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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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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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Grandparenting
This Monday morning the wind chill is well below zero after a couple of almost 60° days last week. The majority of the snow has melted, sap is running across the area, and my seedlings are doing well. All good … Continue reading
Vaccine and Winter
The second Amaryllis is getting ready to bloom, and the Walking Iris has bloomed twice with many more to come. It may be white outside, but it’s colorful inside. We got our first vaccine shot last week. Our local site … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Amaryllis, Bobhouses, COVID-19, Covid-19 Vaccine, Fish shanties, Ice fishing, Lake Winnepesaukee, New England, New Hampshire, Walking Iris
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Short and sweet
Hello February! January brought us only 4″ of snow while you are about to dump a foot plus today. It’s okay because no matter what happens in the next couple of weeks, it’s still only 47 days until spring. 😎 … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Blizzard, Fabric landscape, February, Ice fishing, New England, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Snow, Snow storm, Winter
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Inside or Outside
Inside. 🙂
Thursday Doors – October 29, 2020
How about a Halloweeny door this Thursday? My friend, Sue, spotted this door in Chester, NH, while she was looking for scarecrow people. Doesn’t everyone go looking for scarecrow people this time of year? 🙂 Chester is 26 square miles … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Chester NH, COVID-19, Halloween, New England, New Hampshire, Pandemic, Scarecrows, Social distancing, Village People
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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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