Jeff and I are sharing a long-weekend at home. We’ve been doing a couple of hours of gardening work each early morning before the heat sets in, followed by afternoons and evenings on the porch. It’s a wonderful life I don’t mind saying. I realize how incredibly blessed I am at these moments. Here we [...]
When I was using my habitat laundry sink for washing off radishes and lettuce last week, it occurred to me that a small table would be nice. I was thinking of putting a cutting board over half the sink and using that or setting something up with a set of saw horses. I had ideas, but [...]
Renee has been hosting Friday’s Flowers. I love the idea but I rarely pick flowers and I never buy cut flowers so it wasn’t something I envisioned I’d be taking part in any time soon. However, on the way home from work today, I stopped to drop off recycling and garbage at the dumpster site [...]
We had a very wet, grey June here in northwest Montana. Things are starting to turn around and warm up now. Which is good because while rain does help the garden grow, sunshine is needed too. All the rain has effected the garden plants in a variety of ways. The beets and carrots have up [...]
I’m always trying to figure out ways to make my life a little bit simpler, to make things just a bit easier. My kitchen is generally a mess at all times. It’s not terribly large and with all the cooking and canning and gardening that goes on, its tough to keep it tidy. I wanted [...]
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. ~Charles Dickens That’s the view of our home from the garden gate. Since the garden is at the far end of our little farm, we can take everything in from [...]
I’ve been looking for an alternative to my dish soap for a while. Despite being touted as environmentally friendly, the ingredient list is confusing at best and misleading at worst. I hate that I can’t precisely figure out just what’s in there without doing days of research and making phone calls. In general, I’m increasingly unhappy [...]
I do realize that it’s the first week of May and for those of us in the northern hemisphere, putting up window quilts to keep the house warm is the furthest thing from our minds. However, I’ve had several questions about them lately and wanted to take the time to explain a few things. A [...]
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 [...]
Around here at Two Frog Home we have a feline welcoming committee. It’s hard to feel unloved or be in a bad mood when these cuties welcome you home. No matter what the day was like, the cats have a way of erasing it all and bringing my thoughts back to home and calming my [...]
