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Thanks for joining us. I’m Suzanna, mom to four boys and now an adorable little girl who’s growing up too fast and who will never doubt that her family loves her. I am in wonder of what God has done for me through His Son, Jesus Christ; in wonder of the precious husband He has given me, and of the family we are raising together by His grace. [Read more]

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Dandelion, creeping Charlie, and wild mustard bouq

Dandelion, creeping Charlie, and wild mustard bouquets... You don't need fancy flower beds to bring some spring cheer indoors (although those are great, too).

You might be surprised at what's growing around you if you take time to look.

Just a cute little bee carrying a leaf...

Just a cute little bee carrying a leaf...

Did you know that the Monarch population that over

Did you know that the Monarch population that overwinters in Mexico starts migrating north in April. They lay eggs along the way. These eggs hatch and the caterpillars mature into butterflies, continuing the migration farther north with each generation. If you’re in the far north of their migration range, you may be seeing the great or great-great grandchildren of these over-wintering monarchs.

Raising monarch butterflies is a rewarding and educational activity you can do with your children. The monarch chrysalis is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful objects in nature. The transformation is also amazing to watch. Having the caterpillars right in your home where you can watch each stage is sure to leave a lasting impression.

Check out the pinned post on my blog for tips on finding eggs, recognizing instar stages, and raising monarchs. You don't need a complicated set-up to raise monarchs. We’re a few months away from being able to do this in our area, but if you’re farther south, you can start looking now.

I've been reading a lot of gardening books lately.

I've been reading a lot of gardening books lately. If you want a fun, easy introduction to different garden methods and designs, check out The Little Gardener. Don't be surprised if you come away from that book with a dozen other books you and your child will want to read.

The Humane Gardener and Gaia's Garden have a lot of interesting information on permaculture, native plants, planting a garden hospitable to wildlife, companion planting and plant guilds (in-depth companion planting). I'm sorry I can't remember which book mentions what, but they're similar in information.

Lasagna gardening and No Dig Gardening show you how to plant a no-till garden and other innovative garden methods.

And The Winter Harvest Handbook has opened up a whole new way to look at gardening. Coleman introduces low-tech ways to expand your garden season. I hope to implement some of the techniques and am actually looking forward to the winter garden season.

Do you have a favorite garden book?

Do you keep a Calendar of Firsts? Henry David Tho

Do you keep a Calendar of Firsts?

Henry David Thoreau kept such a record. His careful observations of the bloom time of flowers around Walden pond in Massachusetts are still studied today. Concerning his nature journaling he wrote, “I often visited a particular plant four or five miles distant, half a dozen times within a fortnight, that I might know exactly when it opened.”

Read my latest blog post for why and how to keep a calendar of firsts, including some events you can watch out for. (It will be the third post on the blog.)

Milkweed shoot coming up- We raised monarchs last

Milkweed shoot coming up- We raised monarchs last year, and hope to do it again. Here are the first signs of the return of the milkweed.

Do you have milkweed where you live? If you don't, you might want to plant some to help the monarchs.

Do you want to impress your kids? How about some m

Do you want to impress your kids? How about some magical color-changing violet lemonade. Okay, it's not magic, it's just a chemical reaction that takes place when you add lemon juice to a violet infusion.

The recipe we followed was pretty simple. We poured 3/4 cups boiling water over about 2 cups of violets and let steep overnight. Most people make this into a syrup the next day, but we just strained out the violets and poured it into a pitcher. We filled the pitcher with water and sweetened it with stevia. Then we served it with lemon juice. We let people add the lemon juice themselves so they could see the color change taking place.

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We made the color-changing lemonade today on the M

We made the color-changing lemonade today on the May calendar. We skipped making syrup with the violet infusion and just used stevia as a sweetener.

It was fun to see the color change as we added the lemon.

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