Monthly Archives: August 2016

Indoor Outdoor

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This has been an interesting summer with the extreme heat, high humidity and never-ending drought. It has meant that gardening chores have to be done in the early morning hours and after about three hours I am drained, need a shower, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Frame

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This barn door makes a nice frame for Denise and Rick’s animal friend at their Fernwood Nursery and Garden in Maine. 🙂 When I was a very little girl, I went to a Vermont fair with my grandparents and great uncle. Coming … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I was feeling nostalgic this Thursday and pulled a beautiful door from Bruges, Belgium. Do the Europeans know how to do a front door or what?  🙂 ** Blue and White Label: Emblem for marking protected objects per the Hague Convention of 1954. … Continue reading →

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My world

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Last week I attended a MG plant propagation class at UNH. We covered the various ways to divide perennials, take cuttings, and how to overwinter plants. The most interesting take aways for me were a couple of simple ones. When you pot … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rare

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

———— Linked to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Rare.

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Wordless Wednesday 08/17/16

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread
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Summertime

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

We’ve had high temperatures, high humidity, and a heat index around 100 for too many days. It’s hot. It’s dry. It is really dry as you can see from the lack of water flowing over the Cocheco Falls. Geez, there’s grass and weeds growing … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fun

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Fun is small word but with all kinds of opportunities. I like cows. This could probably be traced back to my childhood summers spent on my grandparents’ small dairy farm. On our trip to the Benelux Countries last year, I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

There are a lot of lovely historic homes in this part of the country, but the vast majority are white. This lovely home stands out from the crowd with its beautiful colonial blue color and red door. It has a three … Continue reading →

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In-Laws

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

There are a lot of jokes about in-laws, but I’ve never needed the humor because I married into the absolute best family ever. For an only child from the Northeast to marry a young man from Kansas who had eight living siblings … Continue reading →

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