This past week Greg and I got the outside of the house all readied for the Christmas season. Still haven’t put the tree up inside yet. I’m not sure if I want to. We may just deck the mantle and call it a day. I did check out a beautiful array of poinsettia at a…
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ahh nuts!
I spent some time today thinking about Christmas gifts. I think I’m going to go the homemade path this year. I’ve printed lots of calendars, now I’ve moved on to testing recipes for snacks to include in the “holiday care packages.” Today’s project, sweet spiced nuts. I found a very simple recipe in the Food…
just in time for the holly days
We had several dead bushes in front of the house removed this summer. Yesterday, they were magically replaced with three holly bushes. It’s got me all excited for the holidays and thinking about getting Christmas cards ready.
roasted tomatoes
My first attempt at growing tomatoes has been an unqualified success. The plant has supplied us with mini romas for most of the summer. Finally today, I put the remaining bounty to the roasting test. Bathed with olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper and roasted at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Towards the end…
morning photo project 9.01.2009
The hornet’s nest in our back yard. It’s larger than a basketball.
morning photo project 08.30.2009
Dead-heading the flowers in my garden. Can you find the butterfly?
morning photo project 8.17.2009
My peculiar coleus planted near the front door. It’s gotten quite large over the summer months.
in bloom
Here’s a sampling of what’s blooming and growing in my garden this year. The dahlia above, is just one of seven dahlia plants that I’m growing from tubers this year. This is the first to bloom. I’m excited to see the rest, as I had forgotten what types I had planted. My herbs are taking…
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