Life in and around the garden. My zone 4 garden is not always kind to these plants, they often die off from harsh winter temps, but I keep trying. Even if I can only grow them as annuals, they add such color and charm to the garden.

Making The Jump From Freshwater. I thought I would do a quick tour of my aquascaping. I put a lot of thought into the layout I wanted and took a lot of time picking out rock that would compliment that. Clownfish and Clean Up Crew. Now that the tank is cycled and I have a build up of algae, its time to get a couple more fish and a clean up crew. So the tank is cycled! Clownfish and Clean Up Crew.

Big plans for a small garden. Dahlias and a Belgian Beer. A well past due mini update. Having a garden tour and admiring our newly flowering dahlias with beer in hand. First Black Climbing Bean Crop. Spring Tidy Garden and New Shoots. Six cucumbers are sprouting so far, I.

September 8th, 2013 marked the t.

Adventures in weight loss, cooking and life. Skeptical of roasted radishes no more. I have a new rallying cry. Walking in an autumn wonderland.

A journey of discovery in my garden. Cabbage with nutmeg and feta. Slow cooker baked potato and fried egg. Tomato and Jerusalem artichoke soup. I had always known the bushes would have to go and once I started digging, plans for what to do next started to formulate. The new space became the vegetable patch. While I then got rid of the lawn. This meant that I had a lot of space for growing vegetables but I did also want space for other type.