I'm pretty excited about my "secret pest weapon" this year! 🤫🌿
Published: Sun, 03/20/22
Hiya Rural Sprout Readers, Hoo-boy, I don’t know about you, but after writing a few of this week’s articles and reading my fellow writers’ pieces, I…
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Grow a garden in your living room? Yes! It can be done!
Published: Sun, 03/13/22
Happy Sunday, Rural Sprout Readers, Hello there from snowy, PA! We got not one but two snowstorms this week. And as much as I don’t like to say it,…
The one powerful gardening benefit no one ever talks about. 🌱🤲
Published: Sun, 03/06/22
Hello there, Rural Sprout Readers, It’s been another sobering week. And yet, I can’t say that it was a bad week. Despite everything that's going on, I…
Join me, Rural Sprout readers, for a time of reflection. 🕊️
Published: Sun, 02/27/22
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, I’ve spent the last hour or two staring at an empty page, wondering what to say after this horrific week. I keep…
I'm serious, she's her! I saw here check in to that little B&B down the street. 💃🌸💐
Published: Sun, 02/20/22
Hello there, Rural Sprout Readers, How are you? Was it a good week in your neck of the woods? How was the weather out your way? We’ve had some wild…
Real Spring? False Spring? Second Winter? What's going on?
Published: Sun, 02/13/22
Happy Sunday, Rural Sprout Readers, Another week has come and gone and left us closer to spring. And what a week it was here in Pennsylvania. For…
Flash floods, freezing rain and new bathing suits! 🌧️👙
Published: Sun, 02/06/22
Greetings, Rural Sprout Readers, As a Pennsylvanian, I feel dutybound to tell you that my neighbor, Pun sutawney Phil, saw his shadow and declared…
I used up all the tissues in the house this week...🤧
Published: Sun, 01/30/22
Happy Sunday, Rural Sprout Readers, It was another quiet week over at Rural Sprout. My house was especially subdued as I was under the weather with a…
I've got the cure for the post-holiday blues (but it means a little work)
Published: Sun, 01/23/22
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has passed, and I hope you’re all doing well. And for those of you where the sentiment applies, I hope…
What's your favorite winter "sport"? ☕ ❄️📕🧩
Published: Sun, 01/16/22
Hey there, Rural Sprout Readers, It’s been good and cold here in Central Pennsylvania, which means lots of indoor activities. I repotted all of my…