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I don’t believe my eyes. For the FIRST time this year, there is NO RAIN in the forecast this week. Maybe, hopefully, if I am lucky… My 4th, YES 4th, planting of beans, cucumbers and zucchini seeds will grow. I’ve already given up on having pumpkins & squash this year. Well, strike that, maybe I’ll Read More >>
Is it summer already? Did I miss the memo? Here are the top 21 reasons why Mavis may not be posting here on a regular basis anytime soon. But then again, maybe she will. #1 Mavis is in the middle of a pinata nightmare. #2 Mavis bought a map & is on vacation. #3 Mavis Read More >>
I headed out to the garden early this morning and one thing lead to another and around noon I realized that I was still in my pj’s, picking beans. I ended up with 10lbs beans, 2lbs tomatoes, and a zucchini and a cucumber, oh and 3 eggs too. This afternoon I was able to preserve Read More >>
First zucchini of the season… This celery is headed for the potato salad I’m making later today. First beans of the season…hopefully in a few days I’ll be canning green beans for the pantry. I’m seriously regretting not labeling my tomatoes. I planted a few green zebra plants and I’m not sure if these are Read More >>
If you’re not going to get up early and get to the farmer’s market when it first opens, you might as well not go because you are truly missing out! Everybody knows the early bird gets the worm! This morning we (by we I mean I pulled my kids out of bed with threats of Read More >>
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