Recent Posts
Mountain Mom Report
Return To Blog Listing
Mountain Mom Report chronicles my days as mom to my two daughters in the woodsy, lakes region of New Hampshire. I include photos of our outdoor activities, as well as my sewing, crafts, needle-felting, baking and our pets.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'gardening'
Rushing October
It's never a good sign when two or three days pass by without a blog post. That means I'm either sick, depressed or working too hard. In this case, I was working too hard. Friday was over five hours of driving to make sure and attend a parent-teache...
In the Face of Frost
New Hampshire is getting chilly. Nights dip into the 30s. Our first frosts are threatening to end the lingering garden delights. A few brave blooms remain.The sweet peas think it's April. I remember when they were but seeds in the soil. We plopped t...
BackYard Harvest
Things are still growing here in NH. We enjoyed a warmer than expected day today.My 20 cent seed packets have reached full maturity just in time as the growing season concludes. What a delight to get so many interesting flowers from a cheap package. ...
Morning Glories
Some late blooming flowers appeared in the garden today. We planted them from seeds in the Spring. It was a long wait but still rewarding. These are the first morning glories from seed I have ever produced....
Stepping Into Fall
September means warm days and cool nights. The trees are green but they are raining acorns. On my walk today, I felt lucky to have avoided getting smacked on the head with any acorns. The road had flashes of color now and then. These are the leaves f...
The Fairy House Tour in Portsmouth, NH
This afternoon we headed down to Portsmouth, a wonderful town with so much going on all the time. It's a historical harbor town with lots to see, great shopping and restaurants too. Today we had one particular destination in mind, at the Strawberry B...
Thinking About A Farm Stand Theme
I enjoyed a pumpkin spice latte today. Tis the beginning of the fall season with many spices and colors. I am a "fall person."Since I'm going to do my first craft fair ("it's not a craft fair; it's independent dealers.") (?).... I'm thinking about ho...
Just another butterfly
Is it the end of summer or the beginning of fall?Now that Ellie is on day three of kindergarten, I feel a bit strange, like I've waved bon voyage and seen the ship sail away. Although I have gone to the gym each day and pursued our new schedule, my u...
Issues Like Tissues: Garden Review
Wrapping up the end of the growing season here in New Hampshire. The warm days are coming to an end. Good time to check out the gardens to review how they did this year and how to plan for next year.The best looking box is the front where I have left...
On the Home Front, flowers, baking, sewing, crafts, kids!
Come on kids. Stop outlining your father on the pavement so we can get going to WalMart.Only in America. The ready made pudding section at Super Wal-Mart is bewildering. I stood in amazement. There are some negative aspects, yes. But I admit, my amaz...
August Flowers
So good to come home after the dentist. Two old silver fillings are now two new whatever-you-call-it fillings. Hopefully good for 20 years. By then they will have even better ways of maintaining and restoring teeth.Stayed home the rest of the day wit...
Sew, Bake, Garden - Go Mama Go!
First stop: Garden Center. Definitely worth the extra dollar it costs for certain plants. In fact, it turned out to be cheaper than Home Depot this time because they had a special on small, potted perennials. The lady who helped me was so, so helpful...
Mums and Backpacks
Gorgeous day. Started with a few hours of tennis camp. Extra nice group of kids this week. I am getting a lot better at teaching topspin forehand with fewer words. I love to get all the kids moving at one time, all learning. Very good karma on the co...
Watering the Flowers
I love to water the flowers. Luckily we live next to a rushing brook at the foot of a mountain with a well in a town with no water restrictions. I am free to savor the luxury of copious water.The girls played "beach" at our mini pool while I made rai...
Rain again, Sun again: All in an August Day
The girls saw me off in their pajamas. Good excuse to get out the brellas. I brought wheat toast and a banana coconut pineapple smoothie along in the car for my commute to work.My office was under water. Since this facility has no indoor tennis court...
Very calm gardens Ease overly exciting times
The gardens are peaking now. Stress hides from flowers. I can't resist opening the doors and stepping out to the gardens as often as possible these days. So much is alive that it's hard to imagine the full freeze of winter. All these pictures here ar...
Summer Moments
Purple plum. Organic. Ripe.Blue hydrangea.Red Bee Balm.Cone flower not yet purple. Unless it might be a white swan.Toad hiding in the rocks.Early acorn.Humid.Late summer day.Afternoon rainstorm. Ice cream cones for dessert on the front steps....
Mid-Summer Dream
This is the middle of summer for us here in New Hampshire. Kids are swimming. The sun is shining. Tourists are buzzing about. The days are long. Most people are a little more relaxed than usual. Nobody is thinking about raking the snow off of rooftop...
Lemonade in the Wild Garden
I've become a fan of a drink at Starbucks called Tazo Passion Tea Lemonade. To make it at home, I first brew a full pot of the Tazo passion tea. I put the pot in the refrigerator and it lasts all day (or two days). I mix about half tea and half lem...
Mountain Greenery
Don't even tell me it's July. I'm wearing fleece socks and a sweatshirt. Cloudy cool days continue here in the middle of New Hampshire. I kept busy in the sewing room most of the morning before forcing myself outside for a while. To my surprise, th...
Lake Winnipesaukee, Hidden Gems
Lake Winnipesaukee has all kinds of towns to see as you drive around it. One of my favorite areas is Center Harbor. I drive there for the fabric store called Keepsake Quilting. But this summer, I'm trying to expand my experience to include lesser not...
BackYard Camping Night
The sun casts long shadows and low angled light across the driveway.The brook never sees this much sun in the winter months.Clemetis twins.Ellie reaches out and marvals at the large bloom. Ubi sniffs protectively. Two frogs linger in the pond nearby....
Outside Day Job
This morning I participated in a tennis clinic. That's where several people have an impromptu class with an instructor, who guides us along with drills. The idea is to improve your tennis skills so you can grow and then play better. It's fun but usua...
Backyard Bliss
June! Suddenly I felt the urge to plant flowers. This is the last phase of Spring planting before summer really kicks into gear. Best to get the plants in the earth now so we can sit back and enjoy them for the rest of the summer.BlackJack loves it w...
Fauna and Flora
Around the yard this morning:Froggy likes our new pond.Our frog pond still needs some fixing up.But today is for resting....
Hello Spring Flowers
Hey kids, put down that cupcake batter and lets go outside.Just crossing the road brings us lots of friends and adventures. Bailey and Ellie say hello.Where are the horses? Eating out today?Duner is having a nice afternoon.Ollie splashed my lens. H...
Ellie's Wednesday
Usually Wednesdays are spent with a focus on Ellie, who does not go to preschool on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. After all, she is 5 and a half years old. She doesn't have many free weekdays left in her life. Soon it will be summer vacation and she will c...
Spring Flowers
The SUV is home from the week long stay at the shop with a new (second new one) steering rack. So happy to have it back. Our neighbor's dog, Ollie stopped by to see if the truck might be loaded with groceries.BlackJack knows all the hiding places aro...
Goings On
I'm loving the key chains. So fun to combine fabrics. It's such a nice way to get in the mood to sew and have something done in a short time.Then I sewed some extra pieces onto my 5 dollar tank top. Sort of challenging to sew with the antique lace on...
A little bit of Good
Today is a great example of how life on the edges of the day can still be very meaningful. I often worry that when I go back to work, I'll lose the week. But today was a day where the whole middle was lost. Still, the early morning and evening turned...
