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Hello, March
I’m not sorry to see February in the rearview mirror. March is here, and it’s coming in like a lamb. It’s supposed to be 70 degrees today. February went out like a lion. A couple of days ago, we were sheltered in the basement due to two tornado warnings that overlapped in our area. I…
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Busy, busy, busy
Despite the slower pace of living in the country, life has been pretty fast-paced lately. I meant to update this much sooner, but I’ve been so busy. Winter seed sowing in gallon jugs is underway. It’s been 2 weeks since I sowed the first of the seeds — salad greens — and those are the…
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6 More Weeks
According to the Buckeye Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil, we have 6 more weeks of winter. If we’re talking about the actual season of winter, of course that’s true. If we’re talking about winter weather, I don’t rely on a groundhog for that information. It’s cold today, and that’s all that matters to me right now.…
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A Kid in a Candy Store
I attended a seed swap over the weekend and may have gone a tad overboard. Included in this stash: ground cherry seeds. I have never tasted them, but they intrigue me and I want to grow them. I think, based on descriptions of their flavor, that I’d like them. Of course, I followed up the…
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2023 Garden Planning is Underway!
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” Henry David Thoreau You know you’re a gardener when you get excited to receive seed catalogs and place…
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I’m so sorry, little fox
After recent heavy rain and flooding, I took Blitz out for a walk in the yard this morning while everything was still frozen. As we crossed the bridge over our creek, I saw it. A dead fox in our yard. I was not prepared for that. Since we moved here, I’ve seen my share of…
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A Hankering for Pancakes
It’s Throwback Thursday, so I am going to share this little travel narrative I wrote in October 2005 after a day trip to the quaint village of Thorn in The Netherlands. And by pancakes, I mean pannenkoek — a Dutch pancake that is about the size of a dinner plate and just a bit thicker…
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Welcome, 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I’ve been wanting to write sooner than this, but life got in the way. A severe winter storm hit just a couple of days before Christmas, though thankfully it didn’t affect us too much. We never lost power and only had minimal tree damage. It was dangerously cold with strong winds for…
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Snowman ornament craft
As I gazed at a rather large empty space on our smaller Christmas tree, inspiration struck. And that’s pretty odd because I normally can’t think of ideas on my own for crafts. But there it was — a fully formed idea of what I needed to do to fill that spot. The result: What Materials…
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Christmas Puzzles
I used to have a puzzle page on this website. At one of my previous jobs, I created puzzles for the monthly newsletter. And I shared them with friends, as well. I enjoyed creating them. I haven’t done it in quite some time, but I still have these puzzles archived here on WordPress. So here…
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