Backyard Homestead from Michelle

Our start to summer hasn't exactly gone according to plan. First, my whole household came down with strep, and then our son ended up in the hospital. Thank goodness everyone is happy, healthy, and fully recovered now!

On the bright side, all this recent rain has been doing wonders for the garden! The tomatoes, cucumbers, and broccoli are growing beautifully. Strangely, nothing I planted straight from seed has sprouted this year—I'm not entirely sure why, but hey, that's gardening for you! Because of that, I’m planning to really focus on a fall garden this season.

With today's perfect weather, I finally got outside to tackle the weeds (which are also loving the rain!). It felt so amazing to just be out in the sunshine and get my hands in the soil.

Here’s to hoping the rest of our summer is filled with good health, homegrown food, and lots of love! ☀️🌱

A simple reminder to slow down, take a deep breath, and appreciate the beauty in the little things ✨

Hello friends and happy meal plan Monday! On our menu this week we have
- tacos
- chicken wraps
- taco salads
- pizza
- chicken stir fry
- pork chops

What's cooking at your house this week?

I got outside and finally got some flowers planted! One of my favorite flowers is zinnias and I'm happy to have them planted in my front planters! Thank you !!

I also planted some zinnia seeds in these cute Baby Groot planters! 🤩 Those were a mother's day gift and I'm looking forward to seeing them when I go out to our fire pit 🙂

When your sister says "here, I bought you flowers" 😍

I will never get bored taking pictures of the sky...

Here we go! My first sourdough bake of the summer is cinnamon rolls!

Recipe courtesy of ! But I ran out of white flour, so some of it is substituted with whole wheat flour

Baby turtle doves 😍

Honoring and Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice today!