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Author Archives: Laura
Beautiful Things
On the front porch: Dinner that’s almost entirely from the Farmer’s Market and the CSA! (We just need an olive tree and a goat to make feta and we’d be all set!) The filled-in rock garden [note the squash plants … Continue reading
Posted in baking, gardening, sewing
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We’ve been busy…
Over about two weeks, we did about 60+ hours of yardwork and managed to accumulate A LOT of yard waste: When the yard materials recycling guys came, I hid inside. I felt bad making them pick up all those bags! … Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday (a little late)
[A mammoth repair job on two old asphalt driveways will mess up anyone’s schedule] Hoeing John Updike I sometimes fear the younger generation will be deprived of the pleasures of hoeing; there is no knowing how many souls have been … Continue reading
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Poor Us
We have so many vegetables, vegetables coming out of our ears, that we don’t even bother to save any leftover salad. We just eat out the Juliet tomatoes that we grew ourselves, and then we compost the rest. It helps … Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday
No Tool or Rope or Pail Bob Arnold It hardly mattered what time of year We passed by their farmhouse, They never waved, This old farm couple Usually bent over in the vegetable garden Or walking the muddy dooryard Between … Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday – It’s BAAAACK!
Ode to Greece by meWe were hours on a plane But we didn’t [hardly] complain All of Nik’s family, I met. He hasn’t met all of mine, yet! Clear water, beautiful beaches Lots of food, juicy peaches A broken toe … Continue reading
Posted in books, Greece
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Zucchini update
We pulled out the other half of the plant this morning. The leaves were wilting and the plant was just generally dying. When I pulled it out, I saw that there was some really fat worm-looking bugs in the middle … Continue reading
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Setbacks
We have already eaten 5 zucchini from our garden. We have three more in the refrigerator. THey were delicious. We were excited to be eating lots more. We also have a yellow crookneck squash and a patty pan squash growing … Continue reading
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Good news for the fishing family!
Let’s hope that Eric and Meggan are experiencing this bounty!! It sounds like there was GREAT fishing in the Kasilof on Thursday so I hope they got a ton of reds!!
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We’re home!
After a bit of a miscommunication with our airport ride (BWI is a long way from Philly!) and a train ride home, we are back and ready to go to sleep! And I’m sorry if this is a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, travel
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Salmon and Souvlaki 