“The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied.  They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before.” ~ Vita Sackville-West Well, the first annual seed swap was a success!  The weather wasn’t great so we had to move inside, the attendance was [...]

There are some exciting things happening around Two Frog Home these days.  I’m looking forward to hosting  my first ever plant & seed swap tomorrow.  The weather forecast predicts showers and overcast skies, but I’m hoping for a good turnout anyway.  I’m super excited to meet and talk with other local gardeners.  If you’re local, I’ll hope you’ll stop by [...]

Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being. Without interrelation with society he cannot realize his oneness with the universe or suppress his egotism. His social interdependence enables him to test his faith and to prove himself on the touchstone of reality. – Mahatma [...]

I’m a bit pressed for time today as I prepare for a presentation tonight put on by our local library.  I’ll be part of a panel of other truly amazing folks talking about gardening, beekeeping, and food preservation.  I’m prepared for the talk (and super excited), but didn’t gather my samples, canners, and other materials [...]

I took yesterday off work to make time for appointments with the denturist and dentist.  I decided to use the time to do a little clothes shopping before my appointments.  I’m in need of new clothing, as most everything I have has been repaired multiple times.  I hate shopping for clothes, but it has become [...]

I’m getting ready for the seed swap.  It’s a little over a month away, but those days are going to be packed with teaching classes on worm composting and canning and my own garden work.  So I’m doing what I can now to hopefully avoid a serious rush later. While I hope to host a very [...]

We’re on the hunt for a new kitchen table.  We have been for a little while, but nothing has struck our fancy quite yet.  We currently have an oval shaped table and I’ve never liked in this house.  The shape is just too large and strange for the space.  I looked through the weekly sale rag [...]

My goodness, its been a whirlwind of week for me.  A week that found me out every single night after work.  A week where I’d leave home each morning around 7:45 and not get home until after 8:30 (or later) each evening.  This is not at all a “normal” routine for me and I don’t mind [...]

I peruse the Craigslist postings a few times a week, just because you never know when you’ll see a really good deal on canning jars or something else.  Last week, I noticed a listing offering to barter pears & plums, I e-mailed the poster and offered to barter some of our homegrown apples.  She accepted [...]

I love Montana and Montanans.  Honestly, I’m constantly surprised by the breadth of Montana’s beauty and the depth of the people who call it home.  I know its not completely perfect and the people aren’t either, we have bad apples, of course.  I’ve had a few days in which I’ve been reminded in many ways [...]