A Colonial oven
At Shippensburg History Center, we have a new addition to our property. A few weeks ago, we had a colonial bread oven built out back in the yard. Our Executive […]
Category Archives: Garden/Yard
Lots of things about fall
Fall is here. Leaves are starting to come off the trees and the nights are cool. The garden is looking sad now, still finishing producing the last tomatoes and beans. […]
A garden update as fall comes
It’s always a sad reality day when I take down the jenny wren houses to store them for winter. It means no more of the sweet song from those little […]
Time for a blog about the garden
The garden stuff got off to a rough start this year, with a long period of cool and rain in the spring. But now everything is catching up! Above is […]
I should write a blog about winter
There were 10 squirrels out there at once, and one ran away. My backyard is a wildlife refuge, with food for all the birds and squirrels. 10 or so different […]
It’s fall all around here
The mums on the front hill used to be all pink. They were planted about 12 years ago and the last few years, some have started changing color. First there […]
Fall days…..
There won’t be too many more days like today this year. Miss Belle took advantage of an open window to lay in the sill and smell more outside smells, and […]
A catbird nest in the rose bushes
A pair of catbirds has been hanging around since spring. They are known as the clowns of the garden, cos they always have to mess around with things; like breaking […]
These are the days………..
These are the days I waited all winter for. Winter is harsh and long, and planning the garden is a good thing to do on those long days, and dreaming […]
More peace in the garden….and vegetables!
I can always find peace in the garden. No virus, no violence, even the bees and I get along. Cucumbers are forming. They are the kind that you can the […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 