For my readers in the US happy Memorial Day! And to those that have sacrificed so much to serve us in the armed forces, Thank You!! After a trip to the cemetery to visit our Grandparents graves we are off to have some fun with the kids today. All of the fun we will have today is a [...]
Archive for May, 2012
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Snow in Summer
May 27th, 2012 
Rick “Earth laughs in flower.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Snow in Summer is one of our favorite ground covers here at Stone Acres. This is an old fountain bed where the fountain no longer works, so we covered it in flowers and ground cover. The latin name for this one is Cerastium tomentosum. We are not sure [...]
Late May Garden Tour
May 26th, 2012 Rick I know I have been promising a tour of the garden for a couple of weeks now. Sorry for the delay. The vegetable garden in really coming along well here at Stoney Acres, the weather has been great so far this year and I really feel like we are a head of the game this [...]
Do it Yourself Friday – Garden Hose Repair
May 25th, 2012 Rick So when I first started Stoney Acres my intention was to have a blog that focused on self sufficiency. Gardening, of course is a big part of self sufficiency but there is a lot more to it. Cooking from scratch, baking, money management and even do it yourself projects are also part of being self sufficient. So in [...]
Taco Salads
May 24th, 2012 Rick This time of year we have a lot of lettuce around Stoney Acres. We love growing our own lettuce and it is taste so superior to the store bought variety that we have almost totally quit buying lettuce from the store. This is another crop we have decided we will just eat in season. But [...]
