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We have friends coming over and I wanted to make something that had some heft to it for snacking–chips and Oreos taste good but they don’t stick with you. I made a layered taco dip. First I shredded my sharp cheddar cheese using the fine shredding blade for my food processor. I left about 1/2Continue reading “Spicy Dip for the Dock”

This is my first time growing English or Japanese cucumber plants. I have been growing pickling cucumbers for years so I have plenty to make pickles with, but I don’t like them that well for just eating because they can be bitter. I love English cucumbers for salads, but have only bought them at theContinue reading “Pickling Cucumbers versus English/Japanese Cucumbers”

I posted a photo the other day of Lunaria in the garden. They were finally ready to pick, so I picked them and put them in a huge pitcher. They are still green now, but I didn’t put them in water so that they will dry out. Once dry, they will turn white and translucent.Continue reading “Lunaria on the table”

My husband and I were talking about plans for the holiday weekend and we decided that we wanted to have homemade lemonade to serve. Here’s the recipe: 2 cups water 2 cups granulated sugar 3 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (you could substitute lime juice if you prefer limeade) 14 cups ice cold water 2Continue reading “A Yummy Drink for the Holiday Weekend!”

Aldi had some really pretty white roses when I stopped in there yesterday, so I got some. They would have been fine on their own, but I added Oak Leaf Hydrangea, Astilbe, and some boxwood and it turned out like this…. Such a fresh spring arrangment!

We are invited to a little graduation party today, so I went out to the garden to pull together a quick arrangement to bring. Right now, I have Oak Leaf Hydrangeas and white Astilbe blooming. I cut both with very long stems. I have never cut an Astilbe this long. I also cut some BlueContinue reading “Impromptu Arrangement”

I put this garden in a couple of years ago because this is the side of the house that faces the road. It is on the Northwest side of the house, so it is a pretty shady spot in the yard. So far this year, the hellebores (Lenten Rose) and Bleeding Hearts have put onContinue reading “Shade Perennial Garden”

Last fall, we enlarged the vegetable garden on the south side of the house. This year, we added planting mix to it and topped it with mulch. Now, it’s time to get growing! I planted San Marzano tomato seeds and Cherokee Purple tomato seeds. I had a really good germination rate and ended up withContinue reading “Other vegetables–most all started from seed”

I bought a couple batches of romaine lettuce this spring and I planted it in March. I had to dig the first batch up in preparation for some extra cold (13 degree) weather and replant it once the coast was clear. I have been picking the outer leaves every week for the last several weeksContinue reading “Vegetable Garden–So MUCH lettuce!”

When we bought our old house, the woman who lived there had sown Lunaria (money plant) on the woods side of the fence and it grew well and self-seeded. I liked it really well and also moved it to one of our garden beds and allowed it to self seed there as well. When weContinue reading “A really neat perennial–great for fresh arrangements, and dried”