Category Archives: Gardening

Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Frog

We planted a new crop of garlic in one of our garden troughs and moved a hearty parsley plant. Here’s hoping we’ll have a good harvest of each later this year. Yesterday we bought our airline tickets to Iceland. The … Continue reading →

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Time for a beer

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Frog

Last night we walked in a 5K. We’ve never done one of those in the evening before, but it did mean margaritas as a follow up. Our friend had completed another 5K in the morning so she was ready for … Continue reading →

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What TLC will get you

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Frog

A coworker left her pointsettia behind when she left the company. No one was gifted the plant and so no one paid attention to it for months. I got sick of the plant languishing and moved it to my desk. … Continue reading →

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Fry it up in the pan

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Frog

I woke up at 2:45 this morning having to use the bathroom like I was a race horse at the end of a race. Also, I couldn’t remember if we’d put the breakfast sausage in the refrigerator. I was afraid … Continue reading →

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Three from our backyard

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Frog

I was planting bulbs this afternoon and dug this up: The sweet potato that sprouted and we planted into our garden trough has been blooming this week: And, finally, the lantana is still kicking it: We went by the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Tired and tired

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Frog

Last week was an impossible work week and then on Thursday the MIL went into the hospital. She’s still there fighting off pneumonia and a UTI. The MIL is better, but not entirely out of the woods. She’s old/frail and … Continue reading →

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On it’s way

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Frog

Back in early May, Nut 2 and I worked on some gardening chores in exchange for a honking Lego Friends Cruise ship thing. She came over three times and we mostly pulled ivy and random spindly trees out of flower … Continue reading →

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Garden Update

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Frog

Just picked our first serrano pepper. The better-half will be very pleased when he gets home. In contrast to the state of the garden in late April: This garden contains all of the herbs. We realize some of these plants … Continue reading →

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Three Day Weekend

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Frog

Bought the plants: As you know, built out the first planter: Hung out on the deck after planting: Had burgers and spinach salad with edible flowers and strawberries for dinner: Woke up and went to brunch with friends: Today we … Continue reading →

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Some weeds are pretty

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Frog

A bunch of these appeared in the yard this week: I went around them with the lawn mower yesterday because there’s so little color in our yard (the house was built in 1932 how can there be no bulbs?!). Turns … Continue reading →

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