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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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