This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro . All opinions are 100% mine. I have a black thumb. This past year I've already killed fou...

Yesterday we took our family around downtown Holland.  We enjoyed popping in and out of the shops and eating yummy sweets.  We also enjoyed ...

A couple of days ago, I helped a friend weed and harvest strawberries from her backyard garden.      They were delicious and tasted ...

I noticed these small white flowers growing on one of my basil plants. Why, hello there! I've never seen basil flowers before.  H...

It's harvest time!  Hubby and I plucked more tomatoes and basil from our deck farm and finally got to enjoy the fruits of our farming l...

Sadly, when Tom's red exterior, Spoke of his flav'ry interior, My hand had to act, The fruit I did snatch, And I savored his taste s...

Whoa!  I think Tom 1 is going through tomato puberty.  He's looking more and more like a mature tomato!  (Here's a photo of Tom 1 an...

Perhaps the curse of my black thumb is being lifted?  Not only is my deck tomato plant still alive, it's actually growing more tomatoes...

Sometimes hubby and I bemoan the absence of Asians and Asian cuisine in our area.  However, as much as I miss seeing Asian faces and eating ...

Yesterday marked the first basil harvest.  RIP basil leaves:  They've gone to that tasty pasta salad heaven in the sky

A:  Slowly. A couple of days ago, I introduced   you to Tom.  Now *drum roll please* I introduce you to Tom 2. Tom 1 now has a tiny fr...

As I watered my  two plants earlier this week, I noticed something *gasp* GROWING on the tomato plant.  Wondering what it was, I leaned in ...

"This is called farming! You kids are gonna grow all kinds of plants! Vegetable plants, pizza plants."  ~ Captain from the movie W...

I had a wonderful time seeing my college friends this past weekend.  We laughed, cried, and ate a whole lot. This weekend I also fell in l...