On this page the following entries were made in the “September, 2008” time-frame.
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Thrifty Finds and a Question
My grandmother had a crazy almost obsessive love of owls. Owls decorated almost every surface of her home. She had a whole china chest of various owl trinkets from her various travels. If you looked around the room you would spot a needlepoint pillow, a macrame pot holder and various other everyday items with owls. [...]
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Autumn Flowers
Fall officially started on September 23rd. This is one of my favorite seasons because it’s still warm and sunny during the day and then there is a pleasant cool down in the evenings. I still get to enjoy the summer vegetables of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and cucumber. But I also can safely start my winter [...]
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Guerrilla Gardening Strikes Again
It appears the Guerrilla Gardener has struck again. The last time he planted a big pumpkin vine in the back parking lot. No one in the office has taken credit for the work. The pumpkins have since been harvested. But recently I discovered another project of his. There are now two tall corn stalks in [...]
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Battle for the Tomatoes
The tomatoes were finally starting to kick into full production. Heirloom tomatoes were nice and plump and I was just waiting for them to turn their beautiful red color. Only to check on them one morning and find them half eaten. Then they started to disappear altogether. Was it dog, bird, horn worm, or something [...]
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