SUMMER HAS ARRIVED
Happy Friday! (or Saturday, or Sunday, or Monday… whichever day this gets to you). If we are going to see your shining face this week for SPMC reunion, then by golly, we can’t wait for you to get here! Word on the street is that our projected, comparatively low numbers have taken a powerful jump […]
Times, They Are a-Changin’
You may have noticed a few blog posts by new authors. Yes, yes, these are the writings of our newest, shiniest interns of the summer. We have been completely immersed in nearly two weeks of intensive training in lifeguarding, high ropes course, gardening, and North 40 cleanup! It has been a bit of a whirlwind, […]
Destroy and Rebuild Seems To Be a Recurring Theme Around Here
You’ll have to excuse my absence last week. I was experiencing some major technical difficulties importing photos to my computer, an inconvenience that frustrated me to the point that I nearly thought of throwing my inadequate computer machine. Please appreciate that I stood up and walked away from the problem rather than ensuing further damage. […]
Work Together For the Better!
Today was really exciting for me, aside from my personal successes of moving right along in my online courses. Wow, does that feel good! It was a great day because my loyal kitchen co-worker Louie joined me in the garden! Having other Happy Valley employees in the garden has multiple benefits: In three month’s time, I […]
Harvest! Affirmation! Veggie Abundance!
Aha, another week of events and challenges to behold… I am overcome with community and continuity after last weekend’s group, SPMC Youth Ministries Workshop, visited Happy Valley. Many of you, I’m sure, were present and enjoyed our time together. One of our Summer Interns was present, Maya Neville-Segura! Congratulate her on her choice to spend […]
Demolish. Rebuild.
Tragedy has befallen the garden this week. The night after I transplanted cherry tomato and pepper starts into the greenhouse, strong winds demolished the structure and cold temperatures mercilessly killed all but three of the young tomato plants. There were a few pepper casualties as well. The good news is, I have an incredibly […]
Do. And Share!
Hello friends! It’s good to see you again. Before I head off to Iowa for a quick visit, I have some great pictures to share with you from this week. I warned you they are great, did I not? Well I started out with my favorite one, so you’ve seen the best of the show. The rest […]
Journey to Heaven On Earth
I have mixed emotions about my now very open, big window that has been hiding for the past 3 months! I’m sad, a bit, that the tomato plants are gone, but everything seems much brighter and open now! My room somehow feels cleaner….oh wait, that’s because I did clean my room…. anyway it feels more […]
The Beauty is Everywhere
Hi friends, hi family! I’m glad you came to read this post today. It pleases me to share my adventures in the garden with you. I especially appreciate the comments! My mom was lucky enough to hear my exclamation over the phone when I discovered my very first tomato forming. Look at the little green […]
Regrowth
This is me on my recent, unexpected camping rendezvous to Big Basin State Park. It was raining, and my friends and I were skeptical about the comfort that would befall us for the evening. Mama Megan, the driver of the crew, however, had prepared everything from tent to food to warmth for the underprepared, and nothing […]
