tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74302622941876832422024-03-05T17:58:42.289-08:00Barefoot in the BasilBarefoot in the Basil, Boxwoods & Brambles . . . Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-25839604850224975052019-07-22T05:08:00.000-07:002019-07-22T05:08:18.809-07:00Lovely little bloomers . . . <div style="text-align: center;">
A few photos of the hosta blooms, taken before the wicked heat took hold.</div>
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I'm hoping some late blooming buds will still burst forth in defiance.</div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-86090036229929404622019-06-04T06:49:00.000-07:002019-06-06T04:26:22.833-07:00Change is inevitable in a garden<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"No two gardens are the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No two days are the same in one garden."</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugh Johnson</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soooooo - my last post here was in August of 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Much has changed in life, work AND the garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a quick catch up:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">December 2015 - I broke my leg while trimming a branch off a tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2016 - I spent most of the year healing from 2 surgeries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(Not too much gardening that year, tho I planted a few tomatoes on a walker!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2017 - A big year of health challenges for my husband and now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">96 year old mother. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2018 - The beginning of re-working a sorely neglected garden while</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">still attending to other's health needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2019 - the "new" garden is coming along . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She is not like the garden before her, she is maturing, becoming more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">peaceful and softer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(Just as I hope for myself.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This blog began in 2011. Prior to that (2009) we'd built a lovely "kitchen garden" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">in our backyard. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The blog came about as a way to document the garden and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">experiment with recipes using our home grown bounty. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://barefootinthebasil.blogspot.com/p/kitchen-garden.html">(read here)</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a wonderful time of hard work and tasty dishes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Across the back of our yard are 8 bald cypress trees. We love them for the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">privacy they afford, but they have grown by leaps and bounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The shade they cast over the garden was making it difficult for our</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vegetables to remain happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2017 we made the decision to let the kitchen garden return to the earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A crew dismantled the raised beds, took down the fence, re-located gravel and stones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">from the path, then leveled the dirt and planted see for grass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, no one would know she was ever there, but I know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel a peace in that area of the yard and am thankful for the bounty she</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To be continued . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(Follow along to see how the "new" garden is shaping up and see where the Basil is now!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Barefoot and happy as always,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Lori Ann</i></span></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-21691364508818700762015-08-24T09:04:00.001-07:002015-08-24T09:04:06.769-07:00YUM!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello there . . .</div>
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Last year I began purchasing micro greens at the local farm markets.</div>
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What tasty little morsels they are, little bits so fresh and teeny</div>
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they just make you, and your taste buds smile!</div>
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I decided to try my hand at growing my own.</div>
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After many a web search, I settled on:</div>
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Sprout People</div>
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(Check out their great website!)</div>
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<a href="https://sproutpeople.org/">https://sproutpeople.org</a></div>
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Talk about immediate gratification!</div>
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Microgreens take only 10-14 days to reach beautiful, yummy maturity.</div>
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You can top sandwiches, salads, wraps or any dish with these healthy and fun</div>
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GREENS!</div>
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In the back ~ "Salad Greens", in the front ~ "Mustard greens" ~ Spicy!</div>
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Easily grown in a flower pot right outside the kitchen door!</div>
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My favorite lunch:</div>
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Trader Joe's Sprouted Rye ~ Toasted</div>
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Topped with homemade Hummus, Fresh tomato slice (from the garden of course)</div>
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Micro Greens & avocado!</div>
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<i>Life is good in a garden . . . </i></div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-58591136207456939902015-07-18T08:06:00.001-07:002015-07-18T08:06:41.405-07:00sad . . .<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Sometimes mother nature is not at her best.</i></div>
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She can give more to some and none to others.</div>
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She does not base her giving on merit, but doles out sun, rain</div>
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and pestilence willy nilly!</div>
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Yet . . . where would we be without her?</div>
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We have our bad days too!</div>
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This year due to her "giving" us an overabundance of rain, we've lost</div>
