I get my wife roses every year for mother's day. Eventually there will be lots of roses in my yard. I will need to practice taking better photos of them. In album 6/17/15 This climbing rose is a few years old. It dies back every year and keeps coming back. Not quite great, but pretty …
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My eldest and I made some wild Violet tincture from the flowers in the back yard…
My eldest and I made some wild Violet tincture from the flowers in the back yard this weekend. It's been 4 years since we bought the house, so whatever nasty gunk the priors may be sprayed in the yard ought to be dramatically reduced at this point. Pick the flowers in the back yard as …
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Spring time is here – garden time
I mowed for the first time today. The neighbor had mowed once for me already. Nice thick green grass without as many dandelions as last year. I took stock of my yard and gardens. The iris bed is doing really well. I set that up as a huglekulture bed and rain garden. I can’t seem …
Huglekulture raised bed
Yesterday I took the day off to spend with my daughter. She'd gotten home from nearly a month in Florida visiting family. She wouldn't let me out of her sight! So we made a raised bed using some horse manure I picked up with a friend and some firewood. I have great expectations for this …
It's been a while since I've blogged my dinner, but that's because it's…
It's been a while since I've blogged my dinner, but that's because it's not been overly unusual. This evening I had pulled some carrots that I had planted last spring. They where just pencils last fall, so I didn't mess with them. Look at them now! So I wanted something carroty for dinner. So I …
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