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    In the early spring garden

    In what might be the best thing ever to happen to this lazy gardener (who still has yet to start her seeds… I really should get on that) – chives growing from last year’s plantings.  I had no idea that they would end up a perennial once established, and had…

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    Feeling Spring-y

        I’m quite certain that Spring is holding out to the very last second to make its appearance. Here we are, March 16th, just 4 days away from the official first day of Spring, and it’s about 23 degrees outside. We have been teased a few times last week…

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    Bittersweet

    Graduation Day arrived yesterday. I teared up a little as I watched my stepson walk the line after having his name called, but I quickly choked those emotions back. It’s just what I do, and what I’ve learned to do after years and years of heartbreak and frustration with this…

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    My husband is an enabler.

      One would think that dragging your husband with you to a fiber show would result in a lot of complaining about the shopping, how much you spent, etc. My husband? He’s a total enabler. Today we ventured to the Great Lakes Fiber Show. It’s Memorial Day weekend here, which means a…

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    Sprouts and blooms

    Things are taking off around the garden. Last Tuesday we officially planted the veggies – transplanted the tomatoes and peppers, and sowed the seeds for radishes, beets, watermelon, zucchini, cucumbers, squash, and beans. We watered them once and have since let Mother Nature handle the rest. They will need watered…