#winterizing

It was time; all the Zinnias had to be pulled out along the front of the house. These put on a beautiful show all summer long, and it was a nice day to finish up the fall cleanup. Mika was on the job

We finally had two nice days in a row this week which gave us a chance to finish cleaning the gardens for the season. The only thing we left alone was all the border Zinnias at the front of the house.

It is that time of year once again to prepare the raised beds and all the gardens for the winter. If you are wondering what all the light-colored stuff is on top of the dirt, it is torn-up egg cartons.

My day and welcome to it

I'm coming to realize now after a few months time with my very own in ground pool that pools are a lot like boats. They cost a lot of money, you rarely use them, and you spend way more time on upkeep than

Not really. I don't even smoke, but I am dumping twelve pounds of baking soda into my pool skimmer, which is lots of fun too. Imagine the look on the cashier's face when I threw all twelve up on the counter.

It's just SO weird to put on a bee suit in January. However, it was a warm day, so my bees came out to poop, and I was able to feed them. By warm I mean that in 24 hours the temp shot up from -10°C to

We are in the midst of winter now and looking forward to spring. However, don’t let the cold weather deter you from enjoying your RV in the wintertime. There are many wonderful and beautiful things to

Have you winterized your trees yet? Today we are getting the first signs of freezing rain. You can see it collecting on top of the soil, like a white powder. It was very slippery to walk on even rough

This is our future homestead. We will be working like crazies this winter for other people to have a bit of capital to get on the property running in the spring Everyonce in a while we'll be documenting

Winter can sneak up on us before we know it. That almost happened to me this year. The temps around here dropped really fast. Which means I needed to get my sprinkler system blown out ASAP! Here is a little