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Living room decor

I never know what to do with the huge blank wall over our mantle between when the holiday decorations come down and I put the spring decor up.  It’s been blank for a couple weeks now, and the gigantic green expanse is just killing me.

So when I was shopping this weekend, I found these [...]

That cannot possibly be comfortable

Kaylee on the couch

Garden update

Life has happened and gotten in the way of posting, but the garden doesn’t pay any attention to that and has been going gangbusters.

Happy, happy tomatoes!

The blackberry bushes are trying to get into the house.

One day's haul: blackberries, raspberries, eggplant, tomatoes, hot pepper.

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Sleepy Friday

July 4 veggie garden update

Happy Independence Day!  Take a moment to read and reflect on what this day really means, not just fireworks and BBQs.

Done that?

Great!  Let’s get onto the garden pictures!

It’s July 4 and the garden is in full swing.  I have tons of tomato flowers, but only a few actual tomatoes; most of mine [...]

A tale of two lilies

I love orange lilies  (thankfully, since our yard is infested with the daylily version of them).  I purchased the orange Asiatic lilies about 7 years ago, and they’ve moved around our property until I found a good spot for them in the front garden.  They’ve really thrived in the last four years, so happy and [...]

Beautiful beetsBeautiful beets

One of my favorite things to grow in the garden are golden beets.

They’re much milder than red beets, with less of an “earthy” flavor. They’re also just really pretty to look at.  My favorite way to prepare them?  Roasted on the grill (click for recipe).

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Hot dogHot dog

Gah.

It’s been hot.  Kaylee would certainly agree.