Garden Trellis Idea Cheap and Easy for Climbing Garden Plants

If you want to know how I made this great budget-friendly garden trellis, follow along with this post! This year was my first year planting a garden all on my own. So, I have been searching for great garden trellis ideas. Of course, growing up, I helped out with my parents’ garden. As I got Read More …

Canning Strawberry Pie Filling for the First Time

Strawberry Pie Filling Amazon links are affiliated and I can earn commission from purchases made through the link. I own 4 different canning books and NONE of them have a recipe for strawberry pie filling. And I know maybe it’s not the most popular kind. I am guessing apple and cherry take the lead on Read More …

Life Update + A Healthier Me

So, it’s been a hot minute, I know. I keep telling myself I will get better about updating the blog. But here I am almost a year later. Let me give you a life update on a few things! Life Update + Roost Eleven Eighteen Updates I graduated college with my Associate’s degree back in Read More …

Saying Goodbye to Summer 2023

Saying Goodbye to Summer 2023 I can’t believe I am saying that already! I feel like this summer just flew by! So many things happened and I think I did a poor job keeping the blog updated. I need to find a better system and process for everything that is for sure. I really wanted Read More …

Jam Making and Canning

Jam-making and canning are what this season has been about. 2023 is my 2nd year canning and it just gets easier. Canning is a lot of work but is so rewarding Now, when I say easier, I mean feeling confident canning comes more easily each time I can. Canning is A LOT of work. But Read More …

Double Fudge Chocolate Cheesecake

Double Fudge Chocolate Cheesecake. Do I need to say more? Doesn’t that sound AMAZING!? And it really is double chocolate. If you aren’t a big chocolate fan, this recipe probably isn’t for you. I got this recipe from my Golden Girls Cookbook. This recipe was pretty easy to make! I had to swap out the Read More …

Now Hosting a Book Club

Roost Eleven Eighteen now hosting a book club. Hi Chickadees! It’s been a hot minute. Life kind of got away from me with the end of the semester and garden season approaching. I was starting seeds and doing a billion things it seemed like.  Anyways! A little update. Roost Eleven Eighteen is now hosting a Read More …

Valentine’s Day Drink/Punch Recipe

Drink/punch recipe I love Valentine’s day! Some people will say it is just a made-up holiday from the decor companies. But being able to see all the reds and pinks with the hearts? YES PLEASE. So I made a cute Valentine’s day drink/punch recipe. I think most of us know how to make the punch Read More …

2023 Seed Starting: How to

Seed starting time! Can you believe it?! Well, just onions so far. Last year I started them with the rest of the seeds; they needed way more time! So I bumped it up this year quite a bit. Burpee Walla Walla Onions To be 100% honest I chose Walla Walla onions back in 2021 because Read More …

22 Concepts I Learned in 2022

I wanted to end the year with 22 Concepts that I have learned in 2022. I can’t believe we are at the end of 2022! For me, the end of the year is my favorite time of the year. Other than my birthday is on the first of the year. Being an adult and dealing Read More …

Garden 2022 Season Completed: What I learned

I can’t believe the 2022 garden season is over! Follow along as I recap the garden season and what I learned and plan to change for the following year. What Did I Grow? Name Seed Variety Success/Fail Description Pests? Any Preventative? Changes for Next year Spinach Burpee Baby Leaf Hybrid Fail They grew but the Read More …