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Monthly Archives: December 2022
Photo Friday: A Few Feathered Friends from 2022
Today I want to share a few bird photos from around our place. Since we moved here in 2007, My wife and I have done our best to create an outdoor habitat that is beneficial to birds as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged bird feeders, birds, bluebirds, habitat, suet, woodpeckers
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Looking Back on 2022, by the Month
For one of my last posts of the year I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2022, in a month by month format. I started the year harvesting collard greens from the garden. It’s always nice … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Christmas, collards, compost, fermented food, flowers, hiking, lacto-fermentation, peppers, ratatouille, seed starting, squash, sweet poatoes, tomatoes
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December Greenhouse Update
Today I want to give a virtual tour of our greenhouse and show what’s growing in there this December. I generally grow winter hardy greens and herbs plus brassicas like purple sprouting broccoli this time of year. It’s nice to … Continue reading
Stars of the Garden in 2022
Once again it’s time for my annual review of what did well in the garden this year, and what didn’t. I always like to start with a recap on the weather, since local conditions certainly have a big influence on … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
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