Have you heard the wives’ tale about planting potatoes on Good Friday? With the remarkable warm spring we had this year, it actually made sense. These guys were actually planted the day before Good Friday. You’ll have to excuse the row/seed spacing. This was the first thing planted this year and Potato Boy and LuLu […]

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Potato Boy and I woke up early over the weekend to run a couple errands. We were just about home and had turned on to our road when I noticed all of the wild flowers along the road. Potato Boy instantly had a great idea. We parked the car at home and walked back up […]

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I first noticed these late last summer. It was well past berry season at that point so I kinda forgot about it until last weekend when I was mowing and noticed all of the blooms. I’m still not sure what type of berry plant I’m working with though my money is on a blackberry variety […]

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I’ve referenced our dog on a few occasions, so I guess I’m overdue on the formal introduction. We adopted Pip from a local shelter when she was just three months old. We were told she was half Lab – half German Shepherd, though we’re not totally convinced on the German Shepherd part. Given her size, […]

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I was standing in the garden early this morning pretty pleased with how well the tomatoes are doing with their lack of protection early on – they were only covered for a few hours before the dog – Pip – decided the covers were awesome chew toys and they had to tough it without covers […]

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One of the disappointments of moving in the middle of summer last year was that it was too late for us to start our garden. My family always had a large garden as I was growing up and I was excited to share those experiences – digging potatoes, freezing sweet corn, and sneaking a snack […]

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