Well, it’s that time of year again: the time when I wonder why I never considered that one day we…
Author: Jenny Smith
I'm Jenny Smith. I blog about life on the 300+ acres of rolling farmland in Northern Virginia where I live. I like tomatoes, all things Star Trek, watercolor, and reading. I spend most days in the garden fighting deer and groundhogs while trying to find my life's meaning. I'm trying to be like Jesus -- emphasis on the trying.
So, brother, you noticed there weren’t many women speaking at Conference. Here’s what you can do…
This is the main part of my response to a post in a private Facebook group, which after a post…
Deck Garden Refresh
My tomato growing buddy, Del, has a deck garden where he usually grows a ton of tomatoes, but tragically, last…
Companion Planting: Leeks and Asparagus
I’m not the first person to observe that companion planting myths exist, but this is the first time I’ve made…
General Conference Abortion
Elder Anderson spoke on Life during LDS General Conference on Saturday, but his right turn into the topic of abortion…
Oh, peas
Don’t mind me. I may have shouted aloud and jumped up and down for joy when we discovered that these…
Daffodils!
It’s my favorite time of year — my daffodils are blooming! I just love these Marieke daffodils. They have doubled…
Tomato Mystery
Where’s Scooby-doo? We’ve got a mystery….. My little tomato seedlings are growing out. They look so healthy! Today I noticed…
An Inauspicious Beginning
Well, it must be said: I’ve not had a great start to my planting this year. Here’s the bad news:…
Church isn’t like ice cream
Ever heard that (not very) dirty joke, “How is sex like ice cream?” “Because when it’s good it’s really good,…
Irises slow start
I was flipping through some pictures from last year at this time, and noticed that my irises are quite behind…
Rose pruning comparison
I thought it would be interesting to compare last year’s rose violent pruning to this year’s not-as violent pruning to…