Tag: fall gardening
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Best Meal of 2026?
Another weekend has flown by. The kids have off tomorrow for Yom Kippur but I, alas, do not. T. spent the weekend in Nashville and got to see a really exciting Eagles game. The rest of us followed our usual weekend circuits: Haddon Ave, Knights Park, my parents’ house. I had hoped to spend the…
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Hallelujah, Holy Shit, Where’s the Tylenol?
Last night was one of those nights where I ended up lying awake questioning most of my life choices. This was precipitated by Tom’s near-constant snoring, and also both the dog and the cat trying to get in the bedroom. I didn’t fall asleep til the wee hours, and then woke up feeling sick. Usually…
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Song of the Cicadas
Maybe my next house will have a screened-in porch, where I can enjoy a breezy 65-degree September morning, drinking hot coffee and listening to the sounds of nature without my neighbors seeing me in my pajamas and bra-less. In the meantime, I’m on the patio in full view. Too gorgeous a morning not to. Listening…
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State of Abeyance
I’m feeling torn in different directions. There are two situations happening right now in which I’m approaching a crossroads. It could be that nothing changes, or everything could change. Sorry to be vague. If anything actually happens, then I’ll be able to explain. On top of that, the change of seasons is happening and I…
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Vacation Notes
Please excuse my detailed description of our vacation. It was one I’d like to remember. I had been a little down on the idea of a family vacation, but this one proved me wrong. Everyone got along, I slept well, and everyone did a decent job of cleaning up after themselves. I think it helped…
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Chlorine Dreams
My only focus this week was making it to 5 pm Friday, when my vacation officially began. I didn’t do much during the week besides work, do some cleaning in the wake of Aspen the foster puppy, and run some errands. And work in the garden. More beans, peppers and onions this week. Friday night…
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2025 Garden Totals
The 2025 garden totals are in! I’m pleased; this was a decent haul in a smaller garden compared to 2023. (I didn’t really garden in 2024.) My fenced-in garden is about 8 ft by 6 ft, so 48 square feet. In addition I had some large pots near the driveway for carrots, potatoes and herbs.…
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A Cheapskate’s Guide to Repurposing Household Items in the Garden
The garlic is starting to poke through the leaves! Not surprisingly, it seems the cloves I planted that had already sprouted are the first to reach the surface. Four of them are up. This makes me happy. Some of the lettuce and arugula seeds I planted have sprouted. Too soon to tell which is which.…
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Wintry Walks & More Thrifting
I really needed this weekend. I was practically skipping home on Friday, so glad the work week was done. Work was extremely busy; at home I was pulling single-parent duty Sunday through Tuesday while Tom and T went to Green Bay for the Eagles game. I worked from home Monday and Tuesday. N and F…
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Sprouts Is Bankrupting Me
This past week I was off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It wasn’t quite as satisfying a staycation as the one I had in August. I had dreams about work from Friday night right on through, frustrating dreams in which nothing was going right. But it was still relaxing and peaceful. I got some things done…
