Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

May 13, 2015

Gardening 101

I have huge memories of planting a garden every year with my Mom as a child.
At the time it seemed like miles and miles of garden… but I suppose it wasn't quite that large.
I'm told as a baby my brother and I would crawl behind her in our garden jammies, in search of dirt, rocks, and worms.
Mmmmm, yummy!

I am committed to sharing many of these same traditions with my own littles.
Planting a garden together is one of those traditions.
It is just something I need to do, I want to.

It is absolutely imperative that my children know where food actually comes from.
Where it starts, how it grows, and how much WORK is involved in maintaining food for our bellies and harvesting the 'fruits of our labor'.
Food does NOT come from Safeway or Costco or in a package from Walmart.
I don't care who you are, if you are a Vegan, Vegetarian, or eat anything put in front of you.
FOOD COMES FROM FARMS.
FOOD COMES FROM FARMERS!!!

While our city garden may only be a portion of what I was used to as a child, the concepts are the same.  We plan, we dig, we get filthy, we water, we enjoy and WE APPRECIATE!
This year it was really obvious that our oldest "get's it".  He understands we grow food.

He had better.  They both better, they are Grandbabies to FARMERS!

A few images from our gardening adventures in our back yard.



August 10, 2013

Being Present!

The long weekend involved a lot of sunshine.
A lot of country.
A lot of getting dirty.
and a lot of Papa.
AMEN to longweekends.

I try so hard not to overlook the average "everyday moment" but I'm human, so I do.
I try to take my camera everywhere I go, so I do.
I want to cherish my country upbringing extra hard as an adult through my own child's eyes, so I do.

A photo overload from part of last weekend.
It is very fair to say we were PRESENT!
Oh just guess where we were for some of it!?


And this weekend I'm heavy in that same mode.
BEING PRESENT... in the happy and not so happy (cuz we are foolish if we think they are all happy).
HAPPY WEEKEND YA'LL!

Is he not the cutest wee COWBEAN!!
...sigh...
(we also ate our share of peas, raspberries, and beets! Thanks Grama & Papa.)

May 27, 2013

Planting and all kinds of awesome!

This year I have an exceptional helper.
He is keen and well aware of what he needs to do.
Green thumb? Yes!
Smart? TOTALLY!
Beanie continues to amazing me with his sharp memory, hilarious vocabulary, and wee off the cuff comments that remind me that he IS listening and little ears are always alert.

We've been waiting to do some planting... a tradition we do with Grama.
The rain re-routed a few of our dates and Grama & Papa are on a much earned holiday in Holland and Ireland.
We took planting into our own hands today while we had the chance.
Someone was indeed focused.  And in his underoos to boot.

Happy Monday.
Happy Green Thumbing.
Now bring on the sunshine and let the popsicle eating commence!




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