Monthly Archives: November 2012

When Dealing With Drainage, Do It Right

Water Water Everywhere Over the past few decades, we’ve seen “hundred year” weather events become every-few-year events. Even diehard deniers of global warming are grudgingly admitting that when it comes to weather, things just ain’t what they used to be. … Continue reading

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A Soggy Thanksgiving

Slim Yet Sumptuous Holiday Feasts This year, instead of snow, Thanksgiving week featured lengthy power outages and heavy rains that flooded the garage, and for the first time, the basement. Dang! Happily, we found the leakage early and my lovely … Continue reading

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Waste Free Holiday Meals

Good To The Very Last Bite? I am a huge fan of waste-free holidays, whether this involves decorating from the garden, wrapping gifts in pillowcases or making enormous meals that recycle inventively. There is an art to determining what is … Continue reading

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The Frost Is On The Grafted Tomatoes

Wonder Plants Won’t Quit I know I’ve been going on about tomatoes a lot lately, but I am just fascinated with these grafted plants. With night temperatures plunging into the 30s and frost on the roof, I thought for sure … Continue reading

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