Taddy the Tadpole
tadpoles – 2 jun 2008 Yesterday, I went out to look at the pond and notices that it was a quite active habitat. I crossed my fingers, hoping that what I saw in it was a colony of tadpoles. We have a...
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another week has passed with out a blog entry from me. between the busy season at work and the spring season outside, I haven’t had as much time to think or to blog about what I’m thinking about. I...
View Articlegardening – 22 feb 2011
gardening - 22 feb 2011 A gorgeous day here in Pine Lake! Chloe was inspired to work in the garden for a bit…
View Articlecompost – 1 mar 2011
compost - 1 mar 2011 We generate a lot of compost in our daily cooking. We’ve been using a “compost pile” for probably almost 10 years now, but I think we have yet to actually use the compost that we...
View Articlegarden – 19 mar 2011
garden - 19 mar 2011 Rob and the girls picked up some new plants for our garden and planted them today on this gorgeous spring day. I hope that we have some better luck with the garden this year!
View Articlelavender – 27 apr 2011
lavender - 27 apr 2011 How I love my lavender! I need to get it transfered into a “real” pot soon … sigh.
View Articletoo much tuscan reading
Every couple of years, I lose myself in my fantasy books. No, not sci-fi. Not my thing. I lose myself in Peter Mayle, Frances Mayes and other “ex-pats” making new lives or “alternate lives” for...
View Articlenew2school: science project
oakhurst garden - 14 mar 2012 “Mom, I have a science project that is for extra credit. I don’t want to do it.” Two days later: “Everybody else is doing it, and people will think I’m stupid if I don’t...
View Articleinstagram: litmus test
litmus test - 3 may 2012 Sometimes I miss working in the garden. I don’t miss the hard, packed clay that we call “dirt”. I don’t miss the weeds. I do miss the feeling of accomplishment, though. I’ll...
View Articlebloomin’ cactus.
cactus – 14 dec 2019 The gift that keeps on giving. A couple of years ago, a friend brought me this Christmas cactus as a hostess gift. I thought that, like every poinsettia that I’ve ever bought, it...
View Articlewinter gardening.
tomatoes – 2 dec 2020 Last spring, Chloe build some garden beds in the backyard and planted some plants that attract pollinators. In addition, I put in some veggies. While the garden didn’t get much...
View Articlespring fever.
salvia – 15 apr 2023 Last week, the temperatures hit 80 here on Cape Cod … and the warmer temperatures brought on spring fever. Time to start thinking of the yard and plants and the summer ahead. A...
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