There is just so much going on outside our front door right now. Red bud and apple trees bursting into bloom, outdoor kitchen areas taking shape, gardens growing bit by bit, native trees planted. It's almost too much to even try to capture in words, but sometimes a photo captures a moment in time ...
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Preparing
Making the best of a very cold, rainy day last week, Brian traveled with truck and trailer across the state line to Illinois to a large building supply warehouse. He went with lists, measurements, and a vision, and came back with ten windows and two doors for our small cottage.
In the building ...
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A Walk in the Woods
Spring has finally come to Northeast Missouri, and boy is it beautiful. Excuse me if I once again wax poetic about plants, but the Redbud, Wild Plum, and the myriad forest wildflowers in bloom have me swooning on a daily basis.
The kids and I have taken to frequent forest explorations as a break ...
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Planting down memory lane
A few days before we left our Oregon homestead, my good friend and neighbor helped me pack my garden. Yes, I know it's crazy, but it felt hugely important to bring to our Missouri home some small percentage of the hundreds of plants that I had come to know and love over years. So we spent several ...
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