Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Tomorrow is Father's Day, which is actually going to be a bit quiet around here since our extended family is doing a big BBQ for all the dads next weekend and our kids will be coming to that. So I wanted to make some of Brian's favorite foods for this weekend and asked him to tell me what recipes of mine he likes. Surprisingly he didn't hem and...
8 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, If there's one thing I LOVE, it's hearing how my recipes turn out in your kitchen! I thought maybe you would, too, so I gathered five seasonal recipes that earned gushing 5-star reviews from readers who made them in their own kitchens. I hope you find something here you'd like to make, whether it's for a dinner in your menu plan or a new thing...
15 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, How was your first week of June? For me it was filled with my annual checkup, watering plants (the gray clouds I hoped would produce some rain only gave us a bit of mist π), and a date night with Brian to a brew pub and a fun movie (see more on that in the last section). Don't get me wrong - I did enjoy the couple days we had of 80 degree days...
22 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, How has your week been? May is almost over and then it's June, which always seems like summer to me even though it doesn't officially start for another couple of weeks. After getting back into the swing of things from our England vacation (Missed the shots I shared? You can see them here!), it was all things garden this last week. I planted...
29 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Even though I've been popping into your email, I was actually on vacation in the south west of England for two weeks! (That's the joy of scheduling emails π) We've been back a week, but it took me a bit of time to deal with the worst jet lag I've ever had (and we've flown 15 hours to Australia!). In addition to the known sleeping issues, we both...
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Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, It's almost May! One of my favorite months - the warmth starts for real, the garden is looking new and different every day, and it's my birthday month.π Since it's just around the corner, I thought I'd highlight the May menu a little early, you know, so you can be prepared and all, lol. As spring progresses I really like the idea of doing more...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Well this last week we have had all.the.weather: sun and 70, hail, rain, and one morning that was frighteningly close to frost! Seeing the weather in the rest of the country on social media and the news, though, makes me think we're all in the same boat pretty much! Wild April I guess. π Thankfully, my little seedlings have been enjoying the...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, In between the beautiful sunny days and the needed rainy ones I've managed to get plants cut back in the flower beds, pulled up from the fall garden, and planted from seeds and transplants. I've been dipping my feet into using my new greenhouse to start seeds and pot them up. I'm going to move to hardening off plants I started indoors this week,...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I spent last week battling a cold and amid our gray skies and intermittent rain it didn't seem much like spring around here. π But that's where nature takes over and shows me the lilac buds ready to burst into bloom, the creeping phlox flowers starting to cover the plants, and all the new, bright green growth everywhere. Winter turning to spring...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read