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Yesterday the HH and I spent the afternoon in the yard getting things ready for the freezing temps that are headed our way. Apparently you have to blow out your sprinklers around here {who knew?} and so after watching a few youtube videos, the HH managed to do the job so we didn’t have to Read More >>
Hey there! How is your garden doing these days? Have you harvested all of your winter squash yet? We harvested the rest of our New England pie pumpkins {for using in pies and also to use as chicken treats} but we’ve still got a few more mini Jack Be Little pumpkins growing along the fence. Read More >>
My first birdhouse gourd! Wahooo! Now for the hard part… Letting the gourd dry out all winter in the garage so I can turn it into a birdhouse next summer. We ended up with only one bird house gourd this year, but after we relocate the shrubs along the front fence this fall and clean Read More >>
There’s just something about seeing a scarecrow in the fall that just make you smile doesn’t it? Why neighborhoods and front yards are not filled with more of them, is sort of a mystery to me. Plus, if you have a little vegetable stand at the end of your driveway and you can’t be there Read More >>
Ahhh September. You have my heart. Last week a neighbor stopped by to introduce herself and to gift us a beautiful hanging flower basket for our front door. The neighbor had planted a ton of hanging baskets in the spring for a backyard wedding they had just hosted at their home a few weeks ago Read More >>
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