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Can you stand just one more Moonflower Update?
Originally posted on Retired Ruth:
OK, maybe I’m a little obsessed with this moonflower growing on my patio, but hey… it’s my blog. I can obsess if I want! Maybe it’s the romantic notion of a night blooming flower. …
Posted in My Life
Tagged blog, boomer blog, country life, country living, Garden, moonflower, passion flower, photography
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I can’t kneel but I can underwater curtsy
I’m trying to adjust to a new knee… I really am. But I am not liking all of the adjustments I have to make. It’s been a little over 5 months since I had knee surgery/replacement and I am graciously … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged aquacize, blog, Blogger, boomer blog, exercise, Garden, garden cart, knee surgery, limitations, memoir, write, writing
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The Conservo
My mom would be belly laughing out loud if she knew that once again gardening and preserving produce was the rage. She grew up during the Depression and since we lived in the rural Midwest, and lived off the land….. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, colander, Conservo, depression, Garden, home canning, home freezer, memoir, memory, pestle, preserving food, produce, tomatoes, write
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Six Word Saturday
Much needed rain comes too late.
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Tagged blog, country living, drought, farmers, Garden, life, Rain, Six Word Saturday
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Sunflower House
A couple of summers ago I discovered an idea for a sunflower house. To begin, a rototiller and able bodied operator are very helpful. Three sides are enough, because you need to have an entrance! A few weeks later, the … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeder, Field Crops, Garden, granchildren, Home, morning glories, rototiller, Sunflower, Sunflower Houses, Sunflower seed
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Can you stand just one more Moonflower Update?
OK, maybe I’m a little obsessed with this moonflower growing on my patio, but hey… it’s my blog. I can obsess if I want! Maybe it’s the romantic notion of a night blooming flower. Maybe it’s the name. Moon … Continue reading
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