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Flowers for summer

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Erin

Last week, I didn’t plan on getting much work done, what with it being the last week of school for the kids. Sure enough, I did lunch with my daughter’s class, plus the annual outing with the kids for ice … Continue reading →

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Apples and trees

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Erin

Today’s post is both a bit of gratitude, and a bit of “What’s actually going on?” I’ve posted pictures before of the apple tree in back, weighted down with apple blossoms. We’ve picked apples from it once or twice, but … Continue reading →

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The state of the pumpkin

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Erin

Although there are ears on the corn plants, the kernels are all underdeveloped. The lettuce has been out there so long that even what’s not flowering is slightly bitter (rather pretty, though). The pumpkin, though — this is my success … Continue reading →

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The garden is growing!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Erin

I had to go out and pull one of the cabbage-mustard-lettuce things from the garden because it had bolted (as in, was taller than my daughter), but I’m pleased with how everything else is doing. I plucked red leaf lettuce … Continue reading →

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Garden pics

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Erin

Here are the pictures I promised yesterday. First, the blueberry plants on our deck. They look to be establishing themselves well. We won’t get any berries this year, of course, but next year should be delightful. The straw bales with … Continue reading →

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Little by little

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Erin

So I’m trying this straw bale gardening this year. It’s kind of like using raised beds without having to make them. You have to prep the bales with fertilizer to make them start breaking down, to make them a good … Continue reading →

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Daffodils!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Erin

So much to be grateful for today. It’s warm at last — today’s about 70. Lovely. The seeds my daughter and I planted are coming right along. Some of them look like they’re ready to go outside (peas and beans, … Continue reading →

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The hope of growing things

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Erin

Bit late in the spring, perhaps, but this weekend my daughter and I started seeds in seed trays — vegetables, flowers, a couple of herbs. Figure we’ll get them transplanted the first or second week of May (assuming they haven’t … Continue reading →

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Autumn foliage is very confused

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Erin

Crape myrtles bloom much later here than elsewhere — ours are just coming into their own now. (Photos after cut)

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mid-August in the yard

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Erin

Remember that apple tree full of gorgeous blossoms, the branches bending down under their weight? Yeah, sadly, the fruit’s not nearly as impressive. Fewer apples than we had last year, even, and the ones I have any hope of reaching … Continue reading →

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