Fall Garden Two Week Report
We are late in passing on to you our two-week update about the fall garden. Here it is.
Yearly Archives: 2009
I Love African Blue Basil! 1
We Southern white boys are just naturally suspicious of herbs. For starters, we never know how to say it. Is it pronounced “erb,” or “herb”? And then there’s that chick factor. Herbs are something ladies eat at the garden club, not to be confused with real food, like, say, barbecued […]
Immersed in Air Conditioning
It may seem untimely to be whining about air conditioning just as the crispness of fall arrives, but I guess that’s part of my frustration about it.
We Will Not Be Cold 2
If you’ve been keeping up with our Longleaf Breeze adventure, you know that my bride and I, even though we will be living in central Alabama where most winters are mild, have been unusually concerned about staying warm. We’re less worried now.
Planting (Most of) Our Fall Garden 2
The deer fence still isn’t in. But we’re forging ahead as if it were and planting our fall garden.
Holding On to Our Farm 1
All the rain we’ve had this year has made us tired of watching our best soil wash down the hill into the creek. Saturday we tried to do something about it.
12 Pallets, 3 Cords – Bring It On, Winter!
We now have all our available firewood pallets filled. And with the cool September breeze blowing by, it feels just right.
A Quick Little Weekend
We spent a whole weekend with no killer project we had to complete. It was wonderful.
Thanking the Lord for Rain
When you put down grass seed, you hope and pray for gentle rain, but you almost never get it. We did. Did we deserve this?