Our Bean Teepee (part two)

Last spring I posted about the creation of our bean teepee, which was a lot of fun to build and set up.  Then, the late spring and summer got busy and I never posted updates on how it looked as it grew!  So for those of you starting to plan for this spring and summer’s [...]

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The (Early) Summer Garden: Front Yard Edition

Red flowering vine

Even though it doesn’t get all that warm or sunny here in Seattle until July at least (wah!) it is feeling and looking a lot more summery and we’ve been spending lots of time in the garden. Mad props to Lonnie who keeps the main raised garden beds in order and all the fruits and veggies appropriately watered. He’s been spending tons of time on it this year, and it’s looking great… [...]

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Creating a Living Playhouse: Our Bean Teepee!

Watering in the Teepee

Inspired by a gardening post on Code Name: Mama, we decided to turn a patch of brambles in a far back corner of our yard into a “living playhouse”. Basically, the idea is to build a structure that is made out of, or covered by, plants, which the kids can play in… [...]

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