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Garden Monthly Pics
The fall progression is visible in the veggie garden. The rose bush was pruned back to its nubbins and the spent veggie plants were pulled. The large yellow mum grew too heavy and was cut back to the ground. Manure and cedar mulch were added to the beds. By now, we should have experienced our first frost of the season,…
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Fall Garden Inspiration
Frost hasn’t hit us yet, so we are enjoying some of the final blooms of the season. Yesterday I was at Lowes, where all fruiting, flowering and shade trees were on sale. I suppose they are past their visual prime, but it is the perfect time here to plant them. We’ve been building a shed in the back yard, and…
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The Annual Pumpkin Pics
Each year we get our Halloween pumpkins from the NC State Farmers Market and have the boys sit for a picture with their pumpkins. This may be the first year there was no drama at all. I suppose we are at that magic age now (6 and 8) where sitting for a picture can be painless. It’s a far cry…
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Camping at Cape Lookout
While posting about our camping trip to Blue Bear Mountain Campground, I searched through the blog trying to find documentation of our previous camping trips. I never shared about them! So over the next few days I’ll be posting some pictures and comments from some of our past adventures. First up, Cape Lookout! One theme that seems to run through…
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Blue Bear Mountain Campground
This past weekend, we ventured to Todd, NC to stay at Blue Bear Mountain Campground. We usually stay at state parks, but when I went online to look for a last minute site, everything was booked. Some friends of ours had recently been to BBMC, so I figured why not call up the number and see if there was anything…
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Images from Emerald Isle
We spent last week at Emerald Isle with family, and these are some of my favorite images from the trip. The windy air was humid and salty, so I was struggling to keep the lens clean, but the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Huge thanks go out to Joe’s mom for hosting us! Biggest shells: the very end of the island…
