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Yesterday I attended the Seattle Garden Show. Out of all the neat-o displays, this simple reclaimed wooden pallet garden was my favorite. I have been looking for an excuse to dig up and relocate my perennial herb garden {to make room for more tomato plants}. Now I have one. All I need to do is Read More >>
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Most nights I prepare a simple dinner without really thinking about where the food came from or how much I spent on our meal. But last night as I was removing the cellophane from the packages of free pork I picked up over the summer, it hit me. Free food. I will be feeding my Read More >>
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I’m taking the day off from pulling weeds and clearing brush to attend the Seattle Flower & Garden Show. Wahooo! In addition to the various garden clinics and DIY booths I’m hoping there will be several inspirational garden displays as well. I have not been to a garden show in a few years but I’ll Read More >>
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For dessert tonight I made Martha’s Lemon Cake. I am down to 6 Meyer lemons and I’m having a hard time deciding whether I should make a batch of lemon curd or lemon ice cream. Maybe if I cut the recipes in half I can do both. We’ll see. Recipe Credit: Martha Stewart Martha Stewart’s Read More >>
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In addition to creating a new garden space to grow beans this summer, I went ahead and carved out a zucchini patch this weekend as well. When it comes down to it, I am going to need every inch of space in my raised garden boxes to grow tomatoes. This morning I added up my Read More >>
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Did you get the 2/5 Sunday paper? If you did I want you to go check your General Mills Insert. Inside my 2/5 GM insert was a “Try Me Free” rebate offer from Safeway {and its affiliate stores}. General Mills wants you to try 10 of their products for FREE. Woo Hoo I love free Read More >>
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After bringing home all those tomatoes the other day I knew the very first thing I’d make would be bruschetta. If you have never made bruschetta before, give it a try. Not only is it fast and easy to make, but bruschetta is a major crowd pleaser as well. The ingredients are simple. A french Read More >>
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My goal for the weekend was to clear a 20′ x 20′ section of land towards the back of our property. In anticipation of the land being cleared by late Sunday afternoon, I went ahead and had the HH pick up a truckload of garden soil on Saturday afternoon as I knew the dirt “store” Read More >>
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