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most all the tyme in the stone paths!</div>
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Tyme doesn't like it's feet wet, much less totally soaking for days <i>(weeks)</i> on end.</div>
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Note these photos of our paths a couple years ago and this week.</div>
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For now we will dig out the roots, add more pea gravel and </div>
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re-plant in the spring.</div>
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<i>Such is life in a garden . . . </i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-55807863657463990372015-06-17T06:37:00.000-07:002015-06-17T06:37:12.967-07:00Rainy days . . . <div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Ok . . . so enough already :-)</i></div>
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We've had enough rainy days to clean every inch of our home ~ twice!</div>
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Our forecast is rain till Monday, 2 days of sun, then rain again.</div>
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The humidity has been very high, temps in the 80's and next week 90's.</div>
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The garden is beginning to look <i>(and feel)</i> like a tropical jungle!</div>
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<i>Sigh . . . the challenges of gardening</i></div>
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<i>I still love it so!</i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-9647369013222834972015-06-13T08:39:00.001-07:002015-06-13T08:39:36.279-07:00The perfect arrangement!<div style="text-align: center;">
The perfect arrangement ~ looks like dinner to me!</div>
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The asparagus is slowing a bit . . . </div>
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but still giving just enough for a lovely dinner!</div>
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<i>Happy Day,</i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-5300995846829083592015-06-11T09:25:00.002-07:002015-06-11T09:25:24.853-07:00Mother's Gardens . . . <div style="text-align: center;">
June 3rd. was my mother's 92nd. birthday!</div>
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We spent the day with her having lunch , a yummy desert and enjoying her pretty flowers.</div>
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<i>Once a gardener . . . always a gardener!</i></div>
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Each year begins with good intentions of keeping up this garden blog.</div>
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Last year , I fear I never got past the "intention" part.</div>
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So as they say . . . try, try, again!</div>
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My favorite time in the garden is spring with its promise of what's to come.</div>
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Sweet daffodils arrive first.</div>
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They soon hand the baton to the pink dogwood and red bud trees who pass to the </div>
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Siberian Iris and the early blooming clematis.</div>
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May brings a lovely spring harvest ~ spinach, herbs, asparagus, kale and</div>
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strawberries are being savored as they too will wane as other</div>
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vegetables take their place.</div>
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<i>Enjoy a bit of spring in our garden!</i></div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-38564607634937591112014-03-15T07:37:00.000-07:002014-03-15T07:37:10.369-07:00Let's try this again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My apologies for not keeping up with my garden site last year.</div>
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4 posts does not a nice blog make!</div>
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It's a new year, SPRING is close at hand, and my fingers are itching</div>
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I'll do better this year, really I will, because I believe in tomorrow!</div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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Hello all!</div>
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So far my attempts to be a better garden blogger have not been up to par.</div>
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Today it's raining and everything looks amazingly green!</div>
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It's been an odd start to the season with cooler than normal </div>
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I'm not complaining mind you! <br />
Last summer's heat and drought were pretty unbearable. </div>
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I have felt a bit behind & we have a deadline of summer company in mid June. <br />
I would love to be able to sit back and relax by then,</div>
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save for a little daily watering and maintenance!</div>
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Our mulch was laid last week giving the garden a much needed boost<br />
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from the summer heat I'm sure is still to come.</div>
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Except for vegetables we don't have much planting to do<br />
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I can always do a bit and there is always re-arranging!</div>
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But first we are tackling a couple little "hardscape" jobs.</div>
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Yesterday we put in landscape timbers around the outside of the kitchen garden.</div>
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First thinking we would just kind of pop them around the edge.<br />
Quick and easy - Right?<br />
Then we decided to put husbands tools to use and do something a little sturdier. <br />
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Even running into then full speed with a mower won't budge them!</div>
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Now the strawberries are happy and I have a little added space for planting!</div>
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Next up is placing rocks!</div>
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Till then enjoy this photo of my Clematis . . . she's just starting to blossom!</div>
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I love the rapidly changing sights of spring.</div>
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As the daffodils wane, the hosts begin to break the earths surface and a pear tree</div>
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glows with fresh blooms.</div>
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Oh Miss Spring , each day a different outfit!</div>
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<i>(I posted this on my work blog the other day, but thought I'd repeat it here as well . . .</i><br />
<i>my little sign of spring to come!)</i><br />
