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Volunteer Tomatoes in the Asparagus Bed
The asparagus in our garden hasn’t been able to catch a break. Just before what would have been its third year in our yard, and the glorious spring in which we’d finally be able to harvest it, I dug it all up and moved it to a new bed. Its original location was terribly overgrown with weeds, and my husband insisted on mowing it over whenever I wasn’t looking. So, in it’s third year, I moved it just outside the…
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In Bloom: Bearded Iris ‘War Chief’
Are you comfortable with me just posting a picture of pretty plants and flowers in the garden without much if any narrative? Oh, good! Then here is my first post of my new Wordless Wednesday series: In Bloom. Do you want to join me in an “In Bloom” link up? Link back to this post in your post and submit a link to your post here.
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What a week!
It has been one crazy week here with battling sickness – all three boys have had their ups and downs – planting the garden and preparing for a women’s conference at our church. By this Saturday, my garden helper Scooby was all better and incredibly excited to help me plant tomatoes and seed corn and beans. How do I know he was excited? Today when I picked him up, his teachers knew all about his hard work. I gave him…
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How Can I Help?
So, by the number of questions I’ve been getting from friends over the past couple weeks, I get the idea that you guys trust me and my gardening advice. I really am flattered by it and absolutely love seeing more people start to grow their own food and get their hands a little dirty. It has become quite a passion of mine. I also think that maybe there are some friends out there that really do want to start a…
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Just a fuddy-dud.
Last night I got to hang out with my best gal who happens to be very successful in her career. Reflecting on my own path – a career never really took off and instead I am in a nest full of little boys. After a long several days of being quarantined, I think must be feeling a little tortured and trapped. Too many hours of PBS kids and whining can do that to a mama. So as my head hit…
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Chickadees!
For about a week, I thought a family of blue birds would move into one of our two next boxes, but a sweet pair of chickadees fought hard for the one in the back and quickly built a nest from the straw I’d stuffed behind their box and fresh grass clippings. I’ve been opening the door to watch the progress, but never saw any birds inside – until this weekend when I got hissed at by a mama bird incubating…
