It’s almost here…

11 Tuesday Mar 2014

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Winter is not my friend. I love the great outdoors and I have missed being in them. We took advantage of the warmer temperatures this weekend and explored the Battlefields around our town. The preserved Battlefields are one of my favorite parts of living in Virginia!

It was at least 60 degrees, but we still have some lingering snow. Did I mention I don’t care for snow??

We are trying to build up our boys stamina for hiking. A year from this summer we are driving west to explore some of the national parks and we will be doing a lot of walking.

And my favorite picture, the boys discovering the age of this fallen tree. We counted 60 rings!

Welcome warmer weather, sunshine, and short sleeves! We have been waiting for you!

Veggies on the Way!

13 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by Jennifer in Backyard Garden

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backyard, Backyard Garden, cut flowers, family garden, flower garden, flowers, gardening, Peas, Radishes, seed tape, Spring, starter plants, suburban garden, tomatoes

We already have a few sprouts! Typically, we start our own seeds instead of buying plants. This is so much fun for our boys. They really get into it when they see it from the start. This year we are planting a variety of tomatoes, radishes, carrots, lettuce, peas, and onions. We are trying seed tape this year for the radishes and carrots. My favorite garden items are flowers. They are in the covered container. I love being able to walk outside and cut flowers for my dinner table. Daisies and zinnias are beautiful and very easy to grow.