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When I lived in the country there were bluebirds, always and everywhere.</div>
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I loved that first sign of spring when one might come sit on my studio window sill</div>
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to reassure me that yes, it's really coming!</div>
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How beautiful is it that something so simple can bring a smile and hope?<br />
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<i>Until . . . . . Sunday !</i><br />
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Even taken thru the screen this image makes me smile.</div>
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Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-6897284539390611032013-01-28T21:16:00.002-08:002013-01-28T21:16:52.113-08:002013 hopeful . . . <div style="text-align: center;">
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Of course this word can mean many things to many people.</div>
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For this blog it means that I am "hopeful" that I can be a better garden </div>
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Last year was not the prettiest of garden years . . . </div>
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i spent my days playing defense with a garden hose . . . watering relentlessly</div>
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just to keep everything alive in the heat.</div>
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I am "hopeful" that this new year will bring a lovely garden season,</div>
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nice warmth, just the right amount of rain, plenty of sunshine</div>
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and no bugs!</div>
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But I'll work with whatever we get.</div>
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In the mean time . . . enjoy this photo I took right after Christmas of</div>
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the kitchen garden during a pretty snow.</div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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My Monday morning . . . A garden is hard work, but the rewards . . . . wow, I am so grateful! You honestly can't get any better or healthier than this! This morning was tomatoe sauce day! I have been flinging bags of tomatoes into the freezer , we were running out of freezer space. This all actually started with the planting of our garlic last fall! We grew EVERY element that is in this sauce . . . from the tomatoes, onions & red peppers to the garlic and oregano. I use red peppers in my sauce . . . as they give a depth of flavor and a richness that is amazing! The house smells so wonderful as the sauce is cooking right now! This evening? Eggplant Parmesean..... YEP, we grew the eggplant too! :-)</div>
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<i>Have a happy day!</i></div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>
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May you Fourth be happy and safe !</div>
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<br />Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-19309270917697488032012-06-14T10:33:00.003-07:002012-06-14T10:33:50.828-07:00I'm Excited!<div style="text-align: center;">
Let me introduce you to Judy Condon.</div>
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Judy is the author of the</div>
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Her books cover real country homes, decor and seasonal decorating.</div>
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2 years ago she published her first garden book.</div>
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it was such a hit with readers that her second garden book,</div>
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Our own humble gardens will be in her<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 2013 </span>garden book!</div>
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release date once it's announced !)</div>
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Lacy has been "helping" me in the garden.</div>
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checking on me now and then and sunning herself on the deck.</div>
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I guess the birds won't mind!</div>
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Lori Ann</div>Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-33704364140969459962012-06-07T08:47:00.001-07:002012-06-07T08:47:19.973-07:00Spring blues . . .<div style="text-align: center;">
Just a couple photos to share of the earlier "Spring Blues".</div>
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In the "Wild" garden . . . it does need tamed a bit this year!</div>
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Hello everyone!</div>
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Finally, I am getting in gear with the gardens and the blog.</div>
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I've had a bit of a slow start this year, but the kitchen garden is mostly planted and growing nicely!</div>
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Clean up and (never ending) weeding commenced, </div>
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I so enjoy being out doors, even if it is in the 90's!</div>
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We warmed up quickly this year, which means my asparagus has slowed to a halt!</div>
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Oh Compost!!</div>
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(That's garden cussing in case you didn't know!)</div>
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Still hoping for a bit of cooler weather,</div>
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it is only May for goodness sake!</div>
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The photo is of our own freshly dug GARLIC!</div>
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This is about half of the first small bed, with another bed to dig soon as well.</div>
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All planted in the fall for an early harvest this year, then we plant a second round too!</div>
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(Yes, we put garlic in most everything!)</div>
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I'll be back soon with more pics and a list of favorite Garden books!</div>
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Happy digging!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">"In the Spring . . . at the end of the day,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.”<br />― <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/167917.Virgil_Kraft" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Virgil Kraft</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. </span><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Lao Tzu</span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></i></div>
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We are already eating the first tender asparagus!</div>
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<br /></div>Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-39897374479872121302012-01-06T07:05:00.000-08:002012-01-06T07:05:11.856-08:00See you in the Spring!<div style="text-align: center;">
