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In My Travels
For the past several months I’ve been working out-of-town. It’s roughly a 45 min drive, one way, depending on the weather. I get SOOO bored driving the same route over and over and over again....
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My Dad: The Coolest Guy I Know
There has to be at least 100 reasons why that statement is true. And yes, you could say I am biased. But it’s no lie he’s a pretty interesting dude. For the sake of time, let’s just talk about one of...
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Cuss!
That’s right, cuss! All our eggplant, pepper and tomato plants died from the frost Friday night/Saturday morning. All 33 of them! 4 eggplant, 7 tomato and 22 pepper. Even after I wrapped them all...
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The Ideals Family Garden Cookbook
That Time Of Year Now is the season of the year When kitchens smell so nice. Kettles bubbling on the fire With scent of vinegar and spice. Jelly bags dripping crimson drops Into the pan below. Waiting...
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The Odds…Well, They Just Don’t Look Good
Seems as though the odds are stacked against us this gardening season and it has been frustrating to say the very least. 1. Mother Natures late frost hissy fit wiped out pretty much everything we...
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Don’t Touch
Don’t even look at her. If you do she drops leaves; actually, I think she throws them at you! She’s temperamental today and clearly unhappy. This lovely fern was given to me by a neighbour. It thrived...
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Bad News
Due to a poor start to the season and total lack of motivation there after we are jamless. I know, right?! So we took the year off. Slackers… Now I feel terrible because we are jamless for Christmas!...
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Guess what day it is!?
It’s Veseys Seed Catalogue day! Woot Woot. I feel like Adam Sandler in Billy Madison…except my magazines are PG rated haha. Good day to you! p.s. stop looking at me swan!
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A Proper Introduction
Introducing the newest member of our fam – Olivia. Olivia, a Lab/Border Collie mix, came to us in August as a rescue; she was 8 months old then. Her likes are: long walks, bothering cats and eating...
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GWG#6: Landscapes
Picture this: You’re out for a drive taking a break from the hustle and bustle. You find yourself off your beaten path (but it’s okay because you probably have GPS). The roads feel like roller coasters...
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