The Kimble farm had to be put on the back burner the last two months due to a family emergency. This led my focus away from the garden and ultimately I killed lots of things. But it’s ok! We are all alive and sometimes life forces us to take sudden...
It’s been a busy week of planting at the Kimble household. I visited my raised beds to see peas and snap peas popping up. Last year rabbits ate every pea plant down to the ground, so I’m hoping this year they leave them alone. Our landscaping project also was completed...
My potatoes arrived on Friday, April 15, and I opened up the box and immediately cut them up. The process I used this year was to cut them into chunks, ensuring each piece had at least one eye. The eye is what ends up sprouting. In the past my potatoes...
I am participating in two art shows in May and I just completed framing my Maine series. More details about the shows coming soon!
I’ve been keeping my crochet hook and knitting needles moving here and am anxious to soon unveil my first sweater! I’ve still been enjoying my YarnYay! subscription and completed this knitted cowl last month. I then dove right into working on this crochet sweater that has been taking up most...
Well it’s been a few months since I got my seedlings started, and things are moving right along here. Peppers are always the happiest, and my tomatoes and celery are hanging in there. I lost one tomato and one celery so far, but this is to be expected and I’m...
I’ve been loving the Yarn subscription I was gifted for Christmas. I’m learning so many new yarn crafting techniques and creating things I may not otherwise have tried to make. Enter this hat. Each pattern comes with a knit and crochet version, and since I’m not allegiant to either technique,...
A task that had been on my back burner for months: deal with all the garlic downstairs! The garlic we grew had been drying in the “larder” (which is just a corner of our basement). But it was time to clean up that area and use the garlic before it...
