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Surivival of the seedlings

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Annette

That might make a good title for a b-grade horror/sci-fi flick. The seed flats that were blown over and crashed on the ground appear to be surviving, and even thriving. I did not get any photos today since I spent … Continue reading →

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Signs of life

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Annette

Spring has sprung. Maybe not by the calendar, but there are signs. Tiny signs. Portents of things to come. Broccoli, starting. A cuke (Beth Alpha), trying to unfold. I have a quarter flat started with sungold tomatoes, and the rest … Continue reading →

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Frosty mornings

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Annette

Our freeze/no-freeze/frost overnight betting pool – wouldn’t you love to be the weather person, where you really don’t need to get it right, ever? – turned out to be frost. I stepped outside with my sister as she was getting … Continue reading →

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Waiting out the cold

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Annette

OK, so it isn’t -4F here like it was at Lambeau Sunday night. It’s still cold to someone like me. I don’t like the cold and never have, which made our living in the northern reaches of the country interesting … Continue reading →

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Gears

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Annette

I had big, big plans for the two acorn squash I had picked up at the store: Baked, stuffed with a wild rice mix, and served as a side to a couple of seared balsamic-glazed, bone-in pork chops. Sometimes things … Continue reading →

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But wait, there’s more

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Annette

Our newly revised forecast for tonight and the next couple of days. Eighteen. Eighteen? That’s a little extreme. Our little kumquat tree, which has valiantly put out a couple of handfuls of fruit, will definitely need to be bundled up … Continue reading →

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Three days of freeze

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Annette

To be more accurate, that should be three nights of freeze, but it comes down to the same thing: we will be dipping down into hard freeze temperatures for more than a few hours come the first few nights of … Continue reading →

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