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Tag Archives: Gardening
May
This month gets my gardening engine revving up. The weather is warm enough to be outside, it rains frequently and keeps the plants watered, and everything is green and colorful. I picked the last of the daffodills yesterday and have … Continue reading
Gardening
It’s gardening season, that’s for sure. Last Saturday, I worked at a Master Gardener project with my friend, Sue, where we were trying to bring back four small kitchen gardens at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House. The previous Wednesday morning … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Gardening, Historic Kitchen Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, Master Gardener, New England, New Hampshire, Spring
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Photography and Fabric
There are so many exceptional photographers in our blogging community, I’d have to insert a list block, and then I’d still probably forget one. The amazing photography that we are allowed to view is truly right up there on the … Continue reading
Posted in New England, Quilting
Tagged Fabric Art, Garden shed, Gardening, Gardening projects, Lilacs, Material, Perennials, Photography, Plant Sale, Quilting, Sewing, Shed
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Nor’easter
A Nor’easter blew in, and it brought me a shed. 🙂 We have been talking about getting a small garden shed for a couple of years, and found this 8′ x 8′ one made by a young man in Casco, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Bulbs, Cannas, Crocosmia Lucifer, Dahlias, Flowers, Gardening, New England, Seedlings, She Shed, Shed, Spring, Tomatoes, Tools
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Sowing
Sowing seeds, buying plants, or both? Both. 🙂 I’ve used a big five-shelf unit with lights that is perfect, but as I ‘mature’ dragging all of that down from the attic is a real challenge. So, the last few years, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Amaryllis bulbs, Gardening, Germination rates, Johnny's Seeds, Plants, Seed starting, Spring, Urban Farmer
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Thank you!
As of last Friday, we have received both shots of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as part of the first wave of the >65 age group. We only traveled 8 minutes from home, and we’ve had no negative reactions. Check that milestone … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Blogging community, COVID-19, Covid-19 Vaccine, Family, Friends, Gardening, Pfizer vaccine, Sewing, Winter
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Old school
We’ve had a couple of technology issues lately. The trackpad on one of our laptops quit working, and the local computer repair shop is closed due to Covid exposure. While debating whether to wait and fix or buy a new … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Cell phones, COVID-19, Gardening, Laptops, Quilting, Technology, TMobile, Vaccine
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Behind the scenes
New England stone walls are especially handsome this time of year, and when I drove to the top of our downtown parking garage to catch some color I did chuckle that I also captured three white churches. One thing for … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Autumn, Blueberries, Deadheading, Fall, Fall cleanup, Gardening, Havahart trap, Medical insurance, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Robert Pobi, Skunk, Under Pressure
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Maple Monday
The state tree for New Hampshire is the White Birch, and a beautiful tree it is. It shines during the winter when the deciduous trees have shed their leaves, and the beautiful white bark is left open to admire. The … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Gardening, Maple Syrup, Maple tree, New England, New Hampshire, Plant Sale, White birth tree
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What’s up?
So, how’ve you been? Staying well and safe, but busy? Busy is good. Since this pandemic started, everything has changed, but repurpose, recycle, and reuse are still good things. We wanted to change our kitchen eating area from a round … Continue reading
