My Way of Living [06/22/16] 

  • Never thought I would be asking for this

    I never thought that I would be asking for this, but after 4 weeks of dry weather, we need rain. A real wet downpour that can soak into the dry grass, a BC style rain. The kind that we are so used to in June. Yes that is right, in a rain forest climate that has a high precipitation levels, with rubber boots parked at every doorway…

  • Garden glove weather forecasting

    This just in, Muddy Boot Dreams has discovered how to forecast the weather using only her garden gloves.Simple, efficient, and it works.Just how does it work, you might ask?Take a moment to peruse our demo photos, and soon you too will be a expert gardening glove forecaster.1. If the glove is wet – it’s raining out.2. If the glove…

  • I’ve been walking a lot lately with a friend, whom I am going to call TQ. And to help us keep up our enthusiasm we are hitting a different route each time. Yesterdays route was a good hour long, and included some larger, slowly inclined hills. I am feeling very virtuous, but that could just be from the sweat.It’s fun, and healthy …

  • Pick the peonies, and enjoy them inside

    When you container garden, no matter how many pots you have each and every bloom is a precious reward for all of your hard work. Each flower is a small victory against bugs, disease, and the weather. You might have picked a few blossoms for inside but most were cherished and likely to stay on the plant. Limited supplies, not enoug…