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Pumpkin and Puzzle Update
Guess what I got in the mail today? Another puzzle book. I finally sorted through my immaculate record keeping system and found a number to call about my subscription. The person who answered the phone was very nice. She told … Continue reading
Did You Hear That Screaming?
This is the plant that I grew from a seed I saved last year and knocked all the leaves off when I planted it. Not now. It was last night. I’m setting this to post after I hit the road … Continue reading
Garden Update
I still have plants that haven’t bloomed and I keep finding dahlias I’ve never seen before. I think I say that every year. Yesterday I noticed that one of my tomatoes (the German lunchbox) was growing so crazy it was … Continue reading
Future Pumpkins
Whenever I’m running around I always think of a ton of things I want to post about. Then when I’m sitting here I can’t remember. I also have tons of notes but then when I sit here I don’t understand … Continue reading
You Can’t Have Any Pudding If You Don’t Eat Your Meat
This is the tomato plant that I grew from a seed and knocked all the leaves off when I planted it in the garden. It’s about 4 feet tall and has a half dozen green tomatoes on it. It is … Continue reading
White Chocolate – Raspberry Pie
I had two really busy weeks and didn’t have 5 minutes to go out and check up on the yard. When I finally went out there Friday morning it was madness. All kinds of weeds and tall grass. There were … Continue reading
Attack of the Peas
If you’re looking at your current pea crop and sad that it isn’t frightening you with its productivity, let me tell you about the seeds I used: Veseys. I can’t remember which one I bought but they all look good. … Continue reading
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Berries!
This was yesterday’s pickings. This is about twice what I picked on Friday. Tons more out there. The raspberries like to hide. Every time I looked back at the part I just picked I’d see another handful. The first post-4th … Continue reading
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Sprouts!
I keep calling these pea sprouts but they are cucumber sprouts. I planted them on Saturday. This is what they looked like on Tuesday morning. This is what they looked like on Tuesday evening. This is what they look like … Continue reading
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They Might Be Giants
I saw this yesterday in the front yard as I was racing off to the park-n-ride. It was all I could do to not pull over right that second and fawn over it. But I always leave for the bus … Continue reading
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