Category Archives: Children

garden 2011: the suburban farm

Last year we started our little veggie patch. It was an experiment that yielded great results:  more tomatoes than we could eat, the most healthy looking basil plants I’ve ever seen (there’s still some pesto in the freezer), zuccini, lemon cucumbers, strawberries, and more. That was all from one little rectangular bed (shown here). This year…

garden 2011: fairy gardens

Our family spends every moment it can outdoors when the weather is nice. In our yard that means gardening, yard work, and planting and maintaining our little suburban farm. It also means plenty of surprise showers with the hose now that the 3 year old knows how to turn it on, but I digress… This…

joy in blossoms

This is how we do cherry blossoms! Forget the crowded metro rides with a clunky double stroller. Forget the masses of people meandering with you around the tidal basin. Forget your 5 year old losing her favorite sunhat down the chute of the Don’s Jon during a potty break. That is how we did cherry…

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