Archive for the ‘Garden’ Category

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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make a pair of garden gloves

Posted on March 25th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on make a pair of garden gloves

With the first few days of spring, I practically leapt out of doors, landing unceremoniously in the muddy plot of ground I call my garden. As I began digging around in the dirt, it didn’t take me long to start wishing for the 4 pairs of garden gloves I sold at last year’s yard sale. […]

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weather caper

Posted on March 20th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

Yesterday we worked all day in the garden (we were in tank tops by afternoon) and then hopped in the Mini, cranked the top down, and zipped down Highway 71 to the KC Community Garden to grab some seeds. Unfortunately, we never got a chance to get the seeds in the ground. Today, Zia put […]



wheelbarrow love

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on wheelbarrow love

Wheelbarrow rides are just too fun. They have officially been added to our list of daily activities…right up there with eating, sleeping, and jumping on the bed.

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