SMALL-SPACE GARDENS
I live in what some might consider a small space. Everything's relative, especially when thinking globally. We also have a deck, and it's a living space for which I'm truly thankful.
In wanting fresh, local, organic produce, one of the (too many) things my brain is often trying to figure out is how to grow more food in a small space.
Thankfully, there are some very inspirational sites on the web:
WOODEN PALLET VERTICAL GARDEN
UPSIDE-DOWN PLANTERS
LIFE ON THE BALCONY
VERTICAL FARMING
ANOTHER WOODEN PALLET IDEA (though I'm not big on the newspaper/plastic bottles)
A SMALL-SPACE POTATO IDEA (not for decks though!)
Along these lines, we had some great news today! Some land has been donated to the local food bank for their clients to use as a community garden this coming season - and seeds are being donated by a local greenhouse. Excellent news! We will definitely be signing up for a row!
Outside our Front Window
"So what's been happening with the squirrel?" you might be wondering. Well, a few weeks back, my little granddaughter and I decided to see if our resident squirrel would enjoy an apple - and for the price of an apple, we had an entire afternoon of squirrel-watching moments while he made numerous attempts at getting the apple up into the tree. And he succeeded! Now, apparently it takes a bit of time for such a little squirrel to eat an apple that size - evidenced by the view from my second-storey bedroom window the next morning - for there, in all its glory, sat the apple on the third or fourth bough about a third of the way up the evergreen tree. There is just something about seeing an apple sitting up in an evergreen, minding its own business, that still brings a smile to my face. Stay tuned for the grapefruit story...
I live in what some might consider a small space. Everything's relative, especially when thinking globally. We also have a deck, and it's a living space for which I'm truly thankful.
In wanting fresh, local, organic produce, one of the (too many) things my brain is often trying to figure out is how to grow more food in a small space.
Thankfully, there are some very inspirational sites on the web:
WOODEN PALLET VERTICAL GARDEN
UPSIDE-DOWN PLANTERS
LIFE ON THE BALCONY
VERTICAL FARMING
ANOTHER WOODEN PALLET IDEA (though I'm not big on the newspaper/plastic bottles)
A SMALL-SPACE POTATO IDEA (not for decks though!)
Along these lines, we had some great news today! Some land has been donated to the local food bank for their clients to use as a community garden this coming season - and seeds are being donated by a local greenhouse. Excellent news! We will definitely be signing up for a row!
Outside our Front Window
"So what's been happening with the squirrel?" you might be wondering. Well, a few weeks back, my little granddaughter and I decided to see if our resident squirrel would enjoy an apple - and for the price of an apple, we had an entire afternoon of squirrel-watching moments while he made numerous attempts at getting the apple up into the tree. And he succeeded! Now, apparently it takes a bit of time for such a little squirrel to eat an apple that size - evidenced by the view from my second-storey bedroom window the next morning - for there, in all its glory, sat the apple on the third or fourth bough about a third of the way up the evergreen tree. There is just something about seeing an apple sitting up in an evergreen, minding its own business, that still brings a smile to my face. Stay tuned for the grapefruit story...
TODAY'S BIT OF ART
"Time and Space"
Acrylics on 24"x 36" gallery-wrapped canvas
"Autumn in Virginia"
Acrylics on 36" x 12" gallery-wrapped canvas
IN OUR KITCHEN: Healthy Hot Cocoa!
Yes, you can have your chocolate and drink it too. Less expensive than coffee, many body-benefits (yes, real chocolate is healthy!), less calories than those hot "chocolate" garbage mixes - dark, powdered cocoa (or organic cacao if you can find it locally) is one of my pleasures in life, and is easy-peasy to blend up as a mug of either bitter or sweet goodness
Ingredients: dark cocoa powder, boiling water, maple syrup or honey (optional), cinnamon or a chilli(or chilli powder) or other spices (optional)
Mmmmmakin' it: Drop a tablespoon (or more/less to taste) of cocoa powder into the bottom of your mug, add a spit of water to mix the powder so you don't end up with floating bits on the top, then add more boiling water to desired level. Enjoy as is or add cinnamon and/or a chilli (or chilli powder) or organic maple syrup or honey to taste (or enjoy it like the Mayans!)
***CINNAMON WITH HONEY IS ALSO A WONDERFUL HOT DRINK
OK! You have me hooked on the CoCoa! I thought, ICK! to begin with...but added the cinnamon that I am forever addicted to and BAM! I have to have it now...thanks a bunch! ...it is cheaper than coffee and that's what sold me! LOL..was a coffee addict seeking an option! thanks! Look forward to more ideas!
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