Tag: vegetable gardens
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We’re back!
The last few days have been divine. Tons of sun. Not too hot. And very little wind. Just wonderful. Gorgeous weather and no need to leave the property at all. So we gardened and farmed, We picked and ate, Our John worked on his pool, The Matriarch worked in the flower beds and generally we had…
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Being a stranger in a strange land, carrying a little bit of home in my pocket.
Do you ever feel like laying your head flat on the table and just bawling. Just close your eyes and lay the whole side of your face onto the table and cry. Not where people can see you. Not as an exhibition. Maybe, when you are alone in the kitchen cleaning up after the dinner…
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Not always in control but momentum gets us to the end
It was so cool yesterday morning that the Tall Teenager and I weeded for more than the usual hour or so. I had watered the day before and the pulling was good so soon not only was I missing breakfast, but I was fast missing lunch. I will catch up on the rest this afternoon…
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Is it against the law to plant vegetables on the median strip?
Put your hands in the soil every day. This was my grandmothers advice. She was discussing with me how I should behave when I became a wife. I was being brought up to be a good wife. There was no discussion from the women in my family, about following my heart or whether I had…
The Kitchen's Garden 