A mother's adventures in fitness and food while living on a budget.
Tomorrow, I will run 6.2 miles, a 10-kilometer run. I’ve run further than than before, but have only raced that length twice. Me running to the end of my first 10k race. I really needed to use the bathroom. Right now, the guilt over being away from my family for more than an hour is … Continue reading Staying in your lane
This past Monday, I had an unusual evening off, so I took up an offer from someone who repeatedly has asked me to come to her group’s meeting. It was one of those things I’ve always wanted to attend, but always had something — kid obligations, work obligations, etc. — that kept me from coming. … Continue reading Strength, grace and love
So I recently started posting garden updates here. Looking back, it’s a lot of lovely garden things. So, I started a new blog, Flooded Garden, to host those garden thing and all the recipes I hope to create. I want this to be about adventures in mental and physical fitness. The food and garden deserve … Continue reading Flooded garden and training plans
Note: This is a stream of consciousness post. It may or may not have a point. 😉 The bee breaks all kinds of laws humans have thought of to explain things. It shouldn’t be able to fly because it’s wings are too small compared to its body. It does that dance thing to talk to … Continue reading The bee
This week, the harvest switched to less beans and snow peas to many cherry tomatoes. We have three kinds of tomatoes in the garden — yellow cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes and big ones whose name escapes me at the moment. Roma tomatoes Roma tomatoes start out a little misshapen but eventually transform to the normal … Continue reading Garden update: Tomaters
This week, the harvest switched to less beans and snow peas to many cherry tomatoes. We have three kinds of tomatoes in the garden — yellow cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes and big ones whose name escapes me at the moment. Roma tomatoes Roma tomatoes start out a little misshapen but eventually transform to the normal … Continue reading Garden update: Tomaters
I haven't done a garden update in a while. So you'll have to excuse the length of this one. Today, I'd like to talk to you about expecting the unexpected in your garden.If you look at a map of our town from the 1700s, you’ll notice a creek that runs through what is now my … Continue reading Garden update
The spinach has gone to seed. The pea “vines” are starting to yellow. In their place, tomatoes of various sizes are making their debut. Sunflowers are super tall and are starting to form flowers. Other plants have flowers, but we haven’t seen any baby veggies yet. The garden may not be producing as much as … Continue reading Garden update: Spring cycle ending
Whenever a fruit or vegetable is thrown into a garden, compost pile, etc., and its seeds start to sprout on their own, they are considered volunteers. Most of our garden’s squash, pumpkin, decorative gourds and watermelons are volunteers. We also have other volunteers — squirrels. Cucumber and squash plants sprouting from spots where squirrels hid … Continue reading Garden update: The volunteers
It has been raining for almost two weeks straight. I’m afraid it may be too much water and the plants’ roots will rot. Only time will tell I guess. We’re still dealing with powdery mildew. I also found what has been eating my cauliflower and broccoli — caterpillars. We have more flowers and even some … Continue reading Garden update
