Tag Archives: gardening

SoCS — Sowing Seconds

Posted on July 23, 2016 by joey

Last night Skipah and I were chattin about our Hoosierland gardens, although commiseratin might be a better verb choice. The spring was too wet, too cold, and too late for gardening standards. If you read me in the spring, then … Continue reading →

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Share Your World #23

Posted on June 6, 2016 by joey

What was one of your first moneymaking jobs (other than babysitting or newspaper delivery)? You know those places in the mall with the giant decorated cookies? There. But my boss was a lech so I quit after about 6 months. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Contrary Now?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by joey

Gardening is a great joy for me. I do not know how old I was when my mother put me to work in the garden, but I reckon I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I’ve never outgrown the miracle that … Continue reading →

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Let’s not panic…

Posted on May 17, 2016 by joey

My husband doesn’t know anything about plants. He calls them all weeds. While I have unwillingly accumulated knowledge about all things war and ordnance, he has somehow never learned a thing about gardening. It’s fine, really. I point to things and say, … Continue reading →

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P is for Pansies

Posted on April 19, 2016 by joey

I wish I were a tulip, but I’m a pansy. You can take quizzes on what flower you are — I’m a lily. I don’t feel like a lily at all. I feel like a pansy. For people who don’t know … Continue reading →

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O is for Of Course I’m Doing Cee’s Share Your World #16

Posted on April 18, 2016 by joey

If you had to have your vision corrected would you rather: glasses or contacts?  Or what do you use if you need to have your vision corrected? I’ve had readers for over a decade now, solely for sewing and fine … Continue reading →

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M is for Meanwhile

Posted on April 15, 2016 by joey

I’m halfway through A-Z. Meanwhile, life goes on with no regard to alphabetical order. So let’s see… Yesterday, I met local food blogger Benson for a DoorScursion. We walked through a bit of his old stomping grounds, a neighborhood called Brightwood. … Continue reading →

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D is for DUH Moments

Posted on April 5, 2016 by joey

Last summer, I trimmed the Boxwoods as one does. I am not the chainsaw lady, so my lectric trimmer is as close as I’ll ever get. It does make me nervous. At my old house, ten years ago, I used to … Continue reading →

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C is for Cee’s Share Your World #14

Posted on April 4, 2016 by joey

If you could hire someone to help you, would it be with cleaning, cooking, or yard work? Yard work absolutely. This is the time of year I like to drag The Mister through the yard pointing at what I need … Continue reading →

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In The Weeds, A Rant

Posted on October 13, 2015 by joey

The Introduction It’s the time of year when I add spring bulbs, plant the potted mums, and complain to myself about how much I didn’t get done this summer. I know Rome wasn’t built in a day, yadda yadda, but you’d think two … Continue reading →

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