Fall Pumpkin Fairy House
We’ve been making pumpkin fairy houses…
…and having a blast!
They are actually made from “Fun-kins“, those carvable foam pumpkins you see around Halloween in craft stores.
I like to use silk flowers because the colors last so much longer than dried-important for… Continue reading
Fairy Houses at the Garden
We spent a wonderful weekend at Lincoln Memorial Garden’s Indian Summer Festival.
As part of the Master Naturalist classes we’re taking through the U of I we worked as volunteers at the Fairy House building tent.
Our supplies were things like bark, sticks, rocks, shells, leaves, flowers and other natural… Continue reading
Glazed Garlic, Onion and Parsley Meatballs
These meatballs are so darn good!
They have parsley, onion, garlic and a yummy ‘secret sauce’. The secret sauce cracks me up because the main ingredient is just silly. The original recipe came from one of these Workbasket magazines, but I couldn’t tell you which one without digging through the lot of them.These meatballs are hefty- but you can make smaller ones if you like. This recipe will make 12-15 jumbo meatballs. I could probably eat a whole tray myself, but usually do a side dish or two to prevent that from happening.
Fairy and Gnome doors
OK, these Gnome and Fairy doors are just too much fun.
Fairies and gnomes in the garden are just a natural. Completely magical and charming, kids of all ages find them irresistible.
When my kids were young we would all hang out in the kitchen on freezing blustery days and create clay ‘stuff’. Fairy doors, small dolls and all the things that would belong in a mini world were our projects of choice. They still are! Continue reading
A Very Nice Email
I am trying to learn to garden again after quitting several years ago. At the time I joined a garden club thinking it would be fun and educational. That was a mistake. There were some nice people there, but the ‘experts’ beat me over the head with their knowledge when I had a simple question. I quickly learned that asking questions lead to feeling stupid and belittled because someone had to show me how smart and ‘right’ they were. Thank you for not doing that.
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Naughty Chickens in the Garden
This week I really hated my chickens.
Almost to the point of making the world’s largest batch of chicken noodle soup. Really.
The chickens are usually very good about eating pesky bugs, but a few of the newer hens are REALLY bad about getting into… Continue reading
Herbs in Grow Bags Update
Did you know I tried growing some larger herbs in Grow Bags this year? No? To recap, I bought several Grow Bags from Gardeners Supply to try and planted smaller herbs in one, Florence Fennel in another and Marshmallow in the largest of the bags. The fennel was doing well when the weather went from 65* to 90*F within a week… Continue reading
Storms in the Garden
We seem to be having lots of storms this last part of of July. You can see the clouds from the latest storm moving in here. A whopper of a wind and hard, fast rain took out the hops vine trellis and more.Tonya’s trampoline took off and ended up in ON a pine tree. Continue reading
What’s up in the July Garden
July is hot and things are heating up and drying out in the garden! Flowers are blooming, weeds are prolific, veggies are iffy, herbs are thick, and most of the small and tree fruits are either finishing up or nowhere near ready depending on what you’re looking at. Continue reading
How NOT to Dry Herbs
One thing I love about my little garden shed is the great area for hanging herb bundles. Since herbs need to be dried properly to avoid becoming moldy after cutting, we usually bundle the herbs and hang them to dry. I try to get them hung right away because it’s so humid here in the summer, if I don’t they will just sit and rot.
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