It came to me this morning when I was tending the chickens before harvesting the nectarines for the day that the way His Lordship & I try to live can be summed up as S M A R T !
S ustainable
M indful
A ctive
R esourceful
T asty & teachable!
We are what would be considered a conserative, mainstream middle-aged couple; yet we have always been very aware of the attributes I've listed above and tried to apply them to our life together.
What about you? Do you live SMART?
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Sweet,sweet corn...
I finally managed to get outside and do something other than mow or spray weeds today-YAY!
Planted the first tomato seedling from the seeds I'd sprouted on our kitchen window sill. The variety is "Santorini" and came free with the Burke's Backyard magazine last month-be interesting to see how they go as they are meant to be able to survive on natural rainfall once established. I've used a 2 litre soft drink bottle as a "cloche" to give it a bit of a head start-will plant out more next week when they are a tad stronger.
I also planted 40+ sweet corn seeds...next week I'll plant some pumpkin seeds to grow through the corn to keep the roots cool. American Indians used to plant what they called the "Three Sisters"together....corn, squash and beans.......I might add some beans too and see how they all get on!
Planted the first tomato seedling from the seeds I'd sprouted on our kitchen window sill. The variety is "Santorini" and came free with the Burke's Backyard magazine last month-be interesting to see how they go as they are meant to be able to survive on natural rainfall once established. I've used a 2 litre soft drink bottle as a "cloche" to give it a bit of a head start-will plant out more next week when they are a tad stronger.
I also planted 40+ sweet corn seeds...next week I'll plant some pumpkin seeds to grow through the corn to keep the roots cool. American Indians used to plant what they called the "Three Sisters"together....corn, squash and beans.......I might add some beans too and see how they all get on!
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