Early August Gardens, at Our House.

Posted by Laura on Thursday Aug 11, 2011 Under Gardening, Photography, The Homestead

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Just a quick update on how our gardens have grown. It’s August now.

The most exciting recent development, is we finally have some watermelons growing!

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They are

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Garden Peek!> Early Summer 2011

Posted by Laura on Wednesday Jul 20, 2011 Under Gardening, Photography, The Homestead

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I believe we’ve been both gardening and blogging, for about 3 years.  Our life is filled with so many various passions, there is more than we are actually able to get to blogging.  I sure try to get it all in though!  But one area that is especially hard to keep you all

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Improvised Potting Bench

Posted by Laura on Wednesday Jun 15, 2011 Under Gardening, Home Decor, Re-Purposing, The Homestead

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We’ve been blessed time and time again, with wood to burn in our wood stove through the cold seasons of the year.  Having a cozy fire going in our home, is definitely our preferred source of heat, and we’ve hardly had to invest much in keeping it going.  Oak pallets are dropped and

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Mailbox Tub Garden

Posted by Laura on Saturday Jun 4, 2011 Under Gardening, Home Improvement, Re-Purposing, The Homestead

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We are still very much working on our long-term front garden-yard plans, and we’re far from completion.  A little each year, as we need to roll, but we’ve enjoyed the planning and the progress along the way.  We always wish we were further ahead than behind, but that’s the way it goes

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Have a Coke, & Some Petunias, & a Smile!

Posted by Laura on Tuesday May 24, 2011 Under Gardening, Re-Purposing, The Homestead

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Gardening season is upon us, and we’ve been doing a few creative home-front (literally, in front of our home) projects I am excited to share with you, one after the other, right here in the Homestead section. Our garden beds are all ready for planting next weekend as well, with the

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You Have To Know, This Pains Me.

Posted by Laura on Monday Aug 23, 2010 Under Gardening, The Homestead

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You know, nobody told me, that so much heartache can come with gardening. <sigh>.  Each and every year of gardening, well…..wait, this is only our second year….but we’ve learned a little bit more. I enjoy the learning process.  I really

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Pumpkin Patch Progress

Posted by Laura on Tuesday Aug 10, 2010 Under Gardening, The Homestead

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There’s a price one pays, for procrastinating.  This I know well.  When it comes to planned posts, when I wait for better light to get one more photo, take one more peek for a really updated report, or wait for a better opportunity to blog… (READ MORE......) | 10 Comments

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What’s Growing in the Gardens!

Posted by Laura on Tuesday Jul 13, 2010 Under Gardening, The Homestead

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Finally, I have gotten it together enough, to show you what we’re growing in all of these garden beds we’ve got going.   I’m telling you, I find it extremely challenging to blog about garden updates, because everything changes so fast!   So, this post shares some of the rapid garden progress that can happen in what… (READ MORE......) | 12 Comments

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There is so much to catch you up on, where our front yard transformation goes, that I’m lost in my own thoughts, in trying to figure out where I tell you what we’ve gotten done, and where I tell you about where all of this work in progress is heading.  So, if it… (READ MORE......) | 12 Comments

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I Am Seeing RED!!

Posted by Laura on Monday May 31, 2010 Under Gardening, The Homestead

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It’s Monday evening, at the close of our long Memorial Day weekend. It’s a bit sad the weekend has gone by so fast, but we’ve got to be happy with all we got accomplished outside! I have been taking photos like crazy, and can’t wait to show you all what we got done, and what the drawn out plans are for our front yard transformation, into a garden wonderland! (READ MORE......) | 6 Comments

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