tomatoes

A Respite From the Heat

It has been unusually cool at Our Little House this week, but we’ve been enjoying the fall-like temperatures, which have allowed us to open the windows and be outside more. I’m still struggling with...

Stayin’ Alive in August

In a way, it’s a miracle that I’m even writing about gardening in August. Typically, at this time of the year, everything is burnt to a crisp and done. This has not been a...

Tomatoes, Rats and Other News from Our Little House

Our cherry tomato plant started getting buds about a week ago. This week, those buds morphed into teeny-tiny tomatoes. I’m very pleased, but a little surprised. Although we put our container garden in about...

Nature’s Bounty During a Strange Spring

I think the lyrics, “Rainy Days and Mondays,” was written for this past Monday at the Little House. It poured all day and was extremely cool for this time of the year. It wasn’t...