Category: seasons
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cold, quiet january
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I love January. I think it’s a month that often gets overlooked and even gets looked at in a negative way. People tend to dislike it because it’s cold and…
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winterizing the ladies
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Wow! What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! With mid-semester grading, baby preparations, winter preparations, choir rehearsals and concerts, and my best friend visiting, I feel as though…
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put up and put away
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It’s official! The canning season in this house has come to an end! My canning supplies have been crowding our kitchen for the last few weeks in hopes that a…
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garden notes :: 10.16.15
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View fullsize I said farewell to most of my garden this past weekend. We still haven’t had a hard frost in Minneapolis (however, tonight could be the night!), but the…
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when life is too busy to pick the beans…
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…the beans get really big. It’s been a week of really big beans around here. With a busy holiday weekend spent with the best of friends and the start of…
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summer heat, in the house and out
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July is in full swing and with it has come the hot and humid Minnesota air of summer. I love this time of year, because it’s such an extreme contrast compared…
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in bloom
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As I add perennials to my flower beds, it’s been fun to add more plants that will bloom throughout the summer. The lilacs kicked off the blooming season a few…
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planting and more planting
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The best kind of days start and end with dirt on my feet and grass between my toes! Hooray for planting season! This week has been filled with trips to…
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summer break
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It’s here, it’s here!! My summer break is here!! School has finished for the semester and my summer of traveling, gardening, reading, and rejuvenating has begun! Obviously, having three months…
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lilacs, oh, the lilacs
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The lilacs are blooming!!! Hooray!!! Hooray!!! Since I was a kid, the season of blooming lilacs has always been one of my favorites. I remember picking little bouquets to set…