Category Archives: Locally grown

Waiting for spring

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Angela

It has been a while since I’ve posted.  Life is tremendously hectic (I feel like I say that too frequently).  Friends having babies, and they need meals.  Kids sick with colds that become pneumonia and bronchitis.  Hours of garden work … Continue reading →

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Christmas Posey

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Angela

Our first frost date is October 15, but we have yet to have a hard freeze this year.  Tender plants that are normally wrapped in burlap or provided with wind screens are thriving free in the mild weather. While George … Continue reading →

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Eggsceptional

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Angela

Washing eggs in the late afternoon. Bolt, our Speckled Sussex, lays pinkish eggs with lavender speckles.  When I find one of hers in the nest box amongst the deeper browns laid by the Australorps, and blue and greens of the … Continue reading →

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Low Key

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Angela

Garden work for me is meditative, and therapeutic…much like knitting, actually.  Today even more so, as we spent the afternoon enjoying the early October sunshine and snuggling with our Welsh Harlequin, Bumblebee… dead-heading dahlias… picking lemony Tuscan kale for dinner… … Continue reading →

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Late September Evening

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Angela

We’re trying to make the most of the absolutely stunning late September weather, spending as much time as possible in the waning garden. Picking and washing Concord grapes before dinner.  As we wash them, their aroma reminds me of my … Continue reading →

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This Moment

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Angela

Joining in with Amanda for her Friday link up.

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Nature Play and a Lunch Recipe

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Angela

The past two mornings, the kids and I have worked on harvesting the end-of-summer lavender, which we will use for winter craft projects.  (More on that next time). The lavender plants are all in the front yard, which is unfenced, … Continue reading →

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Accidental harvest

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Angela

Since I just did a post on walking onions, l thought it might be good to talk about another fine spring allium that is often overlooked by home gardeners. Last summer, when George was just a few days old, friends … Continue reading →

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7 Fluffy Chicks!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Angela

Our chicks have come!  We were worried they’d be delayed because of the cold, but they arrived this morning, and we picked them up at the feed store this afternoon. Because of a raccoon and a freak illness, we are … Continue reading →

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Kicking off the Garden Year

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Angela

We’re back!  I can’t believe I haven’t blogged in over two months!  Morning sickness is finally (mostly) gone, and life is getting back to normal a little bit. The garden year is just kicking off – in the past two … Continue reading →

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