Category Archives: Lady Cottage

Potager in Winter

Posted on December 30, 2017 by carolee

  We woke this morning to winter’s magic.  A gentle, all-night snowfall of the tiniest flakes frosted the trees and cleansed the view.  It was too perfect to stay indoors despite the single-digit temperatures, so camera in hand I ventured … Continue reading →

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Look what I found!

Posted on February 18, 2017 by carolee

   The first blooms of my 2017 season!  This little patch of “Cream Beauty” popped up almost overnight in the front border outside the potager.  Because it was warm and (finally!) still, I’d gone out to repair a greenhouse  vent, … Continue reading →

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At the shed

Posted on July 17, 2016 by carolee

Here’s the garden shed a few weeks ago, showing the newly planted, newly mulched border in front of it.  See my problem?  Yup, the mud splashed up on the side, and I knew my newly planted babies would be pounded … Continue reading →

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The Lady Cottage

Posted on September 4, 2015 by carolee

As I closed down the farm and began moving possessions and equipment off the property, it became apparent that I had a problem. David’s garage (it has always been called that because the garage at the farm was mine, so … Continue reading →

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