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Month: July 2012

Steamrollered

On 28/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized14 Comments

The week started off full of promise and ticked merrily along. We went marketing on Monday and I found some nice green Summer apples (or at least that's what they're called here). On Tuesday I juiced them with the steam juicer, thinking I would make them into jelly the following day, but I had forgotten …

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Morning ramble

On 26/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized12 Comments

Ali and I sat  on the porch for a moment this morning, enjoying the cool of the morning. "We would be watering now," he said. I can't recall if he bothered trying not sounding smug. After watering our potted plants and the greenhouse this morning, I went down to the bottom terrace of the garden …

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Not too hot for some

On 18/07/201220/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized7 Comments

It's hot! Today it is 106 F in the shade (41 C) and it's paralyzing. We have all been drenching ourselves with the hose or in the tub in the garden. Any amount of heat is bearable to me when I'm soaking wet. (For additional tips on dealing with the heat without AC, Celi at …

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Who’s that in the cabbage?

On 13/07/201213/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized14 Comments

I was weeding in the keyhole beds when I noticed someone in the Savoy cabbage. Actually, I am surprised that the cabbages haven't bolted yet in this heat, but just to be sure we've been eating them up. This is one of the last ones left. I'm sure this little fellow is going to miss …

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Fried Chicken

On 08/07/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized12 Comments

It may have been all stars and stripes in NY in the wake of our departure, but it was mostly business as usual here in the garden on the 4th of July. Still, maybe it was reading blog posts about people's days, or emails from family, but yesterday my mom and I suddenly found ourselves …

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