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Absence From GG

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Just wanted to keep you updated with why I'm not around these parts very much lately. Due to financial strains, both my DH and I have had to take on second jobs, which for me means no more time he...

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Cactus Baby

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:08:00 GMT

Let me tell you, this whole growing a cactus idea was extremely foreign to me at first, but it's actually turning out to be a pretty cool little experiment. It's definitely not for the impatient, ...

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We Have Life

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:55:00 GMT

Lookit what we found in the cactus seed flat tonight!

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Cactuses/Cacti???

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:43:00 GMT

OK, so I didn't pay close enough attention in Latin class back in High School...

Here is what the final product of almost an hour's worth of work with a tweezers ends up looking like. Aren't...

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New Beginnings

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Christopher and I headed out to a couple of the local gardening supply stores to see what they had in the way of seeds. We found the usual suspects (beans, corn, peas, maters, peppers, melons, e...

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G'night Garden!

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:05:00 GMT

Today, for one of the last times this year, I played in the dirt. Put the chives in the herb garden, and planted the peach pits next to 'em so I don't forget where they are next spring...("note to...

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Adopt A Tree

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:53:00 GMT

I finally got up the nerve on Wednesday to stop at the farm I drive past at least twice a day and leave a note on the door asking if they'd mind some help with their apple trees. A little history ...

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Early Frost

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:59:00 GMT

Went down to 31F here last night, had to cover the maters, peppers, herbs, and move the flower pots...there was definitely frost, had to scrape it off of my car this morning! The peppers got nipped e...

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Soggy Squishy Mess

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:14:00 GMT

So now it's finally quit raining for more than 4 hours, and we can all start to dry out. Went to let the dog out in the backyard this morning, and sank into the grass by a good couple of inches!! ...

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Rainy Days and Mondays

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:27:00 GMT

Really didn't want to go to work today, but once you're there, it's hard to call in sick!! We had almost 6 inches of rain over the weekend, that's a rough estimate because we were out of town Satu...

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Mosquitoes

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:24:00 GMT

OK, so is this some kind of test? First the Japanese Beetles, then the near-drought, followed by enough rain to make me wanna trade in the F-150 for a canoe, NOW we've got the mother of all mosqui...

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WE GOT RAIN!!!! YIPPEEEEEE!!!

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:58:00 GMT

OK, so maybe I'm going a bit overboard with the enthusiasm. According to the rain thingy (can't spell gage!) , we got just over an inch, and I'm not sure when DH put it out last night, wasn't ther...

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Photos

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:25:00 GMT

It is with great sadness and much gnashing of teeth that I announce the demise of my photo albums. Of the three albums, only one picture from two different albums survived the carnage... If there ar...

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How 'Bout Them Beans?

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:23:00 GMT

Back in March, I sent away for some seeds from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Extension. There were five sets of seeds, each with two varieties: Green beans (blue lake bush and espada), c...

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Got Some Rain, Was It Enough?

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:05:00 GMT

Well it's official. We got .75 inches of rain here Thursday night into Friday morning...or was it Wednesday night into Thursday morning? Who cares, it wasn't Monday or Friday, so I wasn't paying ...

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