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Hoeing Ain’t Easy (Saturday 4/29/23)
Gardening is a bit easier with new knees, but swinging a hoe and pushing and pulling the scuffle hoe is still hard work, and my back is letting me know. I need to get the raised beds weeded and hoed...
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A busy day in the rainy yarden! (Saturday 5/6/23)
Today I got a lot accomplished in the yarden, so I thought I’d share an update with you. I went to my favorite place for plants, Schuring Greenhouse, located in the southern suburb of Kalamazoo, the...
View ArticleA short update! (Sunday, 5/7/23)
Busy, dirty, sweaty weekend, as evidenced by yesterday’s post, but I got so much done! It was absolutely glorious today, a real peach of a Michigan day, bright and sunny with a nice breeze, so I was...
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Monday evening garden walk (5/23/23)
As I was bringing in some pots on the porch last evening, I noticed that my irises are blooming! I grabbed my phone and decided to take a little walk. Last night I was bringing in some pots from the...
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Memorial Day Weekend 5/28/23
I’ll start right out with this monster racoon that I’m apparently hosting at the Not So Seekrit Lair these days. I am calling it Racoonzilla. Here’s a screenshot. Upside, there’s been no attendant...
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A quick update with pictures! 7/2/23
It’s been miserable hot and sticky here in Kalamazoo, plus we have been dealing with very unhealthy air quality due to smoke from the fires in Quebec. It’s rained the past couple days so the AQI (air...
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I’m about to be overrun! 7/24/23
Hey, all. It is supposed to be in the high 80s and mid 90s this week, so I got out and got a few things done this weekend before the ground turns to lava. This post will bring you up to speed on just...
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August update, as summer winds down 8/26/23
It’s certainly been a muggy roaster here lately which has really damped my enjoyment of my yarden. The last couple days, though, have been a delight which prompted me to go out and take stock of...
View ArticleLate September and I really should be back in school….9/25/23
It’s getting on toward that time when I’ll be done with the garden for another year. Sigh. I cleaned up the raised beds over the weekend. I chopped and dropped plants that aren’t going to go the...
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Yarden tidying – Ned Stark is right 10/22/23
I’m not one to rake up every leaf in my yard. I leave things pretty much where they are so that over the winter, little critters will have a place to get through it. I also enjoy seeing birds feed on...
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Spring is here because I say it is! 3-26-24
March 25 and I’ve waited long enough! So begins another fantastic gardening season. Given the rising cost of just about everything, I’ve learned to bake bread over the winter. I look forward to...
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What’s been going on at the NSSL – 4/15/24
This will be a quick post before I forget what I’ve been up to since I last checked in just a few weeks back! Let’s get to it, shall we? Seed starting continues apace. I started seeds for tomatoes,...
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