Author Archives: Laura

I didn’t recognize his bald head!

That’s right – I didn’t recognize Ryan because of his bald head (and the mustache)!  Ryan was just deployed to the Middle East and his flight took him through Baltimore with about a 24 hour layover.  So Nik and I … Continue reading

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I guess plants need sunlight!

So all this winter, I’ve had a creeping charlie next to our TV in our living room, on the other side of the room from the windows.  I knew it wasn’t thriving but I didn’t really have anywhere else to … Continue reading

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CSA 6.14.08

This week’s haul – green leaf lettuce and red leaf lettuce (1 head each), 1.5 pounds of snow peas (which Nik and I spent three hours picking), .8 pounds of sugar snap peas, oregano (which I picked while Nik was … Continue reading

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CSA 6.7.08

Just for fun, I’m going to try to put a picture of what we get from the CSA, every week.  I’m interested in seeing how the produce changes over the weeks.  So here’s the picture from last week – strawberries, … Continue reading

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Poetry [two days late] Thursday

I just broke my toe. This is really bad timing. Greece is very soon!

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It’s break time!

Summer break and bone break. Yes, you read right – I broke my left pinkie toe.  (Yeah – I know, corny title!)  Stubbed it on the corner of our new garden bed (pictures of which I still haven’t put up).  … Continue reading

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The heat finally broke

(i.e. it’s only going to be 88 tomorrow, instead of 96 with a heat index of 103) Today, I finally just about had it with hiding out in one room of our house with air conditioning and not being able … Continue reading

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Heat Wave

Yesterday, it was 96 with a heat index of 104 (or something like that).  Today, it’s more of the same and tomorrow is supposed to be even worse. I. don’t. like. heat. waves.  (Neither do our plants.)

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Poetry Thursday

A poem, in pictures, by Meggan (photos taken by Laura) OK.  If you insist. Just following directions!

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Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Katie! Happy Birthday to you! (I’d tell you the same thing in Greek too but I don’t know how to spell it.  It means something like, “Many years!”)

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