Waning Moon till Feb 22
In this part of the world we had a Full Moon on Tuesday. That ended the most recent waxing phase of the moon and set us gently into February’s waning phase, which will last until the New Moon on February 21st.…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Category farmish and gardenish
Gardening by the Moon
Have you ever explored this? It is certainly not a new idea, but we don’t hear much about when to plant compared to the suggestions we get on what to plant. I think that’s basic marketing. In fact, I think…
Raised Beds: Foundation Day
A scientist is in Heaven. He walks up to God and claims to have cracked the code for creating life, that he knows how to manipulate small amounts of common soil to become a living, breathing organism. The…
Self Sufficient (Small Stone January 18th)
This morning was cold. Beautiful, yes, but definitely colder than the deliciously warm days we’ve enjoyed all month. The pond wore a thin skin of ice even where the sun could reach. The grass was crunchy with frost. And all the animals were…
Raised Beds From Reclaimed Wood
A blogging friend and I are thinking alike quite a bit these days. Heather posted this weekend about making the most of your kitchen’s leftover contents and coming up with fun, new recipes following a decadent, costly, and probably calorie-heavy holiday season. First of…
Seed Catalog Fantasies
This is the month for gardening catalogs. No doubt about it, every year January’s slow rhythm and cold climate join forces to draw me into colorful, papery daydreams about how my flower beds and vegetable gardens will look in…