Needing to Find Some Motivation

Do you ever just feel lazy and unmotivated? Man do I have a case of the lazies lately. It’s not that I can’t think of anything to do, it’s that I can’t bring myself to do anything. I’ve been crazy busy with the end…

Tomato Plants are in the Ground!

Well I finally got my tomato plants in the ground – it’s probably super late for most of the country but just fine for the northwest. I actually plant them in planters because the least shady spot in our yard is up against the…

Pachamanca Party!

We’ve started the tradition of having a pachamanca party at our house each summer. This year was the second year we’ve done it, and it turned out really great – I can only imagine what next year might be like. The basic premise is…

New Blooms in the Garden

I spent some time today potting up some new flowers for the patio. We have a big party coming up this weekend and I’m trying to get the yard and patio looking nice beforehand. I didn’t use anything fancy, just some mums that I…

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Hydrangeas

There is a big Mop-head Hydrangea bush in the garden bed in our front yard, and when it blooms it might be one of my favorite things about our house/yard.

June 2, 2012 – Bouquet

This is a photo from June 2, 2012:

Potting Plants on the Patio

Today was a garden work day – I had a number of pots that needed annuals added and some clean-up to do from last summer. As I was checking things out and deciding what to plant where, I noticed that a few of the…

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Henna Tattoo Easter Eggs

Well, not exactly henna tattoos – more like Sharpie tattoos with henna-like designs: This is black permanent marker on plastic Easter eggs. Adds something different to the plain eggs, and not as sweet and frou-frou as Easter decorations can sometimes be.