Category Archives: Sustainable Gardening

Tomato Time At Last

Midnight Snack tomatoes have little secrete stars The First Tomato Is Just So Delicious After the cold, windy spring, summer got off to a very slow start. In fact, there were a number of false starts before actually summery weather … Continue reading

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Happy May Day!

Paper, scissors, and nimble fingers (or get a grandkid to help!) Making May Baskets As a girl growing up in New England, I loved the tradition of making May baskets for neighbors. We kids would make little baskets, from cones … Continue reading

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A New Potato

Spring sprouts are signs of hope and progress Sprouting From The Heart Over the past few weeks I’ve been traveling to Seattle a great deal to visit my daughter, who is still in the hospital. At first the days seemed … Continue reading

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Be Prepared And Bring A Book

Add transporting books to your to-go bag! Preparing For Whatever I may have mentioned before that I have a dozen ex-sisters in law (long story). I’m still in touch with a few, including one who was recently discussing which books … Continue reading

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