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Tag Archives: Cats
Harvest Monday October 28, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The fall veggies are the main focus of my harvests now. I cut a few collard greens to make a test batch of the leaves fermented. If I … Continue reading
Missing One March Birthday Boy
It’s been nine months now since we lost our cat Ace. The two of us shared a birthday in March, so several years ago my wife decided to get a photo of the two of us together. After that it … Continue reading
Harvest Monday February 11, 2019
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I got another cutting of lettuce from the greenhouse planting last week. This included a green butterhead called Mirlo and a red leaf lettuce called Spritzer. Neither were full … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally, Cats, lettuce, Puddin, sunflower shoots, woodpecker
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Photo Friday: 2018 By the Month
Lacking any real activity in the garden this time of year, I thought I would share some photos today to show some of my 2018 activities. January saw us undertaking a big kitchen renovation. We had been planning this for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, Ally, asparagus, Cats, greasy beans, homemade, kimchi, kitchen makeover, lacto-fermentation, ornaments, sauerkraut, seed starting, sweet potatoes
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Harvest Monday December 10, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It was another light week of harvests for me here. I made a cutting of turnip greens to cook up with dinner one night. The Topper turnips have held … Continue reading