2023 Garden: Filling the beds
The weather (and our schedules!) cooperated and we filled our garden beds yesterday! First though, we finished putting the supports in the middle of the beds, then spent a bit of time discussing if we wanted to put sticks in the bottom of the beds for fill. We...
2023 Garden: Leveling the Beds
We were planning to level and fill the garden beds this weekend. On Friday, we had soil and compost (we’re doing a 2/1 ratio) and peat moss delivered. On Saturday we did a bunch of other yardwork (picking up sticks, mowing, putting soil and seed over patches...
2023 Garden: What We’re Planting & Building the Beds
Remember how I used to write detailed posts about house projects? Let’s bring those back for the garden. But let’s not make them too detailed. We’ve lived here for seven years (!!!) and have always wanted to have a vegetable garden but also always...
Weekend Highlights! (2023 #15)
A few highlights from the weekend! Thursday The sun being out! I as able to resin a few rocks after work. It would be nice to stay caught up like this and not have to do a bunch at once! A short walk with Steven after work. Receiving Easter cards from my mom and the...
Random Thoughts Thursday 399
I felt all better from whatever Tuesday’s sickness was when I woke up yesterday morning. Phew. I’m grateful that I only had two calls on Tuesday at work (I worked a few hours in the afternoon) compared to the twelve (four at the same time) I had on my...
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! 🙂