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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Abbey rations

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Chioggia beets, kale, abbey bread When you try to live close to the earth, you’ve got to eat what you’ve got. I had hoped to stretch out the spring crops rather than harvesting them all at once, but the hot, dry weather has forced me to do otherwise. Still, I count my blessings. I haven’t […]

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Unbearable weather

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Panting chickens Wilted beets Dying cabbage I try to honor a policy of never posting when I’m angry. Once again my anger has got the best of me. After a cool, wet May, soon it will be three weeks since I’ve had any rain. During this time, day after day, the temperature has gone into […]

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Mr. Groundhog comes calling

Monday, June 6, 2011

My front door Earlier today, while I was upstairs at the computer, I heard a thumping noise downstairs. It sounded as though it was coming from the front porch, or the front door. It sounded more like thumping than knocking. I stepped into the upstairs bedroom to make sure Lily was on the bed where […]

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Vegan pimento cheese

Friday, June 3, 2011

There are lots of vegan cheese substitutes on the market. I’ve never found one that I thought was good. If you Google, you’ll also find recipes for vegan pimento cheese with ingredients similar to my favorite recipe. However, the recipe in Frank and Rosalie Hurd’s Ten Talents cookbook is so good that I don’t feel […]

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What's happening outdoors, June 3

Friday, June 3, 2011

One of the first cosmos blooms in one of my wildflower patches. Can you espy the beetle? May was cool and rainy, but we’ve been in a hot, dry spell now for about a week. So far, the garden and landscape are tolerating the weather well. I’ve watered the celery, but that’s just the nature […]

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Bon voyage, Ken…

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Ken’s van, parked in the storage area above the garden Ken has departed with a one-way ticket for Coldfoot, Alaska. It was a miserable 95F outside yesterday when I drove him to Winston-Salem to catch a bus for the first leg of his trip. I couldn’t help but quip that heading for the arctic is […]

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2011's first day lilies

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The first three day lilies opened this morning on the day lily bank. The lilies are thick, and the bank is covered with bloom stalks. Soon there will be a jillion more.

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