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backyard work day

Today was a welcomed reminder as to why I will never live anywhere cold. It was t-shirt and short weather today, which provided a perfect opportunity to attempt to get more done in the back yard. Thanks to our friend … Continue reading

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first cucumber!

Fourth of July weekend has begun! It was a scorcher today and is supposed to be the same throughout the weekend. Yun and I are planning to do some serious work around the house and backyard over the next few … Continue reading

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unwelcomed visitor

Yesterday was very warm and provided an opportunity to work long on the yard. I spent hours at Mesquite Valley Nursery and brought home a number of new plants, including 3 new bougainvilleas. The apricot tree seems to be doing … Continue reading

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Soil Sample

      I met with Ben and Luke this morning for our book group to complete our study of Noll’s ‘Scandal of the Evangelical Mind’. Despite the scandal of the author’s attributing a particular chronology of human history to a 19th … Continue reading

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Winter flowers

It is so nice out today. I cut the lawn and watered it and read for hours outside on the lawn. Eventually I was so relaxed that I fell asleep. We have some flowers outside that are trying hard to … Continue reading

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yard work

It is a perfect day to work on the yard. I just cut the grass, watered the trees and plants, and planted a new bougainvillea (Rasberry Ice!). We have two types of bougainvillea in the yard, 3 bushes and 1 … Continue reading

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watermellon!

We didn’t do much with the garden this year – just the watermellons. I’m not exactly sure what type of watermellons these are, but they are fairly small, round, and extremely tasty! I really had no idea when they were … Continue reading

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Garden 2007

We’re back in Tucson now which is nice because it is so hot here! I worked on the yard all day today – mostly on the weeds that seem to never stop populating around the house. I also mowed the grass … Continue reading

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Seed Purchase!

It is another clear and sunny day! I just bought some seeds from Park Seed which I hope to add to our pending flower garden in the back yard. There’s quite a bit of work to be done with that, but … Continue reading

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The garden has begun

 As usual, the weather is perfect and not a cloud in the sky. As such, I transplanted a cucumber of good size to a pot outside. To protect it from the wind, I added some stakes and saran wrap. I … Continue reading

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