In the Words of Stevie Wonder: Isn’t She Lovely?!

Isn’t she wonderful? I do believe that is the prettiest vegetable I have ever grown.  Ever.  I want to marry this bean and have its babies.  The sad thing is that the stripes apparently disappear upon cooking.  In the words of Sarah: sad.  Still, I am in love.  Brian’d better watch out! And yes, those [...]

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In the Words of George Strait: Baby, Write This Down!

Take a little note, to remind you in case you didn’t know… that I picked my first ripe tomato of 2010 on July 25th!!!  Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!  Or, um… at least mark the date on your calendars… whatever you prefer.  *ahem*  This day will go down in history as my [...]

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A Homegrown Lunch: It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This

There is nothing more thrilling or satisfying to me than when I manage to make a meal entirely of my own homegrown/homemade ingredients.  My impromptu lunch today was just such a meal and I was inspired to share.  This is just about the easiest, healthiest, and most delicious thing in the world to make and [...]

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Dazed & Confused – Gardening in the Northwest and An Argument for Polyculture

In all honesty, I’m just not quite sure what to make of gardening in the Pacific Northwest so far.  I am in my third year here and each year has been staggeringly different. In 2008, we closed on the house in early June, and I immediately proceeded to leave the house in a shambles, boxes [...]

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She Did It! She Did It! And Other Tales…

Look at that face!  Is that the face of a baby?  No, sirree Bob!  Our little One-Three went from baby to lady in four days flat.  My friends, you are looking at an official egg-laying member of our society here at Lisa Has Chickens! My parents and brother came up to visit for the weekend [...]

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