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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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