New product shots

When there's work to be done and 2 kids who both want attention, you have to figure out the simplest (yet somewhat elegant) solution. This is what I came up with:

Product shots using our neighbor's aged wood siding for a rustic back drop.

Feeling the farmhouse vibe? When things (if things?) calm down again, I can do some styled shots, but in the meantime, I'm diggin' these. A big ol' thanks to the Hubs for taking such pretty photos!

Keyhole Bed: A recap

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

2012

Then in 2013 I didn't do much gardening...

I was pregnant with Fox. I did

get some onions in the ground in the fall.

Late 2012 the plum tree had bad blight so we chopped it down.

Sometime in early 2014 I put bricks we had on hand

for another project around the bed. This is April 2014.

Here it is now, taken over mostly with perennials, a few annual veggies

tucked here and there, and some flower seeds yet to sprout.

The Pond, a recap

2008 - the plan in place

2008, just after we finished building the pond

2009 - 8 months later

2010 - 2 years later

2014 - 6 years later

People! I still have a few goodie packs to giveaway! Comment on yesterday's post for a chance to get one!

Wunderful giveaway!

* * It's GIVEAWAY time! * * I think Wunderbars are so great I bought 20 sample sized bars for you guys! I've put together a little gardening-based gift for 10 of you: 2 bars (1 lavender, 1 lemon), 2 blank cards (Heirloom Tomato ID, and Basil ID) from moi, a smattering of seeds, and a little batch of worm poo from our vermi-bin. How do you get one? Comment below about how you could use a little bit of lotiony luxury in your life, and tell me which fragrance sounds best to you! Easy peasy! Enter once, make sure you leave an email address so I can get your mailing address, and I'll draw 10 names once the giveaway closes, tonight (Wednesday, 5/7) at midnight. 

We had a table at Craft Cville (Tom Tom Founders Fest) a couple weeks back and were luckily placed next to the lovely Christin and her daughter Lux.

Christin owns Wunderbars, a line of handmade solid balm massage and body lotion bars. I have a sample-sized bar and love it! The fragrance isn't overpowering, and the natural moisturizers don't leave a greasy or heavy feeling...just beautifully soft skin! I've been using mine post-gardening. All that hand washing dries out my hands and the bar adds the moisture back after a full day of digging without gloves.

Christin and I have kept in touch since the show (Mabel still asks when we can go back to Charlottesville so she can play with Lux again!) and she emailed me to tell me about her new Indiegogo campaign to get her business up and running. (Should I say skating?) Not only does she want to be able to hire single parents to help her produce her amazing bars, but she sponsors skaters through a division of Wunderbars called Umbilical Skate! 

I think Wunderbars are so great I bought 20 sample sized bars for you guys, my readers! I've put together a little gardening-based gift for 10 of you: 2 bars (1 lavender, 1 lemon), 2 blank cards (Heirloom Tomato ID, and Basil ID) from moi, a smattering of seeds, and a little batch of worm poo from our vermi-bin. How do you get one? Comment below about how you could use a little bit of lotiony luxury in your life, and tell me which fragrance sounds best to you! Easy peasy! Enter once, make sure you leave an email address so I can get your mailing address, and I'll draw 10 names once the giveaway closes, tonight (Wednesday, 5/7) at midnight.

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