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Tag Archives: gardening
From Zero to Yellow in Three Days
We’ve had a wacky winter (summerlike) and spring (winterlike) here in Minnesota. Along with most of the people, my flower garden has been very confused. When it was 70 degrees in March, my garden thought spring was here, so everything happily popped … Continue reading
Posted in country life, gratefulness, My Photographs
Tagged dwarf iris, flowers, gardening, iris, minnesota, spring, winter
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That’s One Stubborn (Or Optimistic) Little Tulip
It’s tulip time in Minnesota. This means that it’s also spring cleanup time at our house. Many of the trees we have in our little grove are boxelders, which is Latin for “big weeds.” Boxelders are anything but hardy trees; with a … Continue reading
Posted in country life, My Photographs
Tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, spring, surprises, tulips
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Thinking Spring
I always feel liberated when football season is over for another year. This means at least three things for me: “60 Minutes” will no longer be delayed by football games every Sunday night—hurrah! Spring is coming—yippee! My cats can soon go outside to munch … Continue reading
The Morality of Last Night’s Beef Stew
Yesterday I made some beef stew in the crockpot. It turned out pretty well, especially for a coolish night in September in MN. I got to thinking about the ingredients: —Beef from a cow who lived outside and ate grass, … Continue reading
Posted in country life, ranting
Tagged agriculture, cooking, farming, food, gardening, local food, meals, meat, vegetarianism
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Just a Little Blossom
My snapdragons didn’t come back this year. Usually they seed out and something pops up nearby where last year’s plants were. But nothing this year. Until the other day, when I noticed this little snapdragon growing in a crevice between … Continue reading
Posted in country life, gratefulness
Tagged blossoms, flowers, gardening, hope, snapdragon, summer
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The Fruits of My Labor
Last winter I ordered some raspberry plants to be delivered to me in the spring. I received the 18 ”plants”on about April 20, when it was still cold and miserable in Minnesota. I put “plants” in quotes because they appeared to … Continue reading
Posted in country life, Just Thoughts
Tagged food, gardening, gardens, local food, organic food, raspberries
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