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Birds on the Deck
These are two birds that don’t usually come up onto the deck. I’ve never been able to get a picture of a blue jay this close. They tend to stay far from the house. Just in the past couple weeks, a pair has started visiting the feeders – but only if they don’t see any movement behind our windows. For…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
