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Last week we harvested 1 pound 2 ounces of vegetables from our first ever square foot garden. I snapped a few pictures this morning to show you what’s growing right now in our 4×8 foot bed. Broccoli! Wahooo! I was unsuccessful growing it in our other raised garden beds this spring, but for some reason Read More >>
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Fred Meyer $11.76 Fred Meyer had pineapples on sale for a buck a piece this past week. How could I pass that one up? I also grabbed a few bananas for Monkey boy and some carrots for snacking and soups. I am beginning to think our shopping habits are weird. After looking at this weeks Read More >>
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Wahooo! This deal is back! Alright, listen up. Now through June 14th you can score 140 address labels from Vistaprint for only $5 shipped! You can choose from thousands of designs, or create your own {my favorite} or even turn these babies into gift tags for gift giving this winter. Yee-Haw! Hurry and order your 140 Customized Read More >>
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Carlie from Virginia sent in this photo of one of her zucchini’s and was wondering what had happened to it. Well Carlie, it’s called blossom end rot. 🙁 I’ve had to deal with blossom end rot in tomatoes before, and it is sooo frustrating. You think you are going to get tons of beautiful red Read More >>
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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 24 of 52~Mavis The weather was in the 70’s this past week and the garden totally benefited from it. The beans in the box at the bottom of the photo above are doing great and the beet seeds I planted last week are just beginning to pop up between Read More >>
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Yesterday The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird woke me up at 6 am. “Mom. Mom. Get up. The Tacoma Sound to Narrows Race is today.” “What are you talking about? I didn’t sign us up for any race.” Well apparently SHE did. Before I has time to wipe the sleep from my eyes {or Read More >>
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Blueberry scones are on the menu this morning. Not only do these taste better than those rock hard scones from Starbucks, but you make make a double batch of these, bake them, and pop them in the freezer for later. Here is the recipe, I hope you like it, we sure do.
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Books, Books, and More Books from Amazon.com The Perfect Scoop: Ice Cream, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food All New Square Foot Gardening Milk & Cookies: 89 Heirloom Recipes from New York’s Milk & Cookies Read More >>
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