Tomatoes are a huge hit in any household. A delectable treat, and a pleasure to grow. In this post I will be providing a follow up video on the process it takes to create your own PVC Tomato cage so you can get an early start on those fresh home grown tomatoes. Last season, I posted … Continue reading »
Mothers Make Men: Daily living, failing, and picking myself up again, an ode to Mother’s Day
Those ten minutes of intense hot water hitting my back can bring joy to my day. Ask any mother and she will tell you that she never realized the simple luxury of taking a shower. Alone. Three minutes in, I hear the door open. Boys giggle. The sound of their tiny man clothes hitting the … Continue reading »
Do not Covet Another’s Sprouts
We survived the Spring May 2013 snow day. The day that so rudely showed up after my family of five planted our night away. After seemingly endless final exams and 12 page papers my husband has been so diligently enduring, we could rest together. Take a few hours to pretend like the reality of … Continue reading »
Trading fashion trends for vegetable plots: Season 2 at the Andres Community Garden
I used to follow all the fashion trends. Chasing the best deals for high heels stilettos pumps. Flipping through every new release of Cosmopolitan. Frantically rummaging through the racks for the best sale, actually just following the crowd of what was considered “hot”. I dreamed of white picket fences, an out of this world cookie cutter suburban … Continue reading »
There is no place like home
The airplane drifted over the memory of the life that I was once knew. A woman who belly danced like a pro. Loved outrageously. Mother to five babies, and one that never experienced this world. Looking down on the city, that looked like a doll house from up above- yet compacted with a never stopping … Continue reading »
Obsession with Perfection
I started to become one of those that Jesus insisted He would deny. Those that were ashamed of Him. That is the hardest sentence for me to type. Growing up in a Christian home and school, my heart bucked the system. The story of Jesus did not add up. I doubted the truth of it … Continue reading »
In not arguing with the Seasons of Life: It’s Ma’am not Miss
Are those all your kids? Are you the nanny? Wow, you have your hands full! And my favorite yet spoken out out of the mouth of babes…. Are you the teenager or the mum? People stare. Some smile. I used to avoid eye contact with strangers because I was so tired of hearing these comments. … Continue reading »
While You Were Sleeping
I seriously don’t know what happened to me in science class. Typically I was more interested in the boy sitting next to me. Or the movie weekend planned with a friend. Science was a bore …why was I so disinterested in learning about the basic processes of life? Louie Schwartzberg is a filmmaker genius who has … Continue reading »
Home Grown Food
If you would have told me 5 years ago, that I would be growing food. And not just food, but vegetables I would have laughed. Just ask my family. When I was a little girl, I was the most picky stubbornly annoying eater. I detested cheesecake because the idea of cheese and sugar was repulsive … Continue reading »
Take the Leap: Grow your Own Food
I will forever cherish the look on my Kaleb’s face at the garden. This is the son that never crawled. Instead he scooted on his bottom, maneuvering his legs back and forth. He was fast. Kaleb has always been special. Even his birth was unique. When he was two years old he got bit in the … Continue reading »
