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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Happy Halloween!
It’s my favorite day of the year again! Well, ok, maybe second or third favorite. But I just love Halloween! I thought I’d take this opportunity to share something different with you. . . sorry, no gardening today. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Fall
Tagged Halloween, Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie, The Nightmare Before Christmas
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A convergence of events
Actually, in this case, more like a convergence of food. Do you ever make something sort of from odds and ends, and end up with something so fantastic that you know you’ll never duplicate it? That was what happened when … Continue reading
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Cooking with cabbage
I mentioned on Wednesday that we stopped at Bluebird Gardens, our CSA farm, for a free cabbage and bok choi harvest on Sunday. How much free cabbage is too much? That’s the question. I don’t have the answer yet, but … Continue reading
A little surprise
If you read my blog on Monday, you know that Trevor and I spent a nice long weekend at the lake this past weekend. On the way home we stopped at Bluebird Gardens, our CSA farm, to get some cabbage … Continue reading
A long weekend
We just got back yesterday afternoon from a four-day weekend at the lake–our last for this season, until spring. It’s always hard to leave. But we had a great time. The weather wasn’t fabulous; it was rainy and cool much … Continue reading
Posted in Fall
Tagged Bluebird Gardens, Glendalough State Park, long lake weekend, pet cemetery
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My new favorite
Another thing I was able to check off my list this past weekend was putting up some Pumpkin Preserves–if you have never had these, they are well worth the effort. Delicious! I came across this recipe, which is actually called … Continue reading
Strange little addition
As part of my super-productive weekend, I did get our graveyard set up in the front yard. I was sort of debating if it was worth the effort at this late date, since I typically do it the second the … Continue reading
A great weekend
Is it a sign of getting old, do you think, when you base how “good” your weekend is by how much you accomplish?? Probably. But I’m good with that. In addition to making 7 jars of pumpkin preserves, 6 loaves … Continue reading
Posted in Fall
Tagged fall chores, getting the shed ready, pumpkin bread, pumpkin preserves
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Fall garden cleanup
I had a request from my sister-in-law (hi, Tammy!) to do a blog entry about fall garden cleanup. This is nice, because it gives me a topic for a blog entry. This is ironic, because, although I can probably give you … Continue reading
Posted in Fall
Tagged fall garden chores, fall garden cleanup, iris borer, irises, peonies, peony mildew
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