What’s Happening in the Garden- January 30, 2017
Hello out there and Happy 2017. I’m feeling quite sad and worn by recent events here in the US and sometime … More
View ArticleWordless Wednesday-Salem Snow Farm
Filed under: Blizzard, Salem, winter Tagged: 2015, Blizzard, Salem Massachusetts, snow, Snow farm
View ArticleGarden Blogger’s Bloom Day from Incredibly Snowy Salem
We’ve received 87 inches of snow in Salem Massachusetts since January 23rd. That’s a lot. Here’s the garden this morning. We’ve lost sight of the fence and picnic table. The chickens are in there...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday-2/4/15- Contrast
The iris will be here soon! Love, Michele Filed under: Fall in New England, winter Tagged: Blizzard, garden, Salem Massacusetts, snow, winter, Wordless Wednesday
View ArticleBlizzard in the Garden
It’s Wordless Wednesday but I couldn’t really do a post without words today. We just had a blizzard after all… The official snow total for Salem is 24 inches, but honestly, I think our number is a...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday- Brrrr…
Love, Michele Filed under: winter, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Extreme cold, garden, gardening, Salem Massachusetts, winter, Wordless Wednesday
View ArticleChristmas Herbs
It’s been so warm here in Salem that we have lots of fresh herbs for Christmas this year. I consider them to be my own personal Christmas gift~There’s little bits of dill popping up out front… not...
View ArticleZebra Finches, Guitars and a Chinese House–Just a Typical Afternoon in Salem
It’s hard to believe that this afternoon we threw on our shoes, drove five minutes and walked into this amazing building in downtown Salem. Then paid nothing (because Salem residents are admitted for...
View ArticleBuds of Hope
I know, I know… there’s a nor’easter coming, or maybe even a blizzard, but take heart… I found these this morning… Yes, here in Salem, Massachusetts… with a foot of snow on the ground. They’ll be open...
View ArticleSix Months
August 6, 2013 Today, February 6, 2014 That’s all I have to say. MicheleFiled under: gardening, winter Tagged: February, gardening, Salem Massachusetts, winter
View ArticleWinter Garden Coop Jam
It’s winter, that’s it… There’s a rosemary plant hiding under the barrel, rock and large clump of dirt, lol. It will be a miracle if this plant makes it through this extremely unbelievably cold, long...
View ArticleThe Littlest Winter Herb Garden
I’m amazed by how happy this little collection of herbs makes me. Remind me to bring them in (or have a friend deliver a pretty metal bucket at Christmas Time) next year. xoxo MicheleFiled under:...
View ArticleFree At Last!
After spending the last couple of weeks inside their coop our girls have finally decided to venture out to see what’s going on in the world. It helps that after enduring snow, ice, wind, rain and...
View Article“The Ice Skating Pond Is Like a Garden”…
said my brother-in-law on the phone the other day… “think about it Michele, it’s all dependent on the weather, it all depends on if it rains or snows and if it’s warm or cold, it’s just like gardening,...
View ArticleWinter Lettuce and Spinach On the Rooftop!
Originally posted on Bass River Gardens:We made a cold frame for our rooftop garden a few weeks ago. A cold frame is like a little greenhouse and it’s used to extend the growing season by keeping in...
View ArticleHappy First Day of Spring!
It’s here!! Let’s hope that later today I’ll be posting photos of crocus and daffodils again~ Michele
View ArticleScooter Walking By The Ocean
This walkway on the ocean is just a mile away from here, on the border of the city of Lynn and the town of Swampscott. It’s a great place to get out and take a good walk. We’ve been enjoying …...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Ice Sculpture
I love, love, love ice sculpture and this weekend is the Salem So Sweets ice sculpture event. It was originally scheduled for last week but it was postponed due to the blizzard. It’s hard to believe...
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