Category Archives: Nutrition

Singing Along With Summer Fruit

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Can She Bake A Cherry Pie? My new grandson, Oliver, is now just over a month old, and is fascinated by singing. Yesterday, I played with him for hours, singing him old nursery rhymes, including several cherry songs. I … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Food For The Fourth

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Summery Picnic Treats I live on a small island in Puget Sound, where living is generally a lot slower than in the city across the water. Indeed,  island time is always a factor in any social engagement, since people … Continue reading →

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Indigo Children: The New Black Tomatoes

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Indigo Rose’s Babies & Nutrition’s Top Tomato For the past few years, I’ve been growing an unusual new tomato called Indigo Rose, which has proven to be a terrific performer despite our fluctuating, often cool maritime Northwestern weather. Blue-skinned … Continue reading →

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Keeping Blueberries Happy In Containers

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Sunshine and Slightly Acid Soil In a recent entry, I mentioned that, because of my resident deer herd, I grow my blueberries in containers. This sparked several good questions, so I thought I’d provide a bit more detail for … Continue reading →

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