HiHoRosie's Place

Our summer garden is winding down. However, Yardsnacker is working on prepping it for some winter gardening. Yeah, you read that right. A winter garden. Lettuce, kale, peas, and lots more. So while this may be my last post about our summer garden (or maybe one more, we'll see) you will still see some future garden posts throughout the winter. We are still harvesting strawberries. I mean, like at least a couple of pints every two days. Most of the time they don't last the trip home. We just inhale eat them right there in the garden. Homegrown strawberries don't last long anyway before they start to get mushy after a few hours it seems so it's best to just eat right away. Just doing my part to make sure they don't go to waste (Caleb too). YS2 snacking in the garden YS2 snacking at home: The Aftermath Maybe you know this but there are rules for growing strawberries in their first year. Like snip off the runners and don't harvest, all to encourage root dev...

Hey there! Thank you for all your sweet comments on my "brag" video - the one of YS2 talking and laughing. He is our pride and joy and truly a dream baby in so many ways so once in awhile I just have to show him off. Thanks for allowing me to do that. I try not to get carried away by doing it all the time here but you'll still see some pics of him and maybe the occasional video too. I just don't want to do it too much that you'll go ugh, not another one! ha ha! You wouldn't do that though, would you? :) Switching gears, I gotta gripe. I complained about this next topic on twitter recently so here's my question for you: have you ever won a giveaway in which you didn't receive your prize as promised (or expected)? It happened to me and I have to say it makes me a little crabby and disappointed. I supposedly "won" something four months ago from a blogger who's sponsor was an Etsy shop owner. The blogger failed to follow up on it (I em...

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Thanks to everyone who entered - some of you were even die-hard tweeters! I'm not sure how to properly capture the result window (tried ALT+PrtScn but it didn't work - not very well anyway) so I took a picture. :) Congrats to eeeks !! Their winning entry: eeeks 08/19/2010 07:49 PM                               I love that they carry eco-friendly luggage. I suddenly think I need a new set! :-) Eeeks, you have 48 hours to respond to my email. CSN Stores will provide you with an electronic gift certificate to use at any of their 200+ online stores. Happy shopping! Thanks again, everyone! Be on the lookout for future reviews and giveaways.

Okay, today's post does not have to do with raw vegan foods, nothing to do with a fabulous find or healthy info. Instead it's all about my baby boy, lil Yardsnacker II (Caleb). YS2 is 15.5 months old now and learning to talk. This video is him showing off his new vocabulary. Plus some kisses to share. Hope you enjoy!

You gotta love summer. Summer is all about seasonal fruits and veggies and lately we’ve been having our share of fruityliciousness (like that made up word?). Okay, this post isn’t going to be revealing anything new and might be more exciting to me than to you. In fact, Lauren just did a fruity post so I almost feel like I’m being copycat but really, I had intentions of doing this post before I knew she was (not saying she was copying me either) but apparently we were on the same fruity wavelength so here’s to great minds thinking alike (*wink*) Baby was getting hot so getting some yummy juicy fruit was a top priority! He's really not crabby as he looks but he was getting a little hot in the car. A/C to the rescue! We picked up some organic champagne grapes. They’re so cute! A little tedious picking them off because they’re so little but they are soooo delicious! So sweet and flavorful. Of course, YS2 loved them. Perfect size and texture for him (softer skin than regular grap...

Yes, you read that title correctly. I’m giving away another $100 online gift certificate to CSN Stores to use at any one of their 200+ stores , like upholstered headboards . Maybe you'd like a hammock for lounging in the summer sun while eating grapes, or shop for some baby stuff for your own little one or for someone else. Of course, there are back to school supplies too for all the kiddos excited to be going back soon (ha!). For me though, I like to peruse the kitchen stuff; a mandoline would be cool. Wasn’t too long ago I gave away a CSN Stores $100 gift certificate to one lucky winner so I was happy when CSN Stores contacted me again for another opportunity for another winner. Could it be you?! Before you get all excited and skip to the comments to enter, let’s talk RULES . *Must be a resident of US or Canada to be eligible . Sorry international folks, really I am. *Please please please DO NOT comment on CSN’s Facebook page!!!!! (extra exclamation points f...

King Kale that is. Are you in need of some vitamin K, A or C? Well, King Kale has got a boatload for you! It’s got so many great health properties (i.e. cancer-fighting) which I won’t get into now assuming you already know about them. But did you know that its leaves become sweeter from a little frost bite? Obviously, not going to be happening now with summer but you know. Note for the future. You're welcome. :) As previously mentioned , I bought some local kale bunches in hopes of making chips. Well, I did. Yay me! I made some cheesy ones courtesy of Averie . I mixed them up (I added some cayenne to the cheesy goodness): Put them in the dehydrator: And then…they never made it out. It was like *poof*! They disappeared. Yeah, so no pics. Ha ha! Guess that should tell ya they were that good. Thanks Averie! I made another batch of kale chips; this time courtesy of Ani (chipotle ones from her new book  [awesome book btw - get a copy if you don't already!]). Sorry – ...