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A Little More Garden

Bymichelle June 1, 2011July 27, 2022

I’m really surprised these Tom Thumb peas are growing in this dry heat.   Even with a well, soaker hoses, and strategically placed sprinklers everything is struggling.   I don’t…

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cheap stuff | garden | homemaking | my home | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

365 Days of Procrastination

Bymichelle May 31, 2011July 27, 2022

Well, it ends here.  I’m giving myself until mid July to finish the bigger, space stealing projects I have in various stages of completion.    We tend to have too…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Produce

Bymichelle May 20, 2011July 27, 2022

That’s an order. I wish it were that easy.  Don’t get me wrong, considering the dry spring we’re having, this is the best I’ve ever done in my “little garden…

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garden | lensbaby | photography

Ramblings, Grasshoppers, and “The Summer of George”

Bymichelle April 15, 2011July 27, 2022

About to catch up on posting 365 shots.  I’m surprised I’ve eked out the time to post at all lately.  Maybe I’m slightly more efficient at photo taking, editing, and…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

I Love Windy Spring Days

Bymichelle April 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Really. (day 93)     

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Pruning

Bymichelle April 5, 2011July 27, 2022

There’s no allusion here, no biblical message about discipline making us stronger here.  It’s really just about pruning. I think I messed up, because I don’t prune things enough.  I’m…

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Garden Snippets

Bymichelle March 30, 2011July 27, 2022

Garden Snippets: onion, ponytail palm, sage, hollyhocks, and grapevine.  (day 83)  (day 87)  (day 88) (day 74) I like to get up close for pictures- it makes my midget garden…

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cheap stuff | garden | my home | photography | thinking out loud

Photo Jumble

Bymichelle March 30, 2011July 27, 2022

This is blogging cliff notes.  I’ll hit the high points:  Coming home from camping I took this at a stoplight.  I just couldn’t get over the color of the sky.  …

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101 Uses for Twine

Bymichelle March 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Not really.   Just a couple, besides the obvious tying of plants. I found these clay eggs at the antique store the other day and temporarily put them in an…

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Pitchforks and Shovels

Bymichelle March 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Sounds like primetime voice-over censoring, but no it really is just pitchforks and shovels.  Last weekend I added my little bit of compost to my little bit of garden and…

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