This spring I decided I needed to go visit my hapless son out at Utah State for an in-person wellness check and come to Jesus. There was an LDS church history conference at USU during the weekend that was convenient…
Sieva Lima Bean review
My daddy sent me a packet of Sieva Lima Beans this spring because he read that they were Thomas Jefferson’s “favorite”, and since I live not too far from Monticello, he thought they might do well. All I can say…
Frost warning!
We are going to have frost tonight, so Sydney and I went out and pulled the last of the vegetables. I had hoped to keep the tomatoes out until the end of the month, but they are just too spread…
The garden is still producing
I went out to the garden today and picked another 15 or so tomatoes. None is much larger than a ping pong ball, but I still have them in several different colors. The grape tomatoes are looking better and getting…
A nice day
I had a really nice day yesterday. It felt like the first in a long while. I went and got my hair done — she gave me helmet hair and cut it short (“Shorter [[snip]] or do you like the…
Succulent in a pink pot – part fôr
I decided I didn’t really like the original succulents I painted enough to put them in the frame, so I decided to paint another version Thursday. I’m much happier with how it turned out. I had worried that the yellow…
Teeny Tiny Tomatoes
I pulled some teeny tiny tomatoes this morning. Behold:
Kitty Cat and other work
I’m still painting — here are some pictures of some of my work: I am terrible at leaves, as you will agree. I was home sick on Sunday and Jared painted with me. It was once of the nicest things…
Summer is almost over
The season has almost ended, and I’m relieved. Today it’s 90 degrees outside, so I didn’t work as long as I probably should have, but tomorrow it’ll top out at 80 degrees. That’s when I’ll put out the new plants…
The new fence
Today the farm entered the 21st century. We had the front fence, which has been made of wood for as long as I can remember — possibly back as far as 200 years — replaced with a brand new vinyl…