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Outside At Last!
The Seattle weather didn’t cooperate for gardeners this year — spring never happened, but warmer weather has finally arrived. The original pumpkin plants couldn’t be planted outside soon enough, so they ended up in the compost pile instead. My daughter started a second batch of pumpkin seedlings and was able to transfer to the outside [...]
Pumpkins transferred to pots
The pumpkins were taking over the AeroGarden®, so my daughter (aka my surrogate gardener) transferred them to starter pots and placed in her kitchen window where the pumpkin plants will get plenty of sunlight (or as much as possible in Seattle). Now, when they are ready for the outdoors, she can just place the pots [...]
Light it Up Blue For Autism
On the evenings of April 1 and 2, 2011, prominent buildings across North America and the world — including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada — will turn their lights blue to raise awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, April [...]
Pumpkins Growing More!
There are only four pumpkin plants. I’m hoping they all make it so that there are enough pumpkins, but even if I only have a few, it will be fun! Here’s the pumpkin plants again, this photo was taken last night.
Irish Lamb Stew – Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Irish Lamb Stew 1-1⁄2 Teaspoons salt, divided 1 Teaspoon pepper, divided 1⁄2 Cup flour, divided 2 Pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes 1⁄4 Cup butter 2-1⁄4 Cups water, divided 1 Can (8 ounce) tomato sauce 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley 1⁄2 Teaspoon thyme 6 carrots, peeled and cut in bite-size pieces 1 Large yellow [...]
Pumpkins growing!
This photo was taken today (just a few days after the sprouting photo), the pumpkins are growing even more. My daughter says it reminds her of Little Shop of Horrors — feed me, Seymore! The large sprouts in this photo are the pumpkins, the smaller plants are zinnias for my granddaughter. More later!
Muscade de Provence
I know, it seems that pumpkins should be discussed in October, but not for a gardener. A gardener I’m not, but my daughter is one. This past October I discovered the pumpkins of France, Muscade de Provence. I found some seeds at www.frenchgardening.com and ordered this past winter in hopes that I would be able [...]
My First Post
I haven’t decided what this blog will be about yet, maybe just a little bit of everything, but I want to learn WordPress so figured that I should start a blog. Not much so far, but a start. I’m including an image of a Lalaloopsy doll that I bought for my granddaughter for Christmas, her [...]
