Tag Archives: Gardening

Today, a German Girl

After over a month of harvesting and roasting  Roma tomatoes for Marinara sauce, I have turned back to my own German ethnicity. After chopping and salting red and green cabbage I have started the fermentation process to make homemade sauerkraut … Continue reading

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Today in the Garden

Nick and I gardened today with the Porch Cat. Porch Cat has taken to joining me in the garden and for reasons I can’t explain he likes rolling in the dirt next to me. Perhaps it’s escaped his notice that … Continue reading

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3 A.M. on Day 3

It’s 3:30 A.M., I’ve been awake for about a half hour and I’m crabby, really crabby. This is the third day in a row that I woke up after 3 or 4 hours of sleep and I can’t go back … Continue reading

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Today I Want…

Today I want winter to end and menopause to begin. I want to take a long walk in warm weather. I want to read a book on the back patio while sipping wine and roasting Red Crab on the grill. … Continue reading

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Seeds of Change

I wasn’t really looking for a career change, but when a really great opportunity presents itself you have to jump on…tuck your feet and arms in and roll with it. I took a job about 6 weeks ago which is … Continue reading

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