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Cool Weather Gardening

By: | 1 Comment | On: April 25, 2013 | Category : My Garden Diary

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After the last two disatrous years in summer gardening, I decided to try my hand at spring and cool weather gardening with things like beets, lettuce, swiss chard and spinach. Here in Oklahoma, 105º days in multiple quantities are not the best for summer gardening. I’m sure the pros know...
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Summer Kitchen Wishlist

By: | 3 Comments | On: July 18, 2012 | Category : Home

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It’s summer! And that means grilling out, picnic going, pool parties and lots of cooking! Here are a few things on my wish list for summer cooking! Outdoor pizza tiles for the grill! (from Williams Sonoma)  Corn holders! A must for any summer grilling party (orvis.com) One of my favorite...
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Garden Gadgets – Flexible Garden Tie

By: | 2 Comments | On: June 26, 2012 | Category : Home & Garden, My Garden Diary

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My daughter Kayla bought me three packages of this wonderful stuff for Mother’s Day from Target. I think it was a buck a package. It’s flexible Garden Tie – kind of a rubberized wire to use for staking your plants. I’ve used twine and other staking material in the past,...
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My Garden Diary June 2012

By: | 0 Comments | On: June 20, 2012 | Category : Home & Garden, My Garden Diary

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Here are a few of my flowers I’ve enjoyed at the beginning of this summer…. I will always love a simple red geranium in a terra cotta pot.  Here is my Dad, enjoying the scenery a few weeks back..   Hollyhocks…oh my goodness have I enjoyed these! I want to...
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The Face Wash That Surprised Me

By: | 11 Comments | On: June 11, 2012 | Category : Home, Home & Garden

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Not long ago, my daughter Kayla had a strange unexplained breakout on her chin. She tried everything. We ordered her several of the well-known acne treatments on the market and she spent countless dollars on sensitive skin acne treatments including some labeled “organic”. No matter what she tried, nothing cleared...
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