Today the farm entered the 21st century. We had the front fence, which has been made of wood for as…
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.
The universe has spoken
I rode to Philly with several ladies from the ward this morning planning to go to the temple. When we…
Peas, please
I went to Meadow Farms and finally found sugar snap pea seeds! Lowe’s didn’t have them, nor did Target. I…
Succulent in a pink pot
Behold: my first commission! Okay, so I didn’t get paid for it. And it’ll probably hang in a bathroom. And…
Flood damage
I’m tired of gardening!!! It’s been five months of pretty steady labor and heat, and I’m getting tired. I’m so…
Roses
I got these pictures of some of my roses today. We call this the Fitzhugh rose. It’s a pretty ordinary…
Goodbye, Duchess
We will never know exactly what happened. Sydney’s cat, Duchess, was on camera going under the steps about 2am yesterday,…
And all the boards did shrink
Clearly The Fates are out to get me. It rained for hours and hours last night. The garden is still…
My garden column
Jared has been working on putting in water and electricity to the garden for me. It rained heavily yesterday, and…
Post-Traumatic Young Women President Syndrome
It’s time for us to add in a new diagnosis to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM):…