Starting the garden

I’ve mentioned before that my mother is the farmer in our family, and gardening is something she absolutely loves. She thought she was going to be relegated to her raised beds last year, but we…

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Azaleas and rhododendron

It’s *that* time of year when the azaleas start blooming. Although, I have several varieties and colors that bloom over the course of several weeks, sometimes everything aligns and most of the azaleas and rhododendron…

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Spring in the country

I have to admit there are many times in the spring I look around and see only the *huge* amount of work that has to be done to get the house and property back in…

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Getting the garden ready

My mother–singer/songwriter, clothing designer and master chef, is really the farmer in the family.  Having come from a farming family, she has always loved growing things and learned from her parents, and her brother, who…

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