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Mrs. Potato Head 2

I don’t know about you, but I cannot wait for Toy Story 3 to come out this weekend. I am so excited!!! Aaannd I couldn’t wait to see if my potato slips had grown potatoes. Well, guess what?  They did.  Granted, not bushels and … Continue reading

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Ina and Me.

I have never met Ina Garten, but I know we could be great friends.  We have so much in common.  She likes to cook, I like to cook.  She loves Paris, I love Paris.  (except she has an apt. there … Continue reading

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Growing a little weed.

Not That weed.  This weed.  Butterfly Weed.  Asclepias tuberosa. You would think it would be an easy plant to grow, right?  I mean,after all it IS a weed.  But, you would be wrong.  It has taken me three years to get … Continue reading

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Tammy Appleseed

I LOOOOVE SPRING!  It seems as if you can just throw seeds in a pot and they just grow and blossom with very little effort.  Remember the potato pots I started.. Well, here they are now…… Isn’t that amazing!  I … Continue reading

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Not Lay’s Chips

I harvested my kale this week.  This kale is called Russian Red or Ragged Jack.  I like the name Ragged Jack as the only red, to be seen, is on the stems! I have been wanting to make kale chips.   I … Continue reading

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Just a Hoe.

OH.MY.GOSH.  have I been busy and boy are my muscles (the few I have) SORE.  I was so excited to be out in the garden this past weekend.  It was truly lovely.  But, no time to sit around and enjoy … Continue reading

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Spring has Sprung?

What a crazy, busy month March was.  Was it in like a lion, out like a lamb?   I’m not sure but on the 18th , I took off from my day job to work in the garden.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day. 70′s.  … Continue reading

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Mrs. Potato Head

I couldn’t wait to get outside to work in the garden this past week.  The first thing I usually do is put on my garden clogs.  It was quite a surprise when this little fellow ran out of my shoe.  Eeeek! The … Continue reading

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Where, oh where, is Spring?

Not here yet, that is for sure.  These pictures are from a week ago when we received 12 inches in Dallas.  In one day.  That has never happened in my lifetime.  In fact, not since 1913.  These pictures were actually … Continue reading

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It’s Seedy.

 This year I just couldn’t seem to figure out what I wanted to plant.  So I got out all my seeds (this is no small task even in the short three seasons I have gardened veggies) and began to test the seeds … Continue reading

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