The garden has gone off to bed now, she is in need of a rest after such a busy summer.</div>
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Sleep little garden . . . sleep . . . </div>
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<i>Lori Ann</i></div>Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-21051007516718757082011-08-30T17:58:00.000-07:002011-08-30T17:58:30.801-07:00Plant, Grow, Eat - Day 30 !<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 30!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We made it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My husband survived!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I still hope to post a recipe now and then . . . there are veggies in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">that are just giving forth, like my patty pan squash . . . it was a tough go with them, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but finally I'm getting a few . . such is the way of gardening!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So . . . for day 30 we decided to have Mexican</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tacos with hand made tortillas</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mine of course were "fish tacos" . . . husband opted for real meat! :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the menu:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fish (Salmon) Tacos, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">served openface</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Made with fresh lettuce and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Salsa (recipe below) from the garden!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fresh Garden Salsa:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">2 large tomatoes seeded and diced</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 red onion finely diced</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 fresh Jalapeno seeded and finely diced</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 T chopped fresh Cilantro</div><div style="text-align: center;">Juice of 1/2 lime</div><div style="text-align: center;">salt and pepper to taste.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Combine all ingredients and serve!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Thank you</i></span> so much for following along with my crazy personal challenge,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been great fun and I've tried a few new things that I will definitely eat again!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like beet greens!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've cooked more in the last month than I normally do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have always loved to cook but time and work just don't always cooperate.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think from now on I'll find a way to make more time for those beet greens!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-8207505152803243512011-08-29T17:58:00.000-07:002011-08-29T17:58:39.504-07:00Plant, Grow, Eat - Day 29<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Greek night!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dinner tonite was Greek all the way!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Husband even had lamb . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">but he was hungry so I didn't get a chance to get a photo! :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the Menu:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tabbouleh</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tzatziki</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hummus with fresh Cilantro</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Served with warm Pita wedges, </div><div style="text-align: center;">red peppers, steamed green beans and zucchini slices</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(The Tzatziki recipe was given early on and is on the recipe page.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Tabbouleh & Hummus </span>recipes are now on the recipe page as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lori Ann</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lori Ann Corelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354202126704718014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430262294187683242.post-62248591390410928632011-08-28T17:58:00.000-07:002011-08-29T18:00:13.130-07:00Plant, Grow, Eat - Day 28<div style="text-align: center;">I love when you can eat a whole plant . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">Such is the case with red beets,</div><div style="text-align: center;">from the fruit to the leaves, pure earthy heaven!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now . . . I realize that many of you, (like my husband) might not like beets,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so just close your eyes now!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But to me . . . they are like deep red butter!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Especially freshly picked and roasted.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the menu:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sauteed Beet Greens with Olive Oil, Onion & Garlic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Topped with Red Beets & Goat Cheese</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Along side. . . earthy Wild Rice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The basic idea:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To roast fresh beets, remove greens leaving about 1" of stems.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wash but don't peel. Put 4-6 beets in a covered casserole wiht 2-3 T water.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roast in oven @ 350 about 40 min.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let cool slightly and rub off skins . . they will peel easily!</div><div style="text-align: center;">When ready to serve slice or chop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sauteed Beet Greens:</div><div style="text-align: center;">You will need about 6 C beet greens.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wash and remove any woody or tough stems, tear into 2-3" pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In a skillet saute 1 small onion and 3-4 cloves of garlic, both chopped in a drizzle of olive oil.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(To use a little less oil sometimes I add a tad of water!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Add beet greens and saute stirring until wilted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Season with salt , pepper and a dash of lemon juice if you like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I topped the warm greens with fresh beets and crumbled goat cheese.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Wild Rice is from Trader Joes . . .you can just microwave it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">top with a drizzle of olive oil, salt , pepper and the lemon as well if you like!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fast, easy, healthy & good!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lori Ann</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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