Family Outing
Space Race
This week’s theme,“Space Race”, for the Header Challenge was chosen by Mr. Frost, Gailsman. Since we don’t build rockets of the aeronautic type here on Vicktory Farm & Gardens, I thought I’d feature a rocket and pilot of another sort. Just up the street, our little local fair, Lacamas Community Fair, ran this last weekend. … Continue reading
Well Heck
I’m totally humbled. I had no thought of winning this week. I really just had an idea of a picture and a post, and knowing that I’m havin’ a hard time posting except for the header challenge change over, I just put up my favorite picture of Dirt and Anna with our changing foliage behind … Continue reading
Dirt is the Leader of a Motorsickle Gang
He even leads this bike gang in illegal maneuvers. Shame on him and with his sweet law abiding daughter on back saying, “Daddy, is this legal?” “Nope.” Or at least he was for a few minutes. Dirt on his way to a sheep shearing appointment out on the Peninsula hits I-5 right at the time … Continue reading
Rodeo Days
Saturday was amazing weather wise. A certain change from our constant drizzly cold weather with the frequent torrential downpours we have been having. A great day to work in the yard or on the farm an even better day to take in the local rodeo. Those of us here at Vicktory Farm and Gardens aren’t extreme rodeo fans, we don’t … Continue reading
Traffic
What do you do in traffic? We talked and laughed about the day and how wonderful everything was and then we hit traffic. But our day had been so good and traffic was, after all, inevitable, we decided, one by one, quietly to ourselves, to keep the wonderful day going. So we…. Took pictures of … Continue reading
Always A Silver Lining
Here’s my greenhouse, all finished. Just joshin’ ya. But this is part of what was promised… …that silver lining that we always see when we step back and take a second look. Last week we didn’t have far to step back to in order to get a clear view of a bold, wide silver lining … Continue reading
It’s A Long Way to Tip…
No I didn’t go to Tipperary yesterday, but I sure went a long way! Seventy-seven point four miles north to be exact, to get Anna started in her new venture, angora bunnies.I was going to be clever and post the google map of our route up there but every time I try to put it … Continue reading
Spring Has Nearly Ended
The end of spring is upon us and today Summer Camp at Vicktory Farm and Gardens begins with Flag Day.But Today’s_Flower selection is the Blue Flag’s cousin, Iris Germanica, Bearded Iris. Iris Germanica is one of my all time favorite flowers. And particularly the incredibly fragrant common purple ones. I cannot imagine living in a … Continue reading
Ode to Dil a Down Daffy
Today’s flower at Vicktory Farm and Gardens is the daffodil. _ Pierce County, Washington has celebrated her daff-o-down-dillies since they began to replace the hops as the Puyallup valley’s main crop in the twenties. _ Kai says, “Lets go to the Daffodil Parade.” _ The parade goes through downtown Tacoma, Puyallup, main street Sumner, and … Continue reading
Good News, Bad News and News, Even Borderline TMI News
There will be clam digging in March (providing that there are no little microbes in the tide that cause death to shellfish eaters (there is always something that kills selfish eaters)) and woohoo it is during Dirt’s semester break. Bad news, absolutely not one opening at Grayland State Park for our traveling tavern. That means … Continue reading
