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I have a brown thumb. I joined up so I wouldn't kill all my plants.

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First Frost: Good and Bad
I experienced my first frost with my first garden this year.  I heard the weatherman warning about it yesterday morning, so I knew I had to get out there and strip my plants of veggies. Good: 10 lbs of Jalapenios Bad: 50 mph winds pelting rain....

Here's an Idea
Today I walked through what looked like a refugee camp.  The people were starving and barely had the energy to stand.  It was a homeless shelter.  The person in charge said they haven't had much food for the past few months because of the economy.  T...

Wal-Mart vs. Everyone Else
I already bought all my seeds, then I went into walmart today.  All their seed packets were only $1, but everyone else was around $2.  I'm frustrated.

I love freecycle!
I got a whole bunch of free mulch from freecycle!  It's all grass clippings, and it was enough to cover my new 10' x 20' vegetable garden.  Perfect timing, becuase it's supposed to rain today and blizzard tomorrow.  I love it because we don't have ya...

Daffodils are blooming!
Our daffodils are blooming!  I have a vase of them on the kitchen table.  I had three job interviews today and another one is comming up on Monday.  Things are looking up in that department!