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Eating Local is Tasty and Free Range Eggs are Fantastic
Gardening is a lot of work! Sometimes it seems like the rewards just don’t measure up to the effort it takes to grow food..until, that is, you taste it! This is the time of year for deliciousness- everything is ripe … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Recipes
Tagged chard, easy, economical, efa, eggs, eggs in a nest, essential fatty acids, fast, free range eggs, garden, garlic, harvest, healthy, omega 3, onion, simple, tomato
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Our Insect Nursery
It takes Asparagus three years to become established enough to harvest…THREE YEARS! *sigh* That means I’ve still got another summer of waiting ahead. Oh, how often I’ve walked past the sprouting patch of tiny spears and frilly ferns wishing they … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life
Tagged asparagus beetle, garden, garden pest, gardening, insect, Nature, organic, photography, vegetables
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It’s Harvest!…who’s got time to write?
It’s been harder to squeeze in the posts these day owing to an abundance of ripe, amazing foods from our back yard and others. The thing about harvest is that it always happens all at once. Ripe fruits and vegetables … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life
Tagged apple jelly, apple juice, apple sauce, apples, beans, blanching, canning, corn, garden, gourds, harvest, healthy, homemade, pantry, preserving, squash, vegetables
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Summer Cabbage makes great Farmer ‘Slaw
Oh boy, oh boy! The first cabbage is big enough to pick and so it’s time to make cole slaw. As far as I know there are two basic kinds of cole slaw; the creamy kind which is sweet and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Recipes
Tagged cabbage, caraway seeds, carrot, cole slaw, garden, harvest, oil, video, vinaigrette, vinegar
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Get Your Morning Raspberry on
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best time to eat raspberries is first thing in the morning, when they are still wet with dew. You pick them off the plant, shake the water (and possibly an … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged breakfast, fresh, fruit, garden, healthy, morning, raspberry
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Unsupervised garden
Tomorrow the kids and I leave for a month-long trip across the prairies. We are going to help cousin Jack learn how to be a big brother…and maybe help my sister with the new baby too. I hope the garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged basil, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, garden, garlic, hollyhock, iris, leeks, lemon balm, melissa, mint, morning glory, onion, oregano, peas, poppy, raspberry, spring, strawberry, sunflower, tomatoes, yarrow
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Ahhhhhh outdoor yoga begins!
Tonight- finally, we had our first outdoor yoga class. It felt so good. For me, yoga isn’t just about getting strong and flexible- it’s about being present. Really truthfully present and connecting (you might even say ‘getting grounded’). The easiest … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged bliss, inner peace, love, Nature, upward salute, yoga
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Horny Pine Cones
Today we came across the cutest plant I’ve ever seen. I had to tell Cally three times not to eat it- it looks an awful lot like a strawberry. In actual fact, it is a pine cone, an unfertilized one. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life
Tagged conifers, fertilization, pine, pine cones, pinecones, pollination, sex, spring
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Nose Picking Germ Bags
When I first heard my father-in-law refer to children- sweet, innocent, perfect children, as nose picking germ bags I have to admit I though he was being a little harsh. Then I had kids and I am now fully converted. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged blossoms, children, Common cold, coping, flu, kids, parenting, sick, spring, tulips
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