Nothing says summer like fresh peaches in August, perfectly ripe and dripping with fresh juice. I wish I could bottle up that deliciousness, and canning jars of peach jam is basically the next best thing. This peach jam is far easier than it looks, and is a simple enough ... Continue Reading
No Bake Saskatoon Berry Baked Oatmeal
Yes, you read this title correctly. How can something be no-bake if the word baked is in the title? Read the story and you'll see, or skip to the end if you've just come for the Saskatoon berry recipe. But I promise that this story has everything to do with the recipe and is ... Continue Reading
The Best Tools to Banish Weeds From Your Garden
Everyone hates weeds. Well, almost everyone. There will always be those people who mention how delicious and useful portulaca, plantain, and dandelions are. I get that they can be useful and have their place--but unless things get desperate, you probably won't see me adding ... Continue Reading
A Few Wins Along The Way: June 2019 Garden Tour
Last time I wrote about the state of my garden, almost everything seemed like a huge struggle. We were experiencing the driest Spring on record, and all the plants were struggling big time. Now that we've finally gotten some rain, things are turning around and hopefully the ... Continue Reading
How to Get Your Kids in the Garden–and Like it!
Every Mom who likes to garden dreams of getting their children into gardening. Wouldn't it be nice to have your mini-me help you plant and tend the garden, and even pick the odd weed or two? Unfortunately, trying to garden with children often turns into a power struggle, or ... Continue Reading
Best Gardening Books for Children
How do you get your child interested in gardening? By starting them young with these fun books on gardening--and growing one with them, of course!! I've compiled a list of my favourite gardening books for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary age kids, as well as ... Continue Reading
The Struggle Garden is Real
Right now my garden feels like a bunch of high hopes and crushed realities. I'm a fairly experienced gardener and for the life of me I don't know what's going on with some of my plants. I even had my Mom do a walk-through of my garden with me to see if she could see any spots ... Continue Reading
Creamy Chive Dumpling Soup
Today I'm sharing my take on a simple recipe that uses one of the very first crops that are ready in the garden--chives. (Well, at least in zone three.) Creamy Chive Dumpling Soup is my take on an old family recipe that was meant to be cheap but tasty. Life was hard on the ... Continue Reading
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