Do you remember the musical “Sound of Music. There was a song called, “Do Re Me”-I thought of this song when trying to explain how to start an immunity garden….in the song Marie sings to the children…. “Do-Re-Mi Let’s start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin…
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Yesterday, I went for my 6 month “ritual” with my oncologist that I have been doing for 15 Yrs. It is a seasonal ritual. It always happens in the spring when my garden is first showing signs of life + again in the late fall when my garden slows down for winter. It always makes…
Eating local means growing your food at home + only eating at restaurants that serve foods grown locally,too!
I had the pleasure, this past weekend to go out to eat at Barley + Rye, a local restaurant. They only use food grown, in season from a 150 mile radius outside our city. If you ever get to this neck of the woods, do stop by and give this restaurant a visit. A few…
A cup of herbal tea and an upgrade will keep me grounded in life for I know how to sip and wait..
Chocolate Mint Mentha x piperita subsp.citrata ‘chocolate’ I bought my first mini-me-computer the other day or new smartphone that has all the widgets my laptop has, but in mini size. A fascinating tool! I do not play computer games or need to be connected to Wi-Fi every second, but I did need one when I…
My kinda of award to my favorite bloggers= reblogging + commenting!
I am starting a new tradition on my blog next week. I may on occasion just reblog a “non-gardening” post that inspires me or share a blogger that tugs at my heart + speaks to my soul.. There are too many shallow people out there in this world + we need to celebrate those that…
Sometimes when growing in small spaces you have to “Par-cel” through the garden!
I don’t know why, but the word “Par-cel” makes me think of the square dance call “do-si-do.”It just has a nice sound to it and since it is an amazing cultivar of Leaf Celery ( Apium graveolens var. secalinum). It makes me want to dance for joy, I feel like yelling lets Par-cel through the garden!If…
Do you count on things to never change?
When my husband and I purchased our second home in 1999, we were looking for a home close to work. It had to be a walking distance from the schools our kids were attending,have a place to grow food, first floor laundry and have an office to work from home. It took us two years…
When you create a garden you learn about living on borrowed time….
I wanna live like there’s no tomorrow Love like I’m on borrowed time It’s good to be alive…. Jason Grey I am making changes in my life this next year. It is good to be alive! I feel like this tree, right now, a little more orange than green! Next year, I will be…
Potager Y in mid October 2014
Originally posted on Potager Y @ Japan:
It has been a long while since I last wrote. Reason is, I had not been feeling well (see here for the story). Still, I could not just sit still and watch the days go by. Weak I was/am, I am a gardener… 🙂 Being absent for a good…
Doug Tallamy, an Eye-Opener
Originally posted on The Violet Fern:
On Thursday, October 2nd, I was treated to a lecture by Doug Tallamy at the Finger Lakes Community College. It was quite a drive and I probably wouldn’t have made the trip but my teacher, mentor, and horticulturalist at the Cornell Cooperative Extension here in Jefferson County arranged a…
Do you buy that TruGreen is Green?
Every year I wait to see who will buy into the “Chemical Truck” logic of taking care of lawns. TruGreen passes by my neighborhood every summer, and I just cringe every time I see it go by our house. When I see them pass, I wonder if they will stop. If they do not stop,…
Heirloom flowers will get you up close
My grandmother had these silly looking old, carved monkeys that always remained in a drawer in her bedroom. I figure they were passed down from a travel abroad that some friend or relative brought back as a gift since they looked worn. They were known as the wise monkeys. They were separate which was odd…
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