@jen-l-espinoza
Charmed by simple pleasures: digging in the garden, nature, books, and home. Writes for young readers. #gardengrewpeas
#tea to celebrate friends’ birthday, with #cake of course. #gardengrewpeas
Granddaughter amused herself by making tiny rock cairns - a magical Stonehenge for kitties. Our cats are perplexed. #cats #gardengrewpeas
#LateSummer Lots more bird and butterfly activity in the garden. #birds #gardengrewpeas
Humming bird, keeping an eye on me. Happy Monday! #gardengrewpeas #birds
We go out almost every night to watch the sunset. The greatest show on earth. Bubbles and wands are kept on the porch, where they’ll be handy. #sunset #gardengrewpeas #grandchildren
Bubbles at #sunset. It feels so Harry Potter-ish. Wands at the ready! #gardengrewpeas
Good morning! I’m trying to revive my dry, shriveled garden. It ended early this year. Replenishing the soil and planting new seedlings for the fall. #gardening #gardengrewpeas
The vultures are joy-riding tonight. They look like tiny specks in the video, but they’re quite large. #birds #gardengrewpeas
Very little color in the garden now other than shades of brown. This is one of the bright spots. #sunflowers #gardening #gardengrewpeas
The garden looks raggedy for the most part - plants have run their course, plus too much heat and wind - but there are new bits of beauty each day. #gardening #gardengrewpeas #summer
It’s my husbands birthday. Chocolate #cake with ermine filling and topped with chocolate ganache. #baking #gardengrewpeas
Typical morning for each of our cats: Oliver, snoozing in a sunny spot, and Sugar, crouching over a gopher hole, ready to pounce. #gardengrewpeas #cats
Hoping the few little pumpkins on my vines will make it to the pumpkin pie stage. #gardengrewpeas #cottagecore #gardening
We’ve been enthralled by gorgeous #sunsets the last two afternoons. There was a pink rainbow among the clouds a little while ago. #clouds #gardengrewpeas
We saw these beautiful hollyhocks when we drove through the cemetery. #flowers #gardengrewpeas
I make cinnamon raisin bread fairly often, but tried a new-to-me technique this time. The recipe said to brush the dough with milk instead of butter, and mixed flour w/the cinnamon-sugar. Finished loaf stayed securely coiled. #Bread #cottagecore #gardengrewpeas
Happy 4th of July, everyone. I’m thankful we’ve endured, hopeful we can do better. Thinking especially of all who have fought to protect our democracy. #IndependenceDay #gardengrewpeas
A gold-colored moon is rising, but it’s too dark out to get a good photo. This is a softer version of the almost-full moon from two days ago. Sweet dreams, everyone. #moonrise #gardengrewpeas
Someone at my favorite garden shop has an eye for color and texture. The groupings of plants that greet you as you enter - gorgeous! #gardening #gardengrewpeas
My favorite time of day in the garden! Three squash blossoms and a reflected sunrise. #gardening #cottagecore #gardengrewpeas
We found a U-Pick apricot orchard yesterday. Granddaughter’s slicing and pitting station ready for her. :-) I’m not much of a canner, but we’ll put a few quarts up for pies. #gardengrewpeas #cottagecore
Taking squash to church to share during coffee hour - not to sneak into unlocked cars during service, à la Garrison Keillor’s monologue. I miss Prairie Home Companion! 😊#gardengrewpeas #gardening
Summer squash and lettuce are going strong. #gardening #gardengrewpeas
We’re going to a Hobbit themed gathering. Seed cake, apple tarts, zucchini galette. #gardengrewpeas #hobbitcore #baking
Good morning! Stellar Jay having its breakfast. #Birds #gardengrewpeas