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North Wind

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:58:00 GMT

The North wind is still very much blowing and the southern wind hasn't yet beaten it back up north. Our last frost date is the third weekend in May but we got hard frost again this morning. The t...

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Not your average spring day!

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Looks like a regular snow storm! Ground is becoming white. Dh and I attended a workshop on trees and shrubs presented by the agricultural people today. There was to be some outside activities bu...

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Springing into action????

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:27:00 GMT

I was just thinking I could maybe switch from sewing fabric to sewing seeds mode. Shouldn't have thought that as a major spring storm has swung by with lots of freezing rain. Hope it kills that s...

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Thinking Green

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Happy St. Paddy's Day! He really was a good guy. How The Irish Saved Civilization is an excellent read and no, I don't think I have any Irish blood. I did have thoughts of ...

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I'm settling down ...

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:25:00 GMT

.... and look what happened! I have finally turned away from the "spring is here' pictures and put my nose down to the sewing machine. I was making lots of progress and our long awaited February...

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A study in Contrast

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:12:00 GMT

I'm trying to get the winter's quota of sewing done and my dearie has begun to think spring! Being the thrifty individual he is, the budget for this year's vegetable seeds is $40. He is counting all...

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steady as she goes

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:11:00 GMT

Lovely weekend away. It was a tad snowy, well actually visibility was down a bit at times, but things went well. We did have a stop as the road was cleared. A moose crossed and there was a thre...

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Grace for the ball game!

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Strike four coming up!

And by grace, she bunt...

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Next strike and I'll be .......

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:22:00 GMT

but I did get a window. Ah, now I remember the stretch part but I haven't seen a mountai...

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If at first....

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:16:00 GMT

I have printed out the instructions and now we'll see if I can follow directions!

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As per Bill's instructions!

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:05:00 GMT

http://my.gardenguides.com/photos/leafette/photo/5597/5

Hmm, I'm trying to put my frozen February horizon on the blog...

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leaves are turning

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:17:00 GMT

Well, time for me to turn over a new leaf. The veggie members of my family have seed catalogues spread all over the kitchen table. DD&Dsil are getting half the garden plot for their own use and m...

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Long Winter

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:44:00 GMT

Hmm, the down side of belonging to a garden site seems to be the patience factor. Before I just bobbed along with the seasons and took life (snow) as it came. Now I read about garden prep, I see ...

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Valentine Flowers or a Matter of the Heart

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Life has moved into fast forward for a few days, but I did want to express warm, happy heartshaped thoughts. I took in a lecture one time where a quilter showed a quilt that was made from different e...

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I saw flowers!

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:29:00 GMT

But definitely not outside. Woo, cold and very white. In fact the drive into the city had limited visibility. But DD had an appointment to see how the wee babe is doing and the Women's Hospital ...

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