Monthly Archives: June 2012

chairside knitting lamp

Posted on June 29, 2012 by morgaineotm

Knit and Read in a nice Lazyboy chair.  WIDE arms, not enough light to see well.  Small gooseneck lamp didn’t quite work. By the time I’d adjusted it to bring light to the work, it was stretched out and fell … Continue reading →

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cherry time again!

Posted on June 26, 2012 by morgaineotm

Yesterday hand pitted about 8 lbs of cherries.  Its only once a year (if there are good cherries), so haven’t bothered getting a cherry pitter.  When in the midst of the marathon session with knife and cherries, always consider it. … Continue reading →

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summer squash

Posted on June 24, 2012 by morgaineotm

Looks like I’ll be sharing with the neighbors today Three on the far left are from the zucchini corral, as is the one in the middle. while all were in a set of 6 packs from the nursery, that middle … Continue reading →

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garden update / tomatoes

Posted on June 20, 2012 by morgaineotm

This AM planted some green beans (top crop from Ferry-Morse) in the area just vacated by the garlic.  Had planted some from last year’s crop in grow bags in the green house. Think they got toooooooo hot in there (temps … Continue reading →

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ONIONS

Posted on June 19, 2012 by morgaineotm

The first harvested onions.  This is the first year I’ve had the patience to wait until the tops start to fall over before taking them out of the ground.  More still developing out there, but how many can we eat … Continue reading →

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zucchini success!!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by morgaineotm

scenes from the Zucchini corral.  There are a total of 6 large pots, some with 2 plants per.  As you can see, more ready to eat, or freeze!  Soon I’ll even be able to give some away. These are a … Continue reading →

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GARLIC!!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by morgaineotm

Have now harvested all the garlic.  This is the Persian Star variety which has become my standby.   Decent keeper, and has good flavor after a winter in the fridge in oil, which the Siskiyou purple does not.  Some will be … Continue reading →

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new garden area

Posted on June 18, 2012 by morgaineotm

Our house sits to the back of its lot, with a certain amount of native planting between it and the back fence.  The back fence separates the property from the National Forest.  Amidst these bushes, trees, and shrubs are small … Continue reading →

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morning visitors

Posted on June 17, 2012 by morgaineotm

  hope this shows the absolute beauty of this spider web.  In the early morning light it was refracting the light into sparkling rainbow colors

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fictional post

Posted on June 15, 2012 by morgaineotm

  this idyllic picture is being used to see if the problem I’m having with my computer has to do with my internet connection, or is something wrong with the new computer!  Everytime  I try to access the internet in … Continue reading →

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