This time of year doesn’t have to be the end of your garden. Step outside, dig in and smell the soil while you still can! There is a whole host of crops that actually perform better in this cooler weather and into the coming fall days. Things like broccoli, cabbage and other delicious cool-weather gems should have […]
Archives for August 2016
Tomato Rainbow
The range of colors that we bring in from our tomato bed wins me over every summer. Some varieties we grow every year, and maybe it is just thanks to Minnesota’s long winter, but I experience those first ripe tomatoes like I’m seeing them for the first time. The vibrant pink, the deep red, the soft yellow, the shiny […]
Nurtured by Nature Booklist: Circle of Seasons
As Minneapolis children go back to school next week, and all you southerns are already back at it, it seems a suiting time to share one of our most cherished books. It is an incredible work of art that will hold your little one’s hand through the changing of the seasons, perfectly capturing the magic of childhood, outdoor play, […]
Garden Explosion = Travel Implosion
Our Friday morning started with me telling my ever-patient husband “I know that you’re going to work today, we still have to pack, drive 2.5 hours and set up our tent tonight, but I have a lot of canning to do…” [PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one!] Really, though, what can be done? […]
Nurtured by Nature Booklist: The Reason for a Flower
In today’s Nurtured by Nature Booklist review, I am choosing my favorite book so far out of a slew of wonderful books (including gorgeous coloring books) by author Ruth Heller. I stumbled upon one of her titles at a nature center, and such a fitting place it was to read her fun and educational work. The Reason for […]
Hard-earned summer dinners
Anyone that knows us well, knows that we usually have one, or multiple, house projects going on. There has been endless DIY opportunities in this massive, old duplex. I like to think that we are rescuing this beautiful piece of history (built in 1898) and setting it up for a future of shining brilliance…. We […]