Frost warning

As some of you may have guessed, I queue up blog posts. Many are not time sensitive, so whenever they come up is fine. But this one is actually today. Yeay!

Fall! It’s here! And it’s accompanying temperature drops are coming, fast. We already had a frost warning up north, and we will dip into the 30s for lows here next week. The shamrocks will be coming in some time in the next couple weeks, and it is time to finish up any transplanting. The summer of 2022 is gone.

Life has been a little intense, and I, for one, could really use a weekend in the gardens. Hoping for that. There is a chance of rain late tonight/early tomorrow. But looking good Sat/Sun.

We are also getting antsy with “what does our home, go forward, look like” thoughts. We saw something that was enticing, but before we even had time to think – gone. That is the way it still is here. Snooze, you lose.

We need more family gathering space, and definitely more kitchen functionality, so our thinking caps are on. What does that look like?

And, as always, the landscape v garden issue continues to roll around in my head. I garden. I do not landscape. That is who I am. Our living situation needs to satisfy that. As I shared in a previous blog, I don’t want to go weed at a church on Thursday nights. I want to garden, here.

So lots of grey cells firing. Time will tell.

One thing is certain, we are feeling cramped and cluttered with the stuff from the little house up north coming back here. There will be a lot more decluttering/purging blogs to motivate (and entertain) for sure! In fact, I think there is another one coming up, today. Enjoy!

Upcycling, staying uncluttered, and seed starting

This week we received the heirloom seeds we ordered for the first test garden up north.

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Next up is upcycling toilet paper and paper towel rolls for the next month, to be used as biodegradable seedling starter plant pots.

Since the size of our townhome is modest, and I am super into a peaceful, uncluttered home, I am struggling a bit with the amount of stuff that is being staged in our townhome, waiting to go up north, at least two months out.  If it has to collect, it needs to stay organized 😉   Hence, the pink craft box.  Hopefully things can stay relatively contained until I begin to start the seedlings.  Then, unfortunately, I suspect things will be pretty busy looking around here until all those seedlings are safely in the ground.

More to come on how the seedlings will stay safe from the deer, rabbits and moose.