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Deck Garden Love
When I left for Iowa, the deck garden – flowers, tomatos, peppers, basil, brussel sprouts and califlower - couldn’t exactly be described as flourishing. After a week alone things have changed: The mini...
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Tomatoes and Neighbor Parties
First deck-garden tomato! Isn’t he handsome? Also: It’s pride weekend in Minneapolis which means the quiet ladies next-door had their annual backyard rager. The kind of party we can hear through the...
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Flowers, Cauliflowers and Poodle Haircuts
I like the thick humid Minneapolis summer, so do my flowers: And the cauliflower plant is protecting the cutest damn golfball-sized bud I’ve ever seen. The dog, however, required a summer buzz-cut...
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Hot Days and Sad Cauliflower
It’s too hot in Minneapolis. Too hot to run or think or be a cauliflower, yet I’ve done at least two of those things today. A skinny teenage boy passed out in the park. Don’t worry, appropriate...
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My Poodle Eats Tomatoes
The dog woke us earlier than usual today. She seemed to know that the weathermen were lying when they said the heat would break today. We walked around the block. We chased bunnies and squirrels and...
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Moonflower Disappointment
My moonflower looked like it was going to bloom yesterday: We checked it every hour. The dog lifted her little paw up to try and help. She’s so damn cute sometimes it nearly makes my heart burst. We...
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Upside-down Tomatoes Upon My Return
Back from vacation today to find that my little tomatoes have grown in upside-down. As protest? To show off? I’m impressed. The North Shore was idyllic and much cooler than the twin cities. Great for...
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Skipping the Workout
Yesterday my legs were a little sore. Turns out 100 squats will do that to a girl. Today, I can’t even walk right. As the day progressed it seemed as if my thighs were wrapped in tiny corsets. That two...
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Remember Spring?
That little flower on the header of my blog grew into a beast of a potted plant last spring. More leaves and stems than flowers – leaves so dense I wanted to stand on the terracotta pot just to feel...
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