Happy Monday dear friends, hope all is well in your part of the world. This month marks 5 years that I've been walking the Earth without my father. Each day has it's interesting occurrences, at times I think I am at peace with it, at other times my heart aches and I am deeply saddened. …
Author: doublejflowerranch
New Avenues
Greetings on this lovely Tuesday! I hope all is well in your part of the world. I've recently been thinking about the money I made last year from this new adventure of being a cut flower grower/farmer, what my goals are, what I want, and where I want to go. I still have a full …
Raised Beds, Tulip Update & More
Happy Monday morning dear friends. I hope Easter weekend found you peaceful and rested. We watched Andrea Bocelli perform live from Italy on the big screen tv to start our Easter morning. It was beautiful...moved me to tears. I'm missing my dad, Easter dinner was the last dinner we had with him before he passed …
Dear Mother Nature-Enough Already…
Okay, Mother Nature, we are done with the cold, rain, snow and wind. It's time for the Sweet Peas to find their way to their new bed, it's time for the tulips to come up and find the sunshine...! The snow you sent on April Fools day was funny -- NOT! and the snow you …
Lowering My Expectations…
Not looking promising I'm so embarrassed to say this...but I was suckered into thinking I could actually grow beautiful tulips. I bought it all, hook, line and sinker - swallowed it whole!! Took a dive and spent a decent amount of money on tulips & daffodils - not from the person that convinced me I …
Good Starts & Hitting the Wall
The first week of the shut down found us out in the greenhouse every day. Joe has been tediously working on the electrical - turns out that it was a bit more complicated that I had anticipated. It's mostly all wrapped up, so now the heat mats turn on at night and turn off in …
Fame…but no Fortune
Greetings! I hope this week has found you rested and peaceful. I hope the scare of the COVID-19 isn't too scary in your part of the world. I received a text yesterday from my aunt, she seen an article in the local paper about Double J Flower Ranch....turns out it was a great article, but …
Out of Order & Unintended Consequences
Hello there! Hope all is well with you this fine Thursday afternoon! My grandson celebrates his second birthday today, he's currently out of the state - which has been VERY difficult for this grandma -even Joe has been having a hard time with it. But, Jaxson is in a nice warm sunny place with his …
Great Advice
A very dear friend of mine retired a few years back. While we were chatting one afternoon I asked her - "Ridgely, I'm 20 years behind you in this journey, what advice do you have for someone in my shoes?" She didn't skip a beat - keep learning she said. Always, keep learning new things. …
Snap Happy, Diversity, and a Menu
Good Thursday evening 🙂 I hope everything is well in your little nook of the world! There hasn't been a lot of planting going on, but certainly a ton of growing! The Bee's Friend has some new and interesting leaves on it, the Sweet Peas are happy and healthy and the Petunias are looking fabulous! …
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