Knittingprose

conquering a world of spills, crafts and bills

Harvesting and drying lemon balm…

| July 30, 2010

Today I harvested some of the lemon balm growing in our garden.  We have two patches of lemon balm that started from a tiny, half-dead seedling I started last summer and nursed all through winter.  It was getting way too big for it’s tiny pot when I put it in the ground this spring.  Honestly, [...]

The Backyard Garden…

| April 22, 2010

The O’shea family have been very busy this spring.  While the blog sat silent, gathering dust, all activity was concentrated in the outdoors area of our home.  Our desire to grow food has over the past month or so evolved into something a little more complex.  The desires to take a stand, heal the land, [...]