Tag Archives: garden

Sunday Photos: Fresh onions

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Sincerely, Emily

We have a few neighbors and friends that like to garden. One of them brought us some fresh onions the other day. They were beautiful. A wonderful treat. What treat are you enjoying from your garden or local farmer’s market? … Continue reading →

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Shade for the garden

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Sincerely, Emily

I mentioned in my last post (about the chard stalks) that I have worked to shade parts of the vegetable garden this summer.  Creating shade for the garden has been on that endless list of mine for the past 2-3 … Continue reading →

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Happy Gardener

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Sincerely, Emily

Yesterday was the first day I harvested something from our garden this season. Head over to Not Dabbling in Normal to see what it was… Sincerely, Emily

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Iced Veggies

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Sincerely, Emily

The past few weeks have brought some winter-like weather to our area, as it has to so many other areas around the US. These photos show some pretty chilly veggies, but they have come through it all relatively unscathed. Head … Continue reading →

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Hi everyone!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

I realize that I am been somewhat absent here at the blog over the summer. Many of you know I have some ups and downs this summer, but overall I am doing pretty well. I can’t believe we are approaching … Continue reading →

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What’s Growing in my Garden

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

This past Sunday, over at Not Dabbling in Normal, a few of us shared some photos of things that are growing in our gardens. In my garden a few things are winding down and a few other things are hanging … Continue reading →

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First tomatoes of the season

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

On May 15th my neighbor called to tell me that he had one of my tomato plants planted in his garden and I needed to come pick some of them. This is the neighbor where I plant some peppers and … Continue reading →

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SSFC: My first Spring harvest

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

Spring has come on semi-gradually this year. We go from 90F to 47F to 80-something to 50-something and then repeat it all. That is fine with me, delay the full-on summer as long as Mother Nature wants to. This post … Continue reading →

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I get by with a little help from my friends

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

For those of you that are used to doing your own things (working the garden, around the house, around the yard, trimming your own trees, hauling your own dirt) you completely understand me when I tell you how frustrating the … Continue reading →

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Fresh broccoli

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Sincerely, Emily

The broccoli plants look like they couldn’t possibly produce anything right now. Their leaves are all shriveled up and they just look plain terrible. Yet, I am still picking little broccoli shoots from them. I steam it just a few … Continue reading →

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