Category Archives: Gardening

GARDEN NOTES

Posted on August 6, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  THE GOOD: Going into August, I imagined that every new horticultural treat had already popped up and I had run the gamut of gardening surprises.  Not so.  Just yesterday while in the back of the garage, digging up my … Continue reading →

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BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Just when I needed another boost and retreat from the chaos of remodeling – EUREKA!  The garden comes through once again with flying colors and bless it for lifting my mood. Because I am one of those gardening geeks who … Continue reading →

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FENG SHUI AND GOOD SOIL

Posted on June 17, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Is it just me, or does this NOT look like a welcoming entry?  In fact, it was weeks before I realized that there was indeed an entry stairway at all.  And I’m sure that it might never ever be used, … Continue reading →

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TWITTERPATED

Posted on June 15, 2011 by snowbirdredux

The Robins are out and about everywhere you look. I always thought of the robin as primarily a ground bird and they certainly  hop about the grass looking for tasty treats, but one very plump and twitterpated male is sitting … Continue reading →

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JOHAN’S PEONIES

Posted on June 14, 2011 by snowbirdredux

In an earlier post last March I wrote of Johan’s Journey, the story of my maternal grandfather who came to this country as a little boy from the island of Skarvik on the far north Salangen Fjord of Norway.  He … Continue reading →

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SYNCHRONICITY

Posted on June 9, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I suppose everyone has experienced one of those moments when they were thinking about someone just as the phone rang and that very person was  on the line. That’s a common occurrance I’ll bet.    I know it happens to me … Continue reading →

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KEEP THE FAITH

Posted on June 4, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I’ve never learned the lesson of moderation in spite of the fact that I often quote and profess to the philosophy which espouses the “Buddha’s Noble Middle Path”.  Somehow it’s just not in my gene pool.  I tend to embrace … Continue reading →

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TOMATOES AND HERBS

Posted on June 3, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I promised myself that the priority at the moment is INSIDE and I dare not get too worked up about peonies and tiger lilies for now, but one can unpack and repack boxes for just so long until a kind … Continue reading →

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DINNER IS SERVED

Posted on May 29, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Mills Fleet Farm is a big box store unknown before to us.  Perhaps it’s a mid-western thing.  But I can say that it has the best bird supply section imaginable.  I’m not through yet, but we made a good go … Continue reading →

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LAWN

Posted on May 28, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Lawns are really important here.  We started to get the picture after two of my cousin’s first question after – Did you get there okay?” – was “How is the lawn? Does it need mowing?”  And then, when we went … Continue reading →

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