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Our compost bin started growing vegetables for us this summer. Normally I would just yank them out, so it will all break down better and turn to compost. I let a few plants go this... More »
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A huge storm just skirted us. Lightning has flashed all around. I was afraid my little boy, falling asleep too late, would be too jazzed to crash. But he hardly noticed. A look at the... More »
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The sun just came out. Yesterday it rained and rained and rained. Already the ground is saturted. Our carrots are rotting. There is standing water on the lawn. And it has kept raining. Today we... More »
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We spent a week away on an island on a beautiful lake and it was pretty dang great. We came home today, not quite ready to leave but it was probably better that way. Why... More »
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When my step-mother died, several people gave us flowers so we might remember her. Some have bloomed already (the lilac and the rhododendron) and some are blooming now. Some friends gave us some lilies, a... More »
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The ground squishes when you walk on it. We were away for several days to Maine and apparently we got over three inches of rain while we were gone. Things, including the squishy lawn, grew... More »
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I was home with my children this morning as my spouse went off to earn some cash (one of us needs to bring home the vegetarian bacon substitute). My daughter had the idea to have... More »
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The scarecrow seems to have worked on the turkeys. They have not ravaged the garden since I put it up. Of course, I go out and chase them into flight to the trees whenever I... More »
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That's what I was doing--watering the pepper plants I just transplanted when it started to rain. I made sure they had enough since it seemed just a shower and then quit. I planted a zucchini... More »
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The turkeys got into our garden again this morning. The scarecrow didn't do enough, clearly. I went out and offered them some ideas but they were not interested. They ravaged the strawberries. Once again we... More »
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