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This week in the garden: mid-summer lull and the dog days of summer
A lull in the garden Every year, right after the summer solstice, my garden takes a brief siesta. After a steady progression of blooms that begins in mid-spring with the arrival of daffodils, and reaches a crescendo when MrsVintage’s peony … Continue reading
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This week in the garden: the heat is on!
Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone. Jean-Jacques Rousseau The first day of summer is tomorrow, but here in the Vintage garden the summer heat is already making it’s presence felt. While much of the … Continue reading
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The Great Southwest Desert Roadtrip (Part 2):
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” Gustav Flaubert In part 1 of my post on the VintageFamily’s 2005 Great Southwest Desert Roadtrip *insert blog link*, I highlighted our visits to Great … Continue reading
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