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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to visit reader Sara’s garden {and do a little bartering as well}. I wonder if Sara has an extra room at her house… Because I totally want to move in and live on her mini farm. Sara has horses, chickens, a dog, a huge garden full of vegetables and a cottage Read More >>
Hey, Mavis! This year we got an awesome 1,000 gallon water tank to use for our rainwater collection system that feeds off the carport. It has made all the difference in the world. We live NE of Dallas, TX (appx. 25 miles SW of Paris). Most everyone else around here has given up and plowed Read More >>
I am in love with my garden right now. There are so many different vegetables beginning to ripen, it’s intoxicating. So many tomatoes on the horizon, so many gorgeous pumpkins on the vine. It makes mornings like this, a sure joy to walk out the back door and snap a few pictures to record this summers bounty. Read More >>
There is so much going on in the garden lately, it’s hard to keep up on my picture taking. I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water with trying to take care of all the different veggies we are growing this year. The Irish Eyes sunflowers I planted are blooming like crazy. The Read More >>
We took so many pictures of all of the awesome displays at the Gothenburg Botanical Gardens, that I decided to spread out the picture a little so we can show you all our favorite ones. Today I’m going to show you the ones we took at the Dessert Life exhibit. I had no idea so many gorgeous flowers Read More >>
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