New blooms in the garden

I love how one day I will check on the garden and I can’t seem to find a single new bloom.

But then the next day, all of a sudden it seems like a flower has bloomed, there are green beans growing, and little green tomatoes have appeared. 😅

Yesterday, I noticed we now have green beans growing. 😍 I am so excited to see so many green beans sprouting, even though I don’t like to eat green beans. 🤣

My kids love fresh green beans, so I am excited to grow a food that I know they love. I can’t wait to harvest the green beans and cook them for the kids!

This is the first time I have grown spider flowers (cleome). I found the the unique flowers at a local farm store.

I intentionally planted four spider flowers near the food plants so it could attract pollinators to the garden.

I wanted to add something different to the garden this year, and I think the spider flowers were a perfect addition. The magenta petals are so beautiful!

And the tickseed flowers have bloomed, too. I actually planted these seeds last summer, but the flowers never grew. So, this was a nice surprise!

💜 XO

New herb plant shelves

My husband built the cutest herb plant shelves for our patio garden. 😍🪴

by JennJune 22, 2026

Homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

Delicious homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies—good luck eating just one! 😋🍪

by JennJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

Pizza Friday

Trying a new (delicious) pizza for Pizza Friday. 🍕

by JennJune 19, 2026 #DailyBlog #DailyLife #flowers #garden #gardening #GrowingFood #SimpleLiving #SlowLiving #UrbanGarden #UrbanGardener

New herb plant shelves

I’m so excited because I finally have outdoor shelves for my herb plants! 😁🪴 Travis worked on building the shelves all weekend, even on Father’s Day.

He was so proud of his work that he snapped a picture of the shelves and said, “Now when I go to work and someone asks me what I did this weekend, I can show them I built garden shelves.” 😄

We’ve been finding more efficient ways to grow food in a small space. Growing vertically, like with our new herb plant shelves, makes it possible for us to grow a great variety of herbs without taking up a lot of ground space in our small patio garden.

Now when I am cooking and need herbs from the garden, I can just walk out on the patio and reach for the pot I need on the shelf.

I love my herb plant shelves! 😍 Travis did a great job building the shelves. I said, “Now that I know you know how to build shelves, I’m going to ask you to build more shelves all the time!” 🤣😁

💜 XO

Homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

Delicious homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies—good luck eating just one! 😋🍪

by JennJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

Pizza Friday

Trying a new (delicious) pizza for Pizza Friday. 🍕

by JennJune 19, 2026

A lot of time in the kitchen today

The heart of our home is the kitchen.

by JennJune 18, 2026June 19, 2026 #DailyBlog #DailyLife #garden #gardening #GrowingFood #Herbs #SimpleLiving #SlowLiving #SmallSpaceGardening #UrbanGarden #UrbanGardener #urbanHomesteading #VerticalGardening

Pizza Friday

Every Friday we order pizza from one of our favorite local markets. I usually get the meat lovers pizza with artichoke, but tonight I thought I’d try something a little different.

Toppings: fresh pineapple, roasted garlic, red onions, mozzarella cheese, and buffalo mozzarella cheese.

It was delicious! Definitely getting this pizza again!

Happy Friday! 💜 XO

A lot of time in the kitchen today

The heart of our home is the kitchen.

by JennJune 18, 2026June 19, 2026

Calm before the storm

Baking cookies, securing the garden, and prepping the basement before the storm arrives.

by JennJune 17, 2026

There’s nothing to watch on Netflix

Is a Netflix monthly subscription even worth it anymore?

by JennJune 16, 2026 #DailyBlog #DailyLife #Food #foodie #friday #Pizza

TENTANG NEGERI KAYA DAN RAKYAT YANG DIMINTA BERSABAR

Jujur saja, selama ini aku tidak pernah menaruh perhatian sebesar ini pada urusan pemerintah. Hidupku lebih sering habis untuk mengejar penghasilan, merawat ide-ide yang tumbuh di kepala, lalu berharap semuanya bisa menjadi sesuatu yang layak dijual esok hari

https://ceritauntukesok.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/tentang-negeri-kaya-dan-rakyat-yang-diminta-bersabar/

Calm before the storm

We’re supposed to get a storm later tonight. Possible thunderstorms, flash flooding, and tornado.

I hope it just rains and there aren’t any bad storms, but if we do have harsh weather tonight, I hope everyone takes the necessary precautions and stays safe!

We moved our grow bags in a safe spot just in case it storms later tonight.

We prepped our basement in case water gets in it. This type of flash flooding is very common for southeast Michigan.

I also worked on moving our garden grow bags to spots outside that will hopefully keep them safe from the storm.

I’ll have to bring our seedlings inside so the storm doesn’t hurt them. 🌿

We’ve had unusually cooler temps all week with rain off and on. My poor summer vegetables and some of my transplants are freaking out. 😩

They’re like, “Girl, what is going on?! I can’t stand up straight.” 😏😆

It should be sunny tomorrow, so I’m hoping the soil can dry out and the stressed plants perk up.

My new celery starts have had enough of this rain!The careors and green beans are looking good!

I’m feeling much better than I did yesterday. The rest did me good. The kids are getting better each day, too. I think by next Monday everyone will be feeling 100% better.

This viral bug has a slow recovery. We rarely get sick in the summer. 😏 I’m very thankful everyone is healing comfortably at home.and no one had to go to the doctor!

