Roost Eleven Eighteen

Saying Goodbye to Summer 2023! WOW it’s been a great summer! And I’m thankful for everything I got to experience! But now I can officially say Hello to Fall! 😍 Fall is my favorite season but I wanted to enjoy summer to its fullest this year before jumping into Fall! You can read the full recap on the blog! Link in my bio! But I wanted to try to recap summer in 10 pictures! 🍓🍓 picked 16 pounds of strawberries for jam ⛳️🛶 started two new hobbies- kayaking and golf! 🌺🌸🌼💐 started my micro mini flower farm The Roost turned 2! 🥒 canned pickles 🌻 grew a lot of sunflowers and few grew taller than Dustin!! 👩‍🌾 my garden season was different than years prior but still so thankful to be able to grow my own food 🩷continued on my healthy lifestyle 🐶 Kapper had a great summer 📚 and summer ended with me starting my 2nd year of college in my current program and university! #ohio #westernohio #lifestyleblog #lifestyle #ohiobloggers #sayinggoodbyetosummer #hellofall #summerrecap #summer2023

Mid September check and the last check in/recap of the summer 🥺🥺🥺 September has filled my cup up in so many ways so far! I’m grateful for the opportunities I have had to spend time with my family and the cooler weather so Kapper can join in on the walks again! #ohio #westernohio #septembercheckin #summerisending #ohiobloggers #lifestyleblog #homeblog #gardenblog

This first year was all about trial and error! I knew I wanted to do this for sometime but finally made it a reality! How did I grow these? With seeds saved from prior years and 85¢ seed boxes from @menardshomeimprovement 😆 Now, I know what I like and what I don’t. And can invest more money into improving for the better for next year! I didn’t want to stick a lot of money in it this first year since I really had no idea what would work! You have to start somewhere! I want to grow bigger flowers for next year- I felt like I had a lot of “filler flowers” 🩷🩷🩷 #ohio #westernohio #microflowerfarm #cutflowergarden #ohiobloggers #pollinatorgarden #ohioflowerfarmer #bouquets #sunflowers #gardenblog #urbangarden #gardensofinstagram #gardensofohio

ARC Review! Thank you @authormeganreinking for the advanced copy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I give this book 4.5 stars! I really enjoyed The Holiday Prize by Megan Reinking. A sweet romantic read! It's a perfect book to read during the holiday season, or anytime if you like me and love Christmas time! The Holiday Prize was balanced evenly with Holiday, workplace, and romance topics. And who wouldn't love to celebrate the Holiday season in Oahu?! I loved Connor and Tori's relationship as co-workers and what slowly transpired into a romantic one. It seemed very organic and natural! The Holiday Prize is a closed-door romance, and I believe Megan Reinking executed this very well! You can see how Connor and Tori's relationship progressed without sex talk. I loved how comfortable Connor was with Tori compared to other women. Tori was able to be herself with Connor and I loved that Connor wanted to be around Tori's family! Overall, A GREAT BOOK! Looking forward to reading more books by Megan. #ohio #westernohio #arcreader #bookblog #ilovetoread #readingblog #lifestyleblogger #bookstagram #ohiobookstagrammer #ohiobloggers

I made this Greek chicken and orzo pasta salad I saw on the @foodnetwork and it’s SO GOOD!! And super easy to make. I great way to incorporate some of your garden fresh veggies too! #ohio #westernohio #recipereels #foodideas #foodreels #foodie #lunchideas #ohiobloggers #foodblog #foodieblog

August my bookclub read The Ohana Cottage by @authormeganreinking This was such a cute, sweet and easy read for the month! We loved John and Mia’s story and the growth John did. This is a closed door romance! a perfect summer read. As a group we gave this book a rating of 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #ohio #westernohio #bookclub #virtualbookclub #romancebooks #romancereads #lovetoread #augustreads #readingblog #lifestyleblog

August 🌞🌻🏌️‍♀️🐶🚤📚 Can’t believe it’s gone! It was a good month! Garden seasoning winding down and school started back up! Looking forward to September #ohio #westernohio #lifestyleblog #ohiobloggers #gardenbloggers #homeblog #gardenblog #lifestyleblogger #micoflowerfarm #augustrecap

So maybe this garden season didn’t go as planned. But I’m still thankful for everything I did grow successfully! My garden is still producing! Tomatoes and my zucchini & spaghetti squash! 🍅🍉Jury is still out if I’ll get any watermelons this year! I’m trying to enjoy the current season still and not rush to the next! 👩‍🌾🩷 #ohio #westernohio #gardenblog #lifestyleblog #urbangardenblog #ohiogardeners #gardensofohio #gardenersofohio #ohiourbangardening #ohiobloggers