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Victory garden week 2
I’ve been anxiously watching my seed tray. Every day I peek to see what’s popped up. My first little sprouts have arrived! Early too… thanks to the warm weather we’ve had. The big sprout is a...
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Bright Lantern How to
The front of our house needed a little more life. This is the inspiration for my front porch makeover. I’ve been seeing these beautiful powder coated lanterns. They come in really bright colors like...
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Puppy Love (Victory Garden! week 5)
This last week’s been a bit crazy. A puppy and a one year old can really destroy a seed tray! They knocked it over and stomped on it. Yesterday I caught Uli gleefully shaking my seed starts over the...
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Mothers Day Tradition (Victory Garden! weeks 7/8)
Every mother’s day I can remember my mom would ask to go to our local nursery. We would all go as a family to pick out flowers, vegetables and herbs for the garden. I remember loving the warm green...
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Spinach Harvest Salad!
This isn’t fancy but it is delicious… It’s still about using what you have. A lot of my favorite dinners happen on clean the fridge night. The hardest part is remembering what I threw in to recreate...
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Home (Victory Garden weeks 9/10)
I’ve realized we now have two homes. Last week we went back to Traverse City, MI to visit family. We got some much needed time together and better weather than we could ask for. It was so inspiring to...
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The Art of Puttering (Victory Garden weeks 11/12)
Snap peas! Yum My dad is a champion putterer. It’s becoming clear that it’s a trait he passed on to me. Through the spring, summer, and fall we would have to practically force him to come inside before...
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First Tomatoes! (Victory Garden weeks 12/13)
The first cherry tomatoes ripened this week! It was so exciting. Uli’s reaction was priceless. “Ahhhhhhhh!!!” followed by a big bite and then another. I’ll have to wait till the next ones are ripe to...
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Sharing and Growing (victory garden weeks 14/15)
Uli thought the trellis needed adjusting. ( Look how big she’s getting! and sassy too!) Well things got crazy on the home front. I would like to preface this by letting you know upfront I’m not...
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Pesto Yogurt Potato Salad
Pesto, Yogurt Dressing There’s finally enough basil to really do something with in the garden! It’s in season now so enjoy it! This went on a potato salad today. It’ld be great on pasta salad or as a...
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