard in his vegetable garden in the mornings before… Continue Reading “Life And Limb”
Eyes On
Last week something bit my hand. I wasn’t aware that I had been bitten until later when over half of my hand began to swell up and itch. It was so itchy that I started to wonder if I had touched poison ivy when… Continue Reading “Eyes On”
Spring Greening
The weather is getting warmer. We still have cool days, but both the daytime high and the nighttime low temperatures are higher. We’ve had rain for several days and the forecast predicts rain for several more. When I took Hannah for her daily walk,… Continue Reading “Spring Greening”
History
It appears that Spring is here. The weather is warming, but still gets chilly so I alternate between coat, jacket, and even just a sweatshirt. Tiny buds are forming on the lilac bushes and some of the trees. I’ve been watching the bluebirds building… Continue Reading “History”
I Love To Go A Gardening 