2023 Garden: Lots of Green Beans
All I wanted from our garden was green beans, and we’ve harvested them Sunday, Monday, and last night! I’m very happy! The Valley Green and Tendergreens are what have come in so far. Both are good but we prefer the Valley Greens. It’s been fun to...
Random Thoughts Thursday 414
Steven pulled a beet from our garden on Monday. It tastes like a beet! (I don’t like beets, ha) On Tuesday we ate a couple raw green beans though, and they were delicious! I received two surprise packages in the mail Tuesday! One from a friend Kate, who lives in...
2023 Garden: Plant Cover
Some plants in our garden weren’t liking how much direct sun they were getting (we could tell by their sad droopy leaves), so on July 4th, we put up a plant cover. Steven bought this one (affiliate link) on Amazon. It’s made of 100% Polypropylene fiber, a...
2023 Garden: Adding more support
This is our first year with a garden at this house and we’re all about learning and experimenting. So let me share what we learned last week about climbing plants and crowded plants! We had already put in poles and twine for our tomatoes to climb (and the green...
Random Thoughts Thursday 411
Steven and I signed up for another 5K! The Antioch Run for Freedom 5K on July 4th. This one is close to home and has a later start time than the last one, yay! I knew one of my coworkers, Rebecca, has the same Stitch Fix top as me, so I asked her if she wanted to...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