Author Archives: Ann Lovejoy

Sorrel Soup and Other Spring Delights

Which Sorrel Is Soupable? Two Out Of Three… I’ve taken a bit of time off while some website changes were made at Loghouse, but now I’m back with more recipes and thoughts of spring to share with you. Back in … Continue reading

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Savoring Our Company As Well As Our Food

Slow Dining For Peaceful Evenings Slow dining is a grand concept but actually making it happen can be hard to wangle when everybody is rushing off to various meetings and engagements. Sadly, once the habit of leisurely dining is lost, … Continue reading

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Days of Slugs and Roses

Some Unsuspected Uses For Rose Foliage In horticultural terms, to combine slugs and roses–even mentally–is to travel from the sublime to the faintly obscene. Indeed, the two are rarely connected, for roses are one of the few plants which do … Continue reading

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Bringing In The Beneficials

Inviting Bees, Bugs and Butterflies One key to garden success is the garden’s ability to attract and host beneficial insects of many kinds. Not only will we experience better cropping as pollination rates improve, but beneficials also chase away or … Continue reading

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