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Tag Archives: nostalgia
Peaches & Plums & Poetry
As June burns away into July in our part of the Ohio River Valley, the peaches are coming on nicely. Not that I grow peaches, but I know where to find ’em. And for the past couple of year, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cooking, family, farming, food, fruit, garden, gardening, joy, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, nostalgia, Ohio, peach, peaches, photography, plums, poetry, recipes, summer, That is just to say, William Carlos Williams
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November’s Welcome
Sometimes, in our share of the Ohio River Valley, summer slams into winter without much autumn to buffer the shock. September and October days that seem more June-like keep us in shorts and flip-flops. Our sweaters pine away in the … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, beauty, climate, fall, family, flower, flowers, food, fruit, garden, gardening, halloween, joy, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, kids, life, nature, nostalgia, november, october, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, padron peppers, parenting, pepper, peppers, photography, rain, recipe, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, sustainability, vegetables, weather, Winter
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What Kind of Sandwich?!?
We’re in the heat of tomato harvesting. And eating. BLTs, Caprese Salads, Fresh Salsa, Omelets, etc etc. I’m not saying I’m tired of fresh homegrown tomatoes. I’m just saying I’m looking for a little variety…spice of life, and all that. … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, backyard, black krim, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, nostalgia, Ohio River Valley, peanut butter, recipes, summer, tomato
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The Nostalgia of Cleome
A friend gave me a few seeds from her Cleome hassleriana several years ago. We planted the seeds, enjoyed the flowers, saved the seeds and continued burying them in the soil at a couple of different homesteads, spreading the joy … Continue reading
Posted in Flower Gardening, Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard, cleome, Cleome hassleriana, compost, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, Kentucky, nostalgia, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, propagate, seed, seed saving
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