Finally!
Well, you’re looking at it – the very first tomato of the season! (First that is, if you don’t count J’s cherry tomato from last week). But this is the first of the mid-large sized tomatoes. It’s an Ailsa Craig, which is supposed to be …
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Summer days.
We spent the day at the beach today, visiting with some good friends we hadn’t seen since our various homeschooling activities ended in June. The weather was great, and we even got to watch an eagle diving for fish! On our way home we splurged …
Garden Party!
There’s a garden party going on over at Today’s Lessons (follow the link to see some great photos of other bloggers’ gardens), and I thought I would take part as well. Here are a few of the latest photos from around the garden: White DahliaCosmosWhite …
Truffles and Beans
I got my first real harvest of the Fortex pole beans that I planted in my Three Sisters plot today. I was shocked by how big they are – some were almost a foot long. We chopped these ones up and threw them in with …
Cooper’s Hawk
My daughter took this photo awhile ago of what we think is a Cooper’s Hawk (any birders out there that can confirm this?). It landed in the tree in front of our house while they were out playing one day, and she was quick to …
Unschooling Blog
For anyone who might be interested, we started an unschooling blog today. It will focus more specifically on homeschooling/unschooling issues, as well as track what we may be doing, thinking, interested in, and/or learning about at any given time.Come pay us a visit!http://freerangelearning.blogspot.com/.
Bits and Bobs
It’s raining today, and we’re off to visit friends. Here are a few pictures from the garden that I took over the weekend. David Austin rose “Molineaux”. Purple Dahlia.One of the ladybugs emerged from its pupa yesterday! The frog fountain is back in commission.