Archive for April, 2010

bricks, mud, and edible flowers

Posted on April 19th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

As I said in the last post, I’ve been out in the garden for the past couple of weeks, since we got our sweet truckload of organic soil! Today’s post shows the progress of the front garden. I don’t have “before” pictures, but suffice to say the jumble of weeds under our front windows was […]



good ol’ missouri dirt

Posted on April 16th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on good ol’ missouri dirt

Whew! It’s been over a week since I’ve written. We’ve been busy and happy…digging, wheel-barrowing, and planting like crazy. David ordered a big load of beautifully rich organic dirt for me. Hmm…beautiful dirt? What have I become? But really, it is lovely dirt, and I never realized what a great present dirt could be! So, […]

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april brings…

Posted on April 7th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Showers. Lots and lots of soaking, drenching, freshening, muddying showers. Rainy, rainy days around these parts! Convertible rides and silly gypsy girls. (More than one of each.) Extra-golden (oops!) lemon meringue birthday pie. Happy Birthday to the man with the extra-golden heart. (Yeah, that would be El Dorado.) My favorite part of April? Spring. Every […]



farmstead day

Posted on April 1st, 2010 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Today was a long-awaited day in our neck of the woods: the annual spring opening of Deanna Rose Farmstead. It was also warm, sunny, and completely beautiful! Zia and I went to the farmstead bright and early with our friends Darci and Jez. I’d write more about the farmstead and all the things we love […]