Category: Pinkie and Pops Place
Pinkie and Pops Place spotlights making life GRAND with the next generation, as we share moments, musings, recipes, and adventures experienced with our grandchildren.
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Harvesting the Senses – The Full Experience of October
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” -Anne of Green Gables Me, too, Anne with an “e.” Me, too! My career as an educator has taken me through 33 Octobers, but no matter where I am or what my current role, October brings out the early childhood educator in me. Read more
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The Ladybug Brigade Chronicles: Part II – Signs of Victory
When aphids attacked our hoop house plants, we called in the Ladybug Brigade as a natural solution. Plants showed significant improvement in just two weeks. Check out the improvement in the before and after pictures below. While our ladybug research had us feeling optimistic, we were pleasantly surprised by how well and how quickly the Read more
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Seven September Gardening Essentials You’ll Love on Amazon!
Welcome to our Amazon Launch! We are so excited! For our first associates post, we’ve curated seven of our favorites to get you through September! Number 1: The Collitt hat with solar powered fans is a game changer! Though we’ve had a touch of fall, the north Texas heat is far from over. This hat Read more
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Dream It, Plan It, Grow It — Preparing Now for Next Year’s Harvest
So you want to have a garden? Maybe you have an interest in wholesome eating. Maybe you want to connect with earth. Maybe, like us, you have fond memories of your grandparents’ gardens and would like to find a kinship with the generations gone by. Where ever your garden thoughts are rooted (see what I Read more
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How To Dig a Farm Pond and Keep the Garden Hydrated
One of the first things we did when we purchased the land for Heartstead Farms was prepare the ground for a garden. The next thing we had to do was figure out how to keep a garden hydrated in the hot, dry Texas summer. A stock pond seemed to be the logical solution. The center of Read more
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How the Dog Saved the Garden
The Hair-Raising Secret to Hare Defense Year one of our farm garden brought a decent harvest and a whole lot of pesky rabbits. We had the cute little cotton-tail bunnies and the enormous Texas jack rabbits. And you know, rabbits have prolific, herbivorous, hungry families! They could wreak havoc on a vegetable garden. I gave Read more
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A Canyon in Bloom: The Basket Flower’s Rare Display
Texas has some of the most breathtaking state parks in the country, and Palo Duro Canyon never disappoints. Our recent road trip to this majestic “Grand Canyon of Texas” delivered all the expected wonder — towering red rock formations, sweeping vistas, and big sky beauty — plus an unexpected bonus. Thanks to an unusually rainy Read more
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Provision in the Wilderness: Lessons From a Log Bouquet
Cliches Come to Life A refreshing mist cooled my face as we reached our Yellowstone hiking destination and were overtaken with wonder and awe. The falls were spectacular and the sound of rushing water was music to my soul. Then something unexpected caught my eye. On a splintered log across the rushing water, a tiny Read more
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The Dogs are Packing – Summer’s Slow Surrender
Here in North Texas, we are certainly living in the dog days of summer! Ozone alerts are part of the daily forecast. The kids are back in school, and that seems fine since it is too hot to play outside all day anyway. But there is light at the end of the blazing tunnel. North Read more
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Seeds in the Wind: A Lesson in Wonder and Growth
It was a bright, sunny day with a light breeze. We were taking a little ride on the gator, when the most amazing little ball of fuzz floated right before our eyes. It’s a Seed! And the start of an impromptu science lesson. Another opportunity to respond with wonder and awe. Addilyn captured it, and Read more