Yesterday was hot and sticky and crazy humid around our place. Working in the backyard wasn’t especially fun, but I got through it because I had looked at the 10 day forecast earlier in the morning. Not a single day over 75 is predicted and and the coolest night should hover around the 50 degree Read More >>

Last week I was out walking Lucy when I noticed a giant wasp nest. The nest totally looked liked like something out of a Dr. Who episode and it just sort of had this ultra creepy vibe to it. Cool from an artistic standpoint, but not so much when you are allergic to them. The Read More >>

Hello Thursday! And good morning to you from the back patio. Everything is so lush and green right now, the back patio area feels kind of dreamy. Just look at those spinner gourd vines! Had I known they were going to do so well in that spot I would have set up a temporary trellis Read More >>

Yesterday, The Girl went out to collect eggs and she couldn’t help but give our black australorp, a hug. She’s our favorite bird, the boss of the bunch. All the other birds allow her to go after any treats we give them first {these days it’s giant sliced zucchini}.  This is Ethel the Easter Egger. Read More >>

Is it really August already? How did THAT happen? Miss. Lucy Puggle Love and I were up early this morning picking berries and snapping pictures of the garden. I spotted a new bird nest just outside the kitchen window the other day, the 4th one we’ve spotted this year. It rained last night and now Read More >>