Category farmish and gardenish

Straight line winds. Cold mornings, warm afternoons. Thick new flower leaves elbowing their way out of the packed earth.  Budding fruit trees. Shedding horses and amorous buffalo. Hens sitting faithfully on their eggs. All sure signs of springtime in Oklahoma,…

Wow you guys! I am so happy for my friend Dee and all the much deserved attention she has enjoyed with her first book’s Valentine’s Day release. Gardeners and readers from all over God’s green earth have been scrambling to…

Wahoo, friends! I know it’s still February and lots can happen between now and our last average frost date, which is Tax Day, but the farm is showing so many signs of springtime. I can barely stand myself. So this week’s…

Hello again, and welcome! What a WEEK we have enjoyed at the Lazy W! And there is much more goodness to come. I am feeling very blessed these days and very happily battery-charged in all areas of life. Really loving…

After posting that first little excerpt from my great-grandfather’s apiary journal, a couple of wonderful things have happened. It all makes me even more excited to continue exploring this delicate treasure. First, I took the old green journal with me…

Shopping for groceries yesterday (stockpiling like a maniac, really, because we are once again expecting the kind of winter weather that keeps people home for a week) I passed by a stand of “fresh” herbs in the produce section. I…