Yesterday I finally pulled the fennel bulb.  Last weekend got away with us, and I never got around to doing any cooking, so I didn’t get to the fennel.  I’d already pulled the flowers off of it once, so I knew I had to get it out of the ground. […]

The first day of school was a rousing success.  Abigail had a great day of third grade and Zander loved preschool.   I managed to spend some time getting a few things done around the house while Zander was at school, so I can easily see where my time is going […]

“School, school, school Our first day of school We’re eager little learners So fill our brains with lots of facts Our first day of school. Teach, teach, teach We’re ready for our lessons So teach us math, geometry Don’t forget geography English lit and chemistry And please throw in the […]

I would have never believed it if I hadn’t tried for myself. There’s always something bothering us it seems.  It started out as ants this year, which were quickly eliminated through the use of Terro and organic ant granules outside.  (Well, we still have ants, but not near so badly.)  […]

We’ve had kohlrabi a few times in the past.  Historically, what I’ve done with it is added it finely chopped to a green salad, or used it shredded in place of cabbage in a coleslaw of sorts.  The taste is pleasant-it’s a lot like the center part of a broccoli […]

Last night I think it got down to 40-some degrees outside!! Yikes! That means fall is just around the corner, and changes are afoot for Tummy Treasure.   Next week is back to school for us- but not only does Abigail go to third grade, but Zander starts preschool!!!! He’ll be […]

Yesterday morning at church I walked home with a sweet surprise, a bundle of rhubarb!  A couple in our church generously brought in a mountain of rhubarb to share with anyone who wanted it.  It was surprising, because rhubarb season, for the most part, has been over for a while.  […]

Yesterday for my birthday I’d decided to spend the day clothes shopping with my children.  Abigail loves to shop for clothes, and since she needs school clothes anyway, I thought that would be a great way to spend the day.  I wasn’t disappointed, as we had a great time together, […]

Since my garden is only putting out little bits of this and little bits of that, I’ve decided that I need to do more small-batch preserving.  More of those things like blanching one batch of beans to freeze instead of waiting for enough for a large batch.  Picking and blanching […]

I cannot believe I am the mother of an eight-year old! Time has literally flown, and I certainly wouldn’t trade a minute of it for anything.  The day Abigail was born completely changed our lives for the good, and every day we marvel at how she manages to grow just […]

Last week I was tagged for a MEME by the lovely Lia from Swirling Notions.  It took me a few days to find a day to post it, but it was interesting, and I decided I wanted to participate.  For those of you not familiar with what a meme is, […]

My plants aren’t doing so well. I have four patty pan plants, but I’m thinking that’s just too many plants for my space, and as a result they’re all competing for nutrients.  It seems to take forever for a patty pan to develop, and I’ve actually only had one fruit […]