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* my very first canning party ever …

Posted on June 17th, 2010 by melinda

Just a quick update on the girls pickle night canning party on the Devil’s Track … I think it went splendidly well.  I had a great time learning how to can bread and butter pickles, not to mention all the good stuff I got to taste that Penny and Randy have already been busy canning [...]

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* those are some big ole plants! …

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by melinda

I’m not sure what happened while we were gone camping … but I came home to some monsterous plants in our planter bed!  I nearly tripped over myself, in the pouring down rain, while getting out of the car Monday.  I looked down the embankment we pretend is our front yard and saw these huge [...]

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* garden update pics …

Posted on May 11th, 2010 by melinda

Our garden is growing …

See the tiny little seeds that have now become little sprouts …

I thoroughly soaked myself in the sprinkler water trying to take those pictures, I think I may now be a Lutheran.
Check out my mater plant!

It’s about time to stake that bad boy up before it toples over.

My petunias … they [...]

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