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Tag Archives: gardening
Summer Harvests are in full swing
I am a 4-H Youth Development Educator and have been gardening and preserving the bounty for over 40 years. I love my garden and I love the products I have preserved by water-bath canning, pressure canning, dehydrating and freezing! Recently … Continue reading
Is your Garden awake?
In my part of the country, the last frost date has past and I am anxiously waiting to get my seedlings and seeds into the ground. Rain continues to come at regular intervals so the ground is too wet to … Continue reading
Wreath Idea for any season
I’ve always thought wreaths were a great door accessory and over the years I have made quite a few. This wreath caught my eye because I love the combination of rosemary and olive leaves with bittersweet. My Mom loved bittersweet … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, gardening, gift ideas, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Seasonal
Tagged all season, bittersweet, craft, diy, gardening, gift idea, olive leaves, rosemary, simple pleasure, wreath
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Orchids; Easier than you think!
I love this orchid! I have treasured her for nearly 40 years through all my life passages. When my Aunt Ginny passed away while I was still a teen, I was given this plant which she and her son David … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding joy, gardening, orchid growing, orchids, plant
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Homemade Tomato Sauce is Easier than you Think!!
What can you do with these? Roma tomatoes are great to eat fresh like apples, slice onto sandwiches, toss into salads, saute with garlic and olive oil and maybe a few other veggies, or prepare and preserve to use throughout … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, food preservation, gardening, gift ideas, Health, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged big-batch recipe, canning, farm market produce ideas, gardening, home food preservation, recipe, Roma tomates, sauce making, spaghetti sauce, step by step directions, tomato sauce, tomato uses
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Starting Seeds
It’s mid-March in the Midwest and time to start thinking about the garden. Like most serious gardeners, my husband and I start seeds in my greenhouse giving plants a head start on the growing season. In January I spent hours … Continue reading
Burst of Spring Transforms my Farm
I love these crocuses! Crocuses are one of the earliest spring bulbs to “come alive” and their color stirs excitement every time I see them. I love looking outside and watching the “greening of spring” on my farm. The spring … Continue reading
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Tagged crocuses, garden, garden therapyt, gardening, greening, spring, tulips
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The Spring Revival
It is late March and spring tempts me with warm & breezy days. They are calling for snow showers this evening… but the sunshine of the past two days has revived my spirit. I know that warm sunny days are … Continue reading
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