Even though I haven't been updating much about it, our garden has kept us busy through the summer and into the fall so far.  (See what we planted here.) We've had many days where we sent Jonah out to go "shopping" and he returned with a bowl full of good stuff! Even though … [Read more...]

One of my favorite ways to save money on food is to plant a garden and grow our own.  Even with my hereditary brown thumb, I've managed to be somewhat successful at getting a few things to grow. We got most of this year's garden planted at the end of April.  Last year's … [Read more...]

After the past few cold blustery days, and a few overnight freezes, I think it's safe to say growing season is officially over here in northern Iowa.  I wrote down the last few jalapenos and peppers that we harvested last week (including several jalapenos from a plant that grew … [Read more...]

At long last! Another update on our garden! Our apple trees have apples!  I'm pretty excited for that come fall.  We love applesauce. Here's our grapevine: ...and a close-up of a bunch of grapes!  They're not ready to eat yet, but they're growing great! The raspberries … [Read more...]

Little plants are growing!  Vines are growing!  Trees are blooming!  Flowers are pretty! One of the cool things about moving to this new house has been seeing all the things that were already planted that we get to enjoy now.  The previous pastor and his family did a lot of … [Read more...]