I believe we have established that there is not enough time in the day, or days in the week or weeks in the year. I usually just say that I’ll do that extra thing, be it farming, pottery, music, mountaineering, grad school, etc in my next life. Well this morning I woke up made my [...]
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Spring Fling
Wow! Spring has come up and hit us hard here in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures were in the low 70’s yesterday and everything it seems is growing inches by the day. Our Garden is filling out and I am beginning to let go for the year. We have so many plants stuffed into our little [...]
Things you don’t question…
I enjoy my vegetable garden. Last year we had a very nice consistent crop of beans, peas, beets, chard, kale, lettuce, and some others. I still talk often about not knowing what I’m doing with vegetables however that is because I have known many organic farmers who still say they don’t know what they’re doing [...]
Intro to new blog
Gregory here, I am starting this blog as a source for my many thoughts that don’t fit into my other Blog, The New Parents Organic Garden Blog, which is most easily seen from my website www.nativerootdesigns.com. You can also find out all about Native Root Designs at the website. In short we are a seattle [...]
Splendors of Living at a High Latitude…
I had the pleasure of enjoying the low afternoon golden light the other day. In between snow and ice and lots of rain we had a few spectacular days of glowing sunshine. Our house and garden sit on a southwest slope near a little ridge in the Rainier Valley of Seattle. This time of year [...]
Can everyone say…Winter!
t has now gotten very cold. High teens at night, at most low thirties in the day. That is the trend for the week. I am obviously not working in the frozen ground. Even the leaves get stuck to the mud when the ground freezes. We had a bit of snow and we are expecting [...]
What? Mid-October already?
I guess that about says it all. Time flies. This might help explain a little bit too… So you all know, I’ve been busy. Now on to the gardens. The summer sort of faded in it’s peak but our fall has already been beautiful. September was outstanding. The nights chilling and the mornings beginning to [...]
11 Weeks
Well here we are, eleven weeks of parenthood. A coworker recently commented that I was looking a little less tired. I will have to disagree! Lila is a sweet baby. There are no two ways about it. She only fusses when she has a good reason. I think the consistency of too little sleep is [...]
Three Weeks!!!
Well here we go! So Lila Belle was born on May 9th. A wonderful time of year to be born, if I do say so myself. In Seattle May is fabulous. The Rhododendrons are in their prime, Irises blooming, and color everywhere. We have had a few days of true summer weather and many days [...]
Spring Time and Rolling
Well moving right along here in Seattle. We have a lovely spring opening up all around us. Gardens are in bud and bloom and growing nicely. Annie has been growing nicely as well! Three more days to go! We have both been running ourselves around trying to prepare for the unpreparable, go figure but you [...]
