Weekend Happenings! (2023 #32)
A few notes from the weekend! Well, not notes, more like paragraphs. I’m still playing around with the format of these weekend posts. TL;DR This was my first full long weekend back at home after three away! Yay! I wanted to catch up on things and relax. My three...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-3, My Birthday)
Some snapshots from my birthday yesterday! I took the day off work and had most of the day to myself so I was indulgent and did some of my favorite things. 5:31 AM My watch wished me a happy birthday! 6:26 AM I was worried I woke up too late and would be miserable on...
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...
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 work in an account management role. 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! 🙂