And since we’re feeling a little better, I decided to make a sweet treat for the family — homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. 😋🍪

Of course, my chef assistant Zaya (5) helped. 😄 She LOVES cooking! 😍

I’ll share my homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe in another post. The cookies are DELICIOUS! It’s hard to eat just one! 😋🍪

💜 XO

There’s nothing to watch on Netflix

Is a Netflix monthly subscription even worth it anymore?

by JennJune 16, 2026

Just did a little gardening today

Some fresh air and a little gardening helped my summer cold. 🌿🤒

by JennJune 13, 2026June 14, 2026

Claudius is sus

My gen alpha daughter’s analysis of Hamlet is so funny! 😂

by JennJune 12, 2026June 12, 2026 #baking #Cookies #cooking #DailyBlog #DailyLife #Family #garden #Homemaker #Homemaking #SimpleLiving #StormPrep

There’s nothing to watch on Netflix

I’ve been sick since Friday, and most of my days have been spent in bed resting.

So, naturally when you’re sick, you binge watch TV. I’ve been watching a ton of gardening videos (of course! 😂) on YouTube and some Heartland (my comfort show).

But why is there nothing interesting to watch on Netflix?! 😲

Yellow Door Urban Homestead is one of my favorite gardening channels on YouTube. 😊I also love watching MIGardener on YouTube! Very informative gardening channel. 🌿

This evening, I spent 30 min searching through Netflix’s content, and I only found maybe 5 or 6 movies/shows that seem interesting. They’re all older, too. Maybe between 2007 – 2021.

I pay $20/month for what exactly? 😏 I’m seriously thinking about canceling my subscription. Lol

💜 XO

Just did a little gardening today

Some fresh air and a little gardening helped my summer cold. 🌿🤒

by JennJune 13, 2026June 14, 2026

Claudius is sus

My gen alpha daughter’s analysis of Hamlet is so funny! 😂

by JennJune 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Our happy place this spring

These days, you’ll find us at the greenhouse. ☺️🌿

by JennJune 11, 2026June 13, 2026 #DailyBlog #DailyLife #entertainment #Movies #netflix #OnlineStreaming #TVShows #YouTube

ASAL USUL IKAN KOKI: PERSPEKTIF SEJARAH, GENETIKA, DAN DOMESTIKASI

Ikan koki sering dianggap sebagai ikan hias yang lahir untuk memenuhi keindahan akuarium, padahal sejarahnya bermula dari perjalanan domestikasi yang berlangsung sangat panjang. Jauh sebelum memiliki tubuh bulat, warna mencolok, atau sirip yang menjuntai anggun, nenek moyang ikan ini hidup di perairan tawar Asia Timur dengan bentuk tubuh yang ramping dan warna yang cenderung kusam

https://ceritauntukesok.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/asal-usul-ikan-koki-perspektif-sejarah-genetika-dan-domestikasi/

Just did a little gardening today

Despite feeling sick today (I have a cold 🤒), I spent a little time in the garden. The fresh air was actually really helpful for me.

Travis helped me plant our herbs in 2-gallon grow bags and add fertilizer to some of the veggies.

We found a local plant store that sells the 2-gallon bags for only $1.29 each! The size is perfect for the herbs and lettuce.

I love our new 2-gallon grow bags for our herbs!We finally got fertilizer for the plants! 🌿👩🏽‍🌾

I only had enough energy to garden for about 30 minutes, but it was exactly what I needed! I think I’ll feel a little better tomorrow to work in the garden a bit more.

💜 XO

#DailyBlog #DailyLife #garden #gardening

DARI LAMUN HINGGA PANTAI: PERAN EKOLOGIS PENYU DALAM SAMUDRA

Penyu sering dipandang sebagai pengembara tua yang melintasi samudra dari satu musim ke musim berikutnya, padahal keberadaannya membantu menjaga salah satu fondasi terpenting kehidupan laut, yaitu padang lamun. Di bawah permukaan air, hamparan lamun berfungsi sebagai tempat berlindung, area pembesaran, sekaligus sumber makanan bagi banyak organisme laut

https://ceritauntukesok.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/dari-lamun-hingga-pantai-peran-ekologis-penyu-dalam-samudra/

Claudius is sus

Zhen (13) and I have been reading a kid-friendly retelling of Hamlet. I found this great find at our local public library!

I thought reading Hamlet For Kids (by Lois Burdett) together would be a fun way to introduce Zhen to Shakespeare without overwhelming her with heavy Elizabethan English.

I found this kid-friendly retelling of Hamlet at the public library! 📚🤓

Today, we read the part of the drama when Hamlet sees his father’s ghost and the ghost tells him Claudius killed Hamlet’s father.

“What does prophetic soul mean?” Zhen asked after reading the passage.

I broke it down for her by asking her to think of what a prophet means and what they do.

I explained, “So, this is basically Hamlet’s poetic way of saying, ‘I knew it! I knew it was my Uncle Claudius!’ Hamlet was suspicious of his uncle, and now the ghost has confirmed those suspicions.”

“Ohhhh, so Claudius is sus!” Zhen exclaimed. 🤣

We both started laughing, and I said, “Well…yeah! I guess King Claudius is sus!”

Such a Gen Alpha way to explain Shakespeare! Haha 😄😎 But it made me happy Zhen made the connection!

💜 XO

Our Happy Place This Spring

These days, you’ll find us at the greenhouse. ☺️🌿

by JennJune 11, 2026June 12, 2026

Sunflower Rescue

I said I wasn’t going to grow sunflowers this year, but the sunflowers had a different plan. 🌻😂

by JennJune 10, 2026

Patterns in the Garden

A math discovery at a local greenhouse…

by JennJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026

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