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the year-round-garden

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:: seedlings are started in the greenhouse

:: rhubarb is emerging

:: ::  40 new blueberry bushes are in, ready to be mulched

:: we’re snacking on the second wave of little broccoli sprouts from last year’s plants

:: and we’re enjoying ridiculous amounts of kale in these parts!

I’m telling you, if you’re unsure of what to plant in your garden this year- definitely consider this leafy green packed full of goodness! It pretty much grows like a weed, lasts through the winter, and takes off again for an even sweeter harvest the next spring.
Check out this video for Spicy BBQ Kale Chips – it’s our most favorite kale chip yet! A must-try that really is super tasty.  Here they are, pre-dehydration.  (They went so fast I forgot to take an “after” shot!)

 

It feels so good to get our hands in the dirt again!  At 25 weeks preggers, I’m getting as much done now while I can still bend over comfortably!
Anyone out there having fun in your patch of green?

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so long, summer…

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The garden was lush, the sun hot, the house full of projects, celebrations, friends and laughs.  August is our month of birthdays & occasions- this year was a 40, 11 and a 4- and 19 years of marriage! It was a good one, this summer was.

The calendar says we have turned the corner into a new season.  But we’ve been graced with a gentle transition of staggered activities, warm sun, an ease into homeschool and a work schedule that has room to bend & move.

So with deep breaths, renewed focus and vision and huge anticipation we get ready to forge ahead into a new year!  (New years for me seem to always begin in September- so many years of schooling, homeschooing and being married to a teacher does that!)

I’m looking forward to being back in this little space of ours, and kicking things up a bit so we can have some fun together! Thanks for visiting- your comments and feedback are always SO appreciated.  What do you like to see and read about?  How can this place be of benefit to you?  What are you anticipating this fall? Leave a comment below or fire me an email (see Contact above) if you prefer a quieter space!  And don’t forget to join- either by email or as a “member” (see the sidebar.)

Have a beautiful day!

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gifts from the garden

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My first dahlia bouquet! My camera is not doing justice to the true colours- they’re pretty brilliant. I planted about 50 tubers that I picked up at a roadside stand last March. Actually, the man told me to fill my bags (I think I left with about 10 shopping bags bulging full and spilling all over the back of the truck! I never can resist a bargain.) Plus I dreamed of a big roadside stand of our own. There are still lots to open up so we’ll see what they look like next week.