My husband and I bought and started homesteading this place in the mid 1980’s. I had no skills, and plenty of dreams. I never managed to have that flock of sheep I envisioned, but instead raised a flock of children. That became my main crop. We all worked hard. I sure wish we had used […]
my garden
2014 Garden Retrospective
American Meadows had sent me some seeds. They bloomed well, but I didn’t get many pictures of them. I was neglectful of the garden, while visiting family for almost 2 months. In many ways, the garden season of 2014 was challenging. The losses were probably the result of cumulative stresses, but I am sure that […]
Deciduous Trees I Grow
[originally posted 10/19/07] When I moved to my place here in the country, there were precious few trees on the property. Back in the seventies the farmers had determinedly cleared the land for more production. Obscene production I call it, but anyway… I decided first off to plant more trees. What I didn’t know […]
My Garden Roots
Way back, …oh, in 2005… I came across a meme that I had fun doing called the “Where I’m From” poem. It seems to have started with Fragments from Floyd, although I first ran across it @ Pratie’s Place. They were all based on an original poem. Since doing the Garden Mission Statement and seeing […]
My Own Garden
I speak of my own garden, but not being very adept with a camera I do not have too many illustrations of what I mean by the times when my own garden was in order. So I came across some pictures I had scanned in and thought maybe it would of interest to post those. […]
