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Friday Freak Show
Friday morning, and the boys are still in their beds. There’s a five hour countdown until the appraiser comes, and from what we know, there’s a 50-50 chance he will actually come inside the house. We aren’t moving – just refinancing, hopefully. On the 50% chance he does, I painted the master bath. What’s even more amazing than the fact…
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Orange Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Scones
Over the past couple months, I’ve developed a scone fetish and I’ve been plotting my first attempt at baking scones on my own. To pay $3 a scone every weekend at the Farmer’s Market and on weekdays when I get overcome by a hankerin’ would be too much damage to the bank account. After browsing Pinterest and Allrecipes, I pieced…
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In Bloom: Cucumber
I wish I could tell you the exact cultivar, but I planted three or four different kinds and didn’t remember to label them!
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No space in the garden?
When space gets tight in the garden, the good news is that your crop has a time limit. Whether it’s a 68 day carrot or a 150 day garlic, the time will come to harvest. However, I have a packed garden with nothing quite ready to be scrapped, and five more sweet potato plants ready to be put in the…
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Cucumber Sandwich!
I had never tried a cucumber sandwich until last year. With all the wedding and baby showers I’ve attended in the past 8 years, and being a southern girl, it’s amazing I was able to dodge them for so long. Essentially, I have an irrational fear of what I call “old lady foods”. Allow me to expound. Fruit salad, tuna…
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Saturday Assassins
** CORRECTION 6/7/2013: These are leaf footed bug nymphs, which have the two black spots and hang out in clusters. https://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg65.html ** I’ve posted these assassin bugs in the past, and they have appeared in the garden this year. I found a cluster of their offspring on a cluster of coriander seeds that I was waiting to dry so I…
