Archive for the ‘Nature’ 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 […]



springtime sightings

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Loving springtime…and discovering Kansas City all over again. Don’t forget to get outside and take in all the things around you that you take for granted, just because they’re always there. Your corner of earth is as good as any!



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 […]



penguins and tigers and polar bears, oh my

Posted on March 9th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

I have to confess: one of my main temptations in life is to buy books…lots of them. I usually keep it well under control, using the local library to stave off the worst of my cravings. But last week I picked up this book at our neighborhood Bargain Factory. I got the $35 book new for […]



just living

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »