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Fig jam

The frost and then the yard man's weed wacker have hindered my fig production. Honestly, it reduced the number of fig bushes from six to…
Lisa
August 9, 2015
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Christmas Oranges

My parents told stories of getting oranges in their Christmas stockings. I have friends in Canada that frame oranges and citrus as a winter treat.…
Lisa
December 22, 2013
Cooking

Pear conserve

I planted three pear trees back in the winter. All I really want are the sand pears which some people also call Asian pears or…
Lisa
August 3, 2013
GardeningHomemaking

Garden plans

An inaugural year but not enough to yet designate me a gardener. I planted a garden. Initially I planted seeds. I was ambitious or rather,…
Lisa
July 28, 2013
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I woke before the sun and set coffee to brew and then headed to the southern property line just as the sun crested the distant…
Lisa
June 15, 2013
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Totally Homemade

I picked the first growth of our cucumbers, grown from seeds for Ellen's Family white pickling cucumbers. The cucumbers look like yellow squash but smelled…
Lisa
June 2, 2013