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Every year about this time I like to defrost my freezer and get ready for all the vegetables I will be freezing once it’s time to start harvesting from our backyard garden.Plus, it’s a chance to take inventory on our food situation. I try to do it when the weather is still kind of mild, Read More >>
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I think it’s been raining now for about the last week and a half. At first it was kind of nice but now, it’s getting a little depressing. Why can’t it just rain at night while we are all sleeping? Think how much more we could all get done outside in our gardens. Seriously. Mr. Read More >>
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I only went to the store once last week, but here’s what I picked up: Albertsons $16.98 I ran in for milk and weenies {for the boys} and was cruising past the meat section to look for manager markdowns when I spotted $3.00 off stickers on a couple of packages of chicken thighs and drumsticks. Read More >>
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Photo Credit Kathy from Facebook shared a link to the recent NPR article — Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England. If you have a second go take a listen. I don’t know about you, but I could listen to British accents all day long! In a nutshell, the 100th annual Chelsea Flower and Garden Show Read More >>
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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 22 of 52 Check out how tall the peas are getting. There are blossoms all over the place! We planted sugar snap peas along the fence and I cannot wait for some fresh peas. The wood pallet garden is looking great. So far we have harvested endive and speckled Romaine lettuce. Read More >>
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Yesterday as Mrs. Hillbilly and I were headed to the Anderson Island Historical Farm when we came upon a garage sale. It didn’t look like much of a sale from the road, but we parked the car and took a look around anyway. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that garage sales rule! Pretty Read More >>
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Looking for something you can make for breakfast in a jiffy? Smoothies are the way to go. Trust me on this. Not only is the kitchen clean up is pretty minimal, but a good smoothie will give you enough energy to power through a busy morning too. Here is my favorite smoothie recipe on the Read More >>
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With the rain and cooler temps this past week, our pallet gardens have been growing like crazy! So far we have harvest 3 heads of endive lettuce. It’s a little bitter {that’s normal} but it sure is pretty to grow. Kind of artsy if you ask me. I think I’ll be replacing the endive beds Read More >>
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