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For this I am thankful: the changing seasons
It was a long and snowy winter in my neck of the Rocky Mountains this past winter. Now that I get out and enjoy winter sports: skiing (downhill, XC, and backcountry), snowshoeing, winter hiking and running I don’t dread the … Continue reading
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Tagged changing seasons, for this I am thankful, seasons, spring
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Is that an….artichoke??
This plant has been garnering a LOT of attention in my garden lately. I had a woman stop her car in the middle of the street the other day to ask me about my artichokes and then she stopped again … Continue reading
So the damn deer ate my strawberries
Well, I walked out the door to this scene this morning. Despite the netting over my garden boxes, some brazen bastard of a deer stuck its head through a not-so-obvious gap in the end of the netting and mowed down … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, chives, first garden harvest, nuisance deer, oregano, spinach, strawberries, urban deer
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How do you reward yourself for all that gardening work? Triple Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Brownies
Sometimes a girl’s just got to have some brownies. Even if there is no particular reason, other than there is a chocolate craving that needs to be satisfied. But I considered my time spent in the garden Friday, Saturday, and … Continue reading
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Tagged brownies, cheesecake, cherries, chocolate, eggplants, gardening, peppers, seeds, tomatoes, transplants
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