Pumpkins
I feel like this has been the strangest transition into autumn ever. I was ready for it to start getting cooler about a month ago, but it didn’t. Instead, we had an abnormally warm few weeks in September, including a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Tomatoes
I woke up this morning, and my thermostat was officially lower than I generally keep the house during winter. I had been complaining about making note of the fact that I was too hot on Saturday, and it was positively … Continue reading
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School for Cheap!
– I went up to Sandstone today with a couple of friends, hoping to get our ‘October Fest’ on. Well, they clearly stuck with the ‘c’ and kept it two words to denote the lack of true Oktoberfest spirit, because … Continue reading
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Bits of Friday
– When I went to my parents’ yesterday afternoon to pick up the rose plant, I’d been instructed (via e-mail) to take some of the zucchini bread ‘butts’ that were wrapped up on the counter. (The middles had gone to … Continue reading
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Thursday Things
– I’ve finally got a rose bush for my garden! My mom picked this up on deep discount — a Sven shrub rose, one of three hardy cultivars produced by the University of Minnesota. The others are Ole and Lena, … Continue reading
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Lists
Sigh. I love my Nikkor 50mm lens (which I used for this photo, after switching it from my film camera), but I sigh because it makes me want a Nikkor zoom lens all the more. Another item for the ‘someday’ … Continue reading
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Autumn!
– Happy autumn, one and all! I was hoping for more rain today, but no such luck. (I mentioned the rainy forecast on Sunday and was puzzled by my friends’ disappointment. Then I remembered that they don’t have gardens and … Continue reading
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Last Day of Summer Things
– Another picture of Booty and me. He’s my outdoor buddy. When I was getting my afternoon snack + tea ready, I asked if he wanted to go outside, which he did, so I let him out before I finished … Continue reading
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Sunday Patio Sitting
Hooray! I had one last (okay, only the second ever) get-together on my patio for the summer. It would have been even better if today had actually been the last day of summer, but it seems like the equinoxes jump … Continue reading
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Lazy Morning
I should have known better than to claim freelancer’s perfection; it was like flying too close to the sun. I went to bed at 12:30 last night (perfectly acceptable) and woke up this morning at 6:00 (totally not). Boo. I’ve … Continue reading
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