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Roasting Roma’s

I planted 80 Roma tomatoes in early spring and have been harvesting produce for about a month now. Today I roasted about 300 tomatoes and I was finally completely satisfied with my recipe. Here is how I prepared them. Slice … Continue reading

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This Weeks Good News

WordPress  ranked my blog post “No Escaping the Bridget Jones Syndrome, the best of 227,832 bloggers. Nicholas was certified and hired by the community college to tutor in all achedemic areas including chemistry and physics. Benjamin and Rachel leased a … Continue reading

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The Last Day of School

Yesterday was Alexa’s last day of school. It was a bittersweet day that Alexa both looked forward to and dreaded. When Alexa’s Dad died 2 years ago she wrote and read a tribute at his funeral, a good-bye letter if … Continue reading

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With or Without the Fireman’s Pole

I finished planting the garden today. The wind was so bad that it scattered tree debris all over the deck, the yard, the garden..everything. Nonetheless the plants needed to be planted so I forged ahead. Gnats were swarming my head … Continue reading

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British Court Rules on Potato Chips

Image via Wikipedia Today a Britsh court ruled that Pringles are potato chips. I’m curious to know what Proctor & Gamble was trying to present them as. I once attended an agriculture round table meeting hosted by the University of … Continue reading

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Gecko Girl

Image by muscapix via Flickr I spent the day indoor today because I was sick…sort of. After sleeping the weekend away feeling under the weather I woke up feeling wonderful and refreshed on Sunday and Monday so I did what … Continue reading

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On a Beautiful Day

Image via Wikipedia The weather is perfect today and I plan to spend most of the day outdoors. First I need a very long walk because I committed a cardinal sin and ate 4 ice cream sandwiches in 24 hours, … Continue reading

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Spring Rain

The garden finally got tilled this afternoon and by the length of the nap I took afterward you would have assumed I was the one who labored over it.  As the yard serviceman tilled the very last row of my … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Christmas during Lent

I like to bake right before the holiday’s. This year I invited family over on baking day, pulled out the ornaments and decorations and served cookies, hot cinnamon rolls and drinks as people came and went during the day .  … Continue reading

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It’s Never Good

Image by mike912mueller via Flickr I hate it when I fall asleep with the TV on, I always end up waking up at the crack of dawn to news that irritates me to the point that I can’t go back … Continue reading

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