Let me apologize for the quality of the photos in this post. I've gotten quite lazy about getting out my good camera. It's ...

One homemade pie crust, a layer of sliced garden tomatoes, grated zucchini, diced onions and peppers, and of course, eggs straight fr...

Not for pancakes, but hey, if you think that sounds good... Several years ago Verne and I bought two tiny rhubarb plants at the flea...

A brief trip to the garden this morning yielded several cups of berries for my breakfast. The first of the season. I'm a happy girl! ...

The sun is shining, the windows are open, the breezes are blowing, and all at once, everything is blooming and greening up.

It's hard to believe that we're only a month into summer. Each morning as I walk I find myself anticipating cooler temperatures, swe...

I love the spicy smell of these beauties just as much as I like to look at them!

The majority of my weekend revolved around beets. Ah...the exciting life I lead! Seriously though, last year, our beets did horribly, and I ...

We have several volunteer sunflowers that have come up in the front flower beds after some heads that were drying blew off the porch last fa...

Have you ever seen a cheerier border? These lilies are a bit of sunshine even on gray days!

Collin caught me dreaming in the middle of the raised beds. Dreaming? Yes, dreaming! Dreaming of warm, sun-ripened tomatoes, cut into sl...

My days are consumed with hanging laundry on the line, getting Collin to work, and preparing meals. Sometimes it seems as that's all I ...

Much to my dismay, I picked the last of the strawberries this afternoon, but much to my delight I picked the first of the blueberries! I us...

Last year for Mother's Day, Autumn bought me several blueberry plants, and I have been anticipating the day when I'll be able to ea...

Swiss Chard June is such a splendid month for eating fresh from the garden. Just this morning I walked out with a bowl and picked myself ...

Let's see, now. We've had angel food cake toped with fresh berries, vanilla ice cream topped with fresh berries, berries in our home...

Today starts the beginning of preserving at our house with three gallons of strawberries being placed into the freezer. Just in time, too....

This has been the most rainy season in my memory, and all of a sudden the whole world is alive, green, and blooming. The heady scents of lil...

I remember a warm spring afternoon, many years ago, when our elderly neighbor sat Mac on a bench beneath the maple tree in her backyard and...