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Summer Vacation Part 2: The Cruise Ship & Life On Board
If you’ve never been on a cruise, I’ll tell you that it’s a very different sort of vacation than anything else I’ve done. Last week I went on my second cruise. The first time I was twelve. So, needless to say, this experience was a bit different, but every bit as much fun as I…
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The Start of Summer Vacation
We got home last night from a wonderful 10-day vacation. I’m calling it “Summer Vacation” even though it isn’t really summer yet, because it sure felt (and still feels!) like summer…and, “Late Spring Vacation” just doesn’t have the same ring to it. At any rate, we started out our trip with a wedding in Key…
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Tetris Brownies
Here’s my first attempt at Tetris shaped brownies! I was charged with an interesting challenge tonight. Tom somehow stumbled across this picture of brownies that were shaped like Tetris pieces (and appropriately colored/frosted), and asked if I would make him Tetris brownies. Um, sure. I mean, why not? I didn’t really have anything planned for…
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What's New in the Garden…Since Yesterday!
When I come home from work in the evening I like to take a stroll through my garden. I find it relaxing and peaceful and fun. I say that as if I actually had a large garden to spend time walking through — my garden area consists of a path about 20 feet long, leading…
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May Gardening Update
At mid-May I would say that my garden this year is well beyond where it was last year at this time. Certainly, my perennial garden has progressed much differently. I think all of my tulips came in May last year, but this year they’ve been gone for a couple of weeks now! Sadly, that means…
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Spring Flowers and Planting
I have been thoroughly enjoying the mild March we’ve had this year. I say mild, but what I really mean is HOT! Not only has it not been cold, but we had a couple of weeks of 70-80 degree temperatures. That’s weather we’re lucky to get in July! Needless to say, I’ve spent some time…
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Getting an Early Start on Gardening
I was planning on the beginning of March be the start of my gardening season—meaning, I would start some seeds indoors to be transplanted into my garden after a couple months. I did start some seeds: tomatoes and several types of peppers. I also put some lettuce seeds in a container, to hopefully get an…
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Groundhog Day: Ramblings on Weather and Gardening
If a gardener sees her shadow… it must already be spring! Today is Groundhog Day. Today, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning that we have six more weeks of winter. I have to say, I always found the workings and presumptions behind Groundhog Day to be a bit perplexing. Never mind the fact that we’re…
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2011: A Year in Review
It’s a new year, and with that comes a good opportunity to reflect on the past one. While I don’t typically do New Year’s resolutions, I thought it’d be fun to reminisce a little bit and recap some of my life in 2011. Last year, we rang the New Year in down in Florida with…
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