Author Archives: Frog

I had to laugh to myself because on any given day*

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Frog

Raise your hand if you knew this post was inevitable. Yeah, my hand is up too. I am calling the garden a failure again this summer. This week I’ve pulled up the tomatoes and I transplanted the tarragon to the … Continue reading →

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We smoked a pork butt

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Frog

On Thursday I took a 3+ pound pork butt out of the freezer so we could smoke it on Saturday. The weather forecast was for 84 and sunny. Perfect for sitting in the backyard while the pork smokes. Yeah, only … Continue reading →

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Fig Preserves

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Frog

My mother came over this afternoon and we made fig preserves. She couldn’t find her mother’s recipe so we used one from Emeril. It is dead easy and because of its simplicity that’s why we went with his recipe. It … Continue reading →

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Before I bumped the web with the lawn mower

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Frog

I carefully avoided hitting the web with the weed eater. Good job me. Then I bumped it with the push lawn mower. Bad job me. The spider immediately began fixing the web. So all is not lost. I took some … Continue reading →

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Not at all sad

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Frog

We’ve been on vacation this week and the photo below shows where I’ve been most of the week. The chair is on a screened porch that has for most of the week been in the exact right place for breezes. … Continue reading →

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Because I like it

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Frog

No meat to this post, just a picture:

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Figs

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Frog

In 2009, we thought we were going to have to pull up the roots of our fig and pitch the dead limbs and roots into the woods. As it turns out, the fig was just teasing us when it made … Continue reading →

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Lo, they built a table

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Frog

Yesterday afternoon my sister brought Niece 2 over for her first sleepover with us without her sister. I’d have to say we all had a really good time and it was especially nice to see Niece 2′s true personality. Which … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you get what you need

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Frog

I’ve been doing some volunteer work for an organization that offers elearning to people who work for NGOs. I was asked to work on the last module of a project management course. I’m happy to say it is ready to … Continue reading →

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I lied

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Frog

I lied to my sister and brother-in-law last night. It’s only been six times. The four of us went to see the Indigo Girls last night at Maymont. Who knew they sometimes have shows there? It was a nice experience … Continue reading →

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