Category Archives: Gardening

Chunky Salsa Win!

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Frog

I had this idea that I’d make a rustic, chunky salsa to go with the grass-fed NY Strip last night. The tomatoes, garlic, herbs and the banana and serrano peppers are from our garden. I added some olive oil, salt … Continue reading →

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The End is Nigh!

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Frog

I don’t know what I was thinking when I signed up for 3 online courses this summer. My advisor let me in on a trick that seems completely acceptable to everyone which is sign up in the first session for … Continue reading →

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Someone plugged you in, And sadly they clipped your wings

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Frog

Yesterday morning the better-half and I were making breakfast and I noticed Jim had brought in an animal. He had a bird and it wasn’t quite dead. The two humans just gawked and then decided that perhaps we should pick … Continue reading →

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Happy Things

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Frog

Last night we made a shrimp dish and a rice dish from the Rick Bayless book Mexican Everyday (I could do that). We ramped up the chipotle peppers because we were living dangerously and I think next time we’ll settle … Continue reading →

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Stuck?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Frog

Yeah, I’m throwing this post up because it’s been so long. There’s just not much going on and at the same time so much is going on. Work is still a pain in the neck. Latest developments are that the … Continue reading →

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Death Tolls Here

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Frog

As if the weeks of 95-105 degree days and months of no rain weren’t bad enough, these bugs have destroyed all of our squash, zucchini and cucumber plants. They are working on the cantaloupe as I type this. I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Overrun

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Frog

Garden overrun with squash and zucchini. Tomatoes and eggplant coming in. A handful of pickling cucumbers, lame-o beans finally have blooms and there are okra, cantaloupe and watermelons starting up. I couldn’t even get to the blackberries because it is … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Love Comes Funny

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Frog

Months ago we bought some milky spore to put on the yard to kill Japanese beetle larvae dead. We’ve been putting down spore for about a year now and apparently you have to do it for something like 2 times … Continue reading →

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On the menu

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Frog

Salad-a mix of our own greens, some romaine and some spinach and young garlic from Victory Farms, carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, roasted pecans and shaved parmesan. Baked sweet potatoes. Foil grilled shrimp and scallops with thyme from our garden, butter, … Continue reading →

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Aunt Annie

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Frog

The better-half had a great aunt named Aunt Annie. She was a single lady and carried a cane in her later days. She liked to play cards and would call people Chap. She was quite a character and had a … Continue reading →

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