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Category Archives: container gardening
Thrift Report
Just before Lou’s passing ( Thank you to all who posted condolence messages for me) I spent the day thrifting and came home with some timely purchases. The hanging basket will replace this one. I harvested the knobs off the … Continue reading
I know and You Know…
that June is strawberry season. Well apparently no one mentioned it to my plants. I’ve been harvesting a bowl full a week all through July and August. I mentioned this at work one day and a fellow employee said her’s are … Continue reading
Home grown goodness
I don’t grow a lot of my own food but my garden does produce some of the food I consume. Like the chives for my Twice-Baked Potato and the strawberries in my smoothies. Are you harvesting from your garden? Leave … Continue reading
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Tagged chives, garden produce, herbs, smoothie, strawberries, twice-baked potatoe
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Shopping Trip Dilemmas
I planed to make a roast chicken with stuffing the other day. I needed to run to the store for onion, and celery for the stuffing. My shopping list also had strawberries on it. I grow my own strawberries but I’ve used … Continue reading
Right now Im….
…So glad that spring is here. Although we’ve been getting more than our share of April Showers. …Scrubbing out old flowerpots ….So thankful I have a covered back porch, where I can work on projects like this even though it is … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & crafts, container gardening, family, Second Hand Shopping, Trash to Treasure
Tagged April showers, flowerpots, Fred Meyer Plant Sale, homelessness, housework, knit hats, life and teaching of Christ, overwintering plants, party planning, Seattle Union Gospel Mission, spray pianting flowerpots, Steve Gregg lecture, The Narrow Path.com, yard sales, yarn
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My Sedum Planter
After seeing this in the garden section at my neighborhood produce stand, I was inspired to do something like it for my own yard. For months I looked for a hen figurine. I was a lot like Goldilocks in the 3 … Continue reading
He Is Risen Indeed
The tomb is empty Jesus lives forever more The stone’s been rolled away There is life beyond death’s door He is risen as he promised Let the victory chorus swell The tomb is empty and Jesus is alive and well … Continue reading
Reusing mesh produce bags
As of last July I have a new deck. When it was completed I filled some pots with compost and planted some flowers. The only problem I had was that the compost was full of weed seeds.I want to grow … Continue reading
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Tagged back porch, compost, garden, home grown salad ingredients, potting soil, reporpusing, styrofoam peanuts, weeds
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