The heavens opened up over the Twin Cities yesterday. It rained all afternoon and started up again overnight. I woke up at 5am to rain pounding on the roof, thunder crashing overhead, and… the sound of my baby crying because he had woken up, too. Sigh.
I’m a cool, rainy weather person–one of my most popular blog posts is about how I hate hot weather. And there is nothing better than the smell of the earth/trees/grass after a heavy rain. Recently I found out this smell has a name: petrichor. I love learning new-to-me words and for some reason, that one seems like the perfect fit for its definition!… Read More »
I had a request to share what we’re growing in our garden this year, so here it is! Everything we’ve planted and hope to plant this year in our backyard.
It’s that time of the year when I have too many zucchinis in my fridge, my kids are looking forward to back-to-school and we’re all reallyyyy tired of the hot, humid weather (which feels like living in a sauna). As I type this it’s almost pitch black outside at 5pm, thundering every 10 seconds and I’m crossing my fingers we do NOT get hail with this storm. I like my roof the way it is.
Let it be known that I am not any kind of gardening professional or aspiring homesteader. I grew up with a mom who always had a veggie patch, worked in a greenhouse during college, and simply enjoy eating local food 🙂 Because let’s face it, no tomato from the grocery can ever compare to one picked five minutes ago in your garden!