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The Story of the Garden – July 19th

July 19, 2016   By Becca Leave a Comment

The story of my garden isn’t actually IN the garden this week.  It’s FROM the garden but we’re going to stay inside today.

The chocolate mint, in the containers on my deck, is absolutely overflowing.  It was time for a haircut but I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to do with all of it.  I put some in a jar on the kitchen counter, just because it smells good and looks pretty.

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Then, I got the bright idea to make mint chocolate chip ice cream.  I love making homemade ice cream.  (I’ll share the recipe in another post.) It was VERY yummy.  My daughter didn’t like it, but the rest of us did.

mint ice cream

My oregano was also getting out of control, so I cut and washed a bunch of that too.  It is currently hanging from my pot rack in the kitchen, drying.  I’m thinking I’ll probably have to do some oven drying with it too, since it’s pretty wet and humid in the Pacific Northwest.

oregano

Of course, Summer wouldn’t be complete without bouquets of my Annabelle hydrangeas!  I love my galvanized container that I got from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show.  It’s the perfect spot to display my Annabelles.

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Annabelles are known to be gigantic, but sometimes there will be a few tiny flowers toward the bottom.  I cut those and put them in my latest Goodwill find.  I got this little wire container for $2.99 and then put a few glass jars in it to make it complete.  It’s perfect for my kitchen table!

hydrangea

So, that’s the story from the garden this week!  I’m enjoying all of the treasures I’ve been growing.  I love summer!

Happy gardening!

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Northwest Flower and Garden Show

March 1, 2016   By Becca Leave a Comment

The Northwest Flower and Garden Show was in Seattle in Mid-February and I was lucky enough to find time to go!  I suggested, to my husband, that we should go but before I even got the whole sentence out he was already shaking his head and responding, “Maybe that’s something Diane would like to do with you!”  When I told my friend Diane (she’s the one who is working on my blog with me, lives a few doors down, and kid-shared with me to save on child care) we were high fiving and already making plans.  Well, life got in the way and the Saturday of the show she texted and told me that we were missing it!  We both scrapped our Sunday plans and decided to venture to the BIG city.  (Diane works downtown Seattle but I’m terrified of the place. I much prefer small town life to the big city.)

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The displays were stunning!  I can’t even imagine the amount of work it takes to haul in rocks, dirt, and all of those plants.

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My biggest take-away was that I NEED CHICKENS and I need an adorable chicken coop like this one.

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Seriously, I left with plans to talk with our Home Owner’s Association and petition to get chickens.  My hubby claims that he is 100% sure there will be “someone” sitting at that meeting in the very front row making sure chickens are not allowed.  (Can you guess who that “someone” might be and how he is so sure?)

Another take-away is that I can totally make this:

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Hello, Friends. I'm Becca. I'm a teacher, and when I'm not in the classroom, I'm doing everything I can to create a happy home. I love to cook, bake, garden, sew, quilt, teach, and simply spend time with my family. I don't consider myself to be an artist, but I strive to find the art in the everyday things I do to make our house a home. Join me as I quilt you up some comfort or warm you with some cookies!

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