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Author Archives: carolee
Garlic is Planted!
Somehow it is always comforting, as the current growing season comes to an end, that the act of planting cloves of garlic marks the beginning of the next growing season. It’s an act of faith that the cloves will … Continue reading
September Review
September already seems like a blur! Overall we had great weather, with ample rain and reasonable temperatures. September is not the hectic harvest month that July and August are, but there was a nice variety of crops harvested: Italian … Continue reading
Posted in monthly review, Uncategorized
Tagged "Speedy" beans, beans, growing vegetables, late plantings, Potager, September garden, spinach, squash "Butterscotch"
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Six on Saturday-Oct. 6
It’s definitely autumn, although the temperatures are still mild…85 degrees today, but only 57 yesterday. The black walnuts and cottonwood leaves are falling, foliage is turning to fall’s palette, and colors are intensifying. For the first Saturday of October’s … Continue reading
Posted in dahlias, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged Baby Bear pumpkins, celosia, dahlia "Sylvia", mustard, Six on Saturday, sweet potatoes
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Kitchen at Harvest Time
I love this time of year! It’s not as hectic as the planting/clean-up time in spring, or the hot, picking/weeding days of summer. The pace is slower, but still filled with meaningful harvests and preserving of the bounty of … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Uncategorized
Tagged harvest kitchen, herbs, kitchen love, lemon verbena syrup, Van Gogh
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Herbal Teas
As most of you know or may have guessed, I’m a tea addict so I’m always trying new combinations of herbs for tea blends. Actually, my entire passion for herbs began with tea herbs when I impulsively picked up … Continue reading
Posted in herbal teas, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged Adelma Simmons, gardening, herb gardening, herbal teas, herbs, lemon verbena, sage, scented geraniums
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Six on Saturday-9/15/18
There’s a misty fog over the potager this morning, reminiscent of visits to the Smokey Mountains. The grass is so heavy with dew that my pant legs are soaked before arriving at the gate. Today is mid-point for September. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged fall planting, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, Potager, Six on Saturday, spinach, squash
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Wondering…..
Thirty years ago, or so, I enjoyed painting landscapes but I haven’t painted since. However, now that I’m retired, once the gardening season is finished, I tend to flounder and stew until the seed catalogs begin to arrive. To … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Uncategorized
Tagged intimidation, landscape painting, new hobbies, wanna be artist
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