The beauty of being a blogger is that I have a platform to share whatever noteworthy topic that pops into my head. Sometimes, the crazy stories I come across on the inter-web or the random thoughts that pop into my mind aren’t really noteworthy at all {on their own}. They usually make me pause, laugh, or just plain roll my eyes and I go on about my day.
A Concrete Island Just for You
If you’re in the market for a new home and you’re up for trying something unusual and thinking outside the box house, this offer is for you! For less than the price of a new car, you can snag yourself your very own lighthouse. The US government is auctioning six out-of-commission lighthouses, with an asking price of around $15,000 each. Five of the lighthouses are on lakes in Michigan and one is on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. So if you think that sounds as awesome as I do, what are you waiting for? Go buy yourself a lighthouse so I can come visit you!
Last month, on the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, the Bank of England unveiled a new 10-pound note featuring the author, which will start circulating in September. For all you Jane Austin lovers out there {me included!}, this will be such a fun thing to get your hands on! It’s also pretty cool because she’s the only female aside from the queen to be featured on an English banknote. I think that is so cool, especially since she did it with no political affiliation!
I’m Going Cross-eyed Just Watching This
Have you ever seen someone make lace the old traditional way. Holy cow these ladies are talented! All you need is a pattern made of pinholes and thread wound onto wooden bobbins and a whole bunch of pins! Oh and a lot of time and patience! This is so amazing! I can’t stop watching it. Look at how fast her fingers go!
Mavis Might Become a Camper
I don’t love camping. Like at all. But nothing would convince me to start more than this King Camp Standing Sleeping Bag. Can you just image a whole group of friends walking around a campsite sporting these? So awesome.
And that concludes this installment of Random Goodness from Around the Web. Please make sure to leave your random responses in the comment section.
~Mavis
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Do you plant a fall garden? If you haven’t, it is not too late to get those seeds and plant starts in the ground. Here in Washington, the weather is totally mild enough to have a fall/winter garden with pretty minimal effort. With just a tad more effort, fall/winter gardening can be done pretty much in any region, though.
I really am hoping to harvest some fresh lettuce {and kale for The Girl} for Christmas dinner this year, so, even in the absence of garden space {for now anyway}, I decided to plant a mini winter garden in some containers out along the house. There are a couple of advantages to this anyway, the containers will actually keep the soil warmer AND placing them near the house will offer the plants some protection.
The key to a successful fall/winter garden start with choosing the right kind of plants. Cold hardy produce, like spinach, Swiss chard, parsnips, kale, arugula, carrots, cold hardy herbs, etc. are your best choices.
Fall/winter gardening is a much, much slower process than spring and summer gardening. Your plants, even if they are cold hardy, will grow slower. That is totally normal. You won’t need to water as frequently as you would during spring and summer gardening, because the soil will take much longer to dry out in between waterings. Also, try to water mid-morning, if possible, that way your soil will have plenty of time to absorb the moisture without going into immediately freezing overnight temperatures {that will obviously be increasingly harder to do as the weather stays cold during the days too}.
Nothing beats garden fresh veggies–and it always blows Thanksgiving and Christmas guests’ minds when I have a freshly picked salad on the dinner table. If only they knew how little effort it really took. What do you like to grow in your fall/winter garden?