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Category Archives: gardening
Little Blue Spruce
A message to you, dear readers, from me, via my mother: We have a small, living-in-a-bucket, Blue Spruce, courtesy of Marty, the retired tree farmer boyfriend. Little Blue Spruce relaxes in the shade of the backyard when he’s not hard … Continue reading
Posted in daily Life, gardening, Love, posts with photos
Tagged Blue spruce, Christmas, Christmas tree, christmas tree ornaments, crafts, family, holidays, mothers
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A quick tour of the premises
Something is sprouting from the mat on my back porch. My back yard is a verdant jungle. …meanwhile, the front porch is getting it’s due. atop the compost pile Mr. and Mrs Pumpkinhead, may they rot in peace. As long … Continue reading
Posted in daily Life, gardening, posts with photos, teens, Uncategorized
Tagged compost, flowers, humor, inspiration, life, photos
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Just when you thought it was safe…
Here are those weird blue masks again. Ever tried typing with a band-aid on your finger? I may have to keep this short. You may recall these lovelies from the “weird blue masks” post. I have since slathered them on the … Continue reading
Posted in ceramics, college, gardening, posts with photos
Tagged art, ceramics, creativity, gardening, happiness, life
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weird blue masks
Ceramics class. These are the masks I made yesterday. It is required that we make a mask, and because I can get really fussy and spend way too much time on stuff, I decided to just whip these out in … Continue reading
Cherry tomatoes for dinner and the big bad cherry tomato plant from which they came
Well, how could I refuse? All I had to do was walk in the front door, grab a little green plastic basket, and then walk out the back door and wrestle with the huge plant for a minute or two. … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardening, posts with photos
Tagged food, gardening, photos, simple suppers
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kitchen sink quiche
Two whole-wheat pie crusts, one dozen eggs, a splash of milk; a small, tender zucchini, sliced thin, a handful of cherry tomatoes, quartered, and a sprinkling of scissor-snipped chives, all from the garden; half of a skilletful of ground beef cooked with mushrooms, dinosaur kale, … Continue reading
Posted in food, gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged entertaining, food, friends, photos, recipes, theatre
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I’m baaaaaack
Back from the weekend in Fort Bragg, Mendocino, and Ukiah. Back from the weekend of indulgence, courtesy of Marty. We ate and shopped and walked on the beach with the dogs. Then we ate some more and shopped some more and walked … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Mendocino, thrift shop finds, Uncategorized
Tagged clothing, coastal gardens, socks, travel, weekend get-a-ways
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wet berries
On that rainy Sunday, we took a walk, Marty and I, boots and umbrellas, Hoolie and Annabelle, the short-haired happy mutts. Up the hill to inspect the new road, to see how it fared in the wet. Along the turn near … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Mendocino
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