So, most gardeners are familiar with raised beds and trellises. This year, I’m is working on a couple of…unusual…gardening methods. The first is a special trellis. For the past few years, I’ve had a teepee trellis made out of the old ‘bamboo’ stalks. This year, I have a new trellis – the metal frame from … Continue reading “Gardening with a Twist – 3/18/2013”
Danelle visited the Orchid Festival this year at the Botanical Garden. Each year from January to mid-March, they display an amazing selection of the 7,000 or so orchids they have from all around the world. This year, the theme was Madagascar. If you have a chance, check out the display next year. In the meantime, … Continue reading “Missouri Botanical Garden’s Orchid Festival – 3/20/2013”
The River des Peres Watershed Coalition has been running “Bike With Your Boots On” events for five years. This year, we hosted a group of eight River Rally participants on a ride along Grant’s Trail. The group stopped at two sites to learn about water quality monitoring methods and to test the waters themselves. Following … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On: River Rally Edition – 5/19/2013”
What a busy fun month! Lets look back at some of the memories. I remember picking up the kids from school one night and Sonora was especially sad. I had some shopping I wanted to do and asked her to come along with me. I figured some one on one time with her would help … Continue reading “February – 2013”
We needed some family time. I figured the best way to do that was to do something together that the kids would enjoy. Making dessert kept the kid’s interest, and they got to eat their work when they were done. We decided to make fruit pockets.We started by making the crust. We may have cheated … Continue reading “Making Dessert – 2/21/2013”
Corvin always wanted to be in a cup stacking contest. He finally got signed up and went with mom to the contest. He says that the contest is fun but hard. By the look on his face, it takes deep concentration to do your best work. Album Hogan Haake
I love the big rivers around St. Louis. I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can travel them. A trip I have been thinking about for a while now is a float down the Mississippi to Kimmswick, MO. The map below is a screen capture from maps.google.com with driving directions from St. … Continue reading “Kimmiswick – 2/16/2013”
Ever since I discovered Mardi Gras in St. Louis, I try to never miss it. I’m still trying to get more people to join me each year. This year, I was able to get Ryan and Jeff with me. We planned to be there all of the day and enjoy the parade, but that wasn’t … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras 2013 – 2/29/2013”
A good friend of the family is in a band called The People’s. Their music style is Acoustic and Americana. We went to see them after a long day of a basketball game and the Sugar Maple Festival. It was a family friendly event, so we headed to the SIP Salon in Clayton for a … Continue reading “The People’s – 2/2/2013”
I received an unsolicited email from my father about a sugar maple festival not to far from my house. Following the link, I found that it was for the previous year. However, some persistent web searching showed that it was the first weekend in February this year. This sounded like the perfect type of outdoor … Continue reading “Sugar Maple Festival – 2/2/2013”