Category Archives: Garden Stories

It’s been a l…o…n…g winter. Each time the weather headed toward warmth, a cold front would whip in and send everyone huddling inside under a warm blanket.

But, this morning, I saw a male and female cardinal eating at the milk jug bird feeder Joe made. The sun is shining and the weather is blissfully mild.

Spring (fingers crossed!) is finally here.

The cold, dreary weather has not kept us away from our garden plans. Nope. We’ve been in full-on planning mode…with a twist.

Joe, Jake and I are dividing the garden and raised beds this year and creating our very own dream garden…on a budget.

We each get a raised bed.

We each get a section of the garden.

We each get to pick, plant and perfect our very own garden plot.

And we are all pretty competitive.

We are reviewing what we know about plants and fertilizers. Learning what growing zone we are in and where each plant will grow best.

Thanks to Minecraft, the boys are already learning about fertilizers. Joe is particularly excited to make his own bone meal as he uses it to grow wheat and other food in his Minecraft world.

Er, we’ll probably just get that at the store, buddy.

The boys helped come up with a few award’s categories. Daddy, of course, will be the impartial judge.

The weather is fine, the ground is thawed and the chickens are almost through the garden.

Let the competition begin!

Looking back through last year’s blog posts, I find that I’m late to the planning this year. Usually, I have started my seeds by now. Or, I am getting ready to start my seeds.

But this season is different.

This season, I’m not as excited or “up to” starting the garden or planning the projects.

This season, I feel that there is so much on my plate.

I’ve started a few new (ad)ventures.

I signed up for a Steemit account where I’ve been linking back to my blog stories.

I registered an account on ACX, an Amazon/Audible narrating site, to start recording audio books. I’ve accepted three offers so far and completed one project.

And, even though the boys have become more and more independent learners, I’ve started planning more, doing more and taking more field trips with them.

In short, I feel like I don’t have the time to focus on the homestead along with everything else I’m doing.

But what about my boys? They are excited about the garden. They are looking forward to running in the swales, picking strawberries and growing celery and carrots.

And…I’m finding that their excitement is contagious.

Get it together girl, there’s a garden to plan.

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