“There is no remedy for love but to love more” Henry David Thoreau HYSTERICAL………true love “The best and most beautiful things in this world canot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart” Helen Keller XXXXXOOOOOOO
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till the first day of spring. Today with the sun shinning, I’m busy contemplating what is going to be first on my garden projects “to do list.” I’ve decided to tackle designing a knot garden in my front yard. The focal point is going to be a beautiful twig arch that I have been drooling over on my drive to work for 2 years, I’ve stopped many times and gazed longingly and finally will purchase for this project. We have 3 overgrown 12ft boxwood shrubs that will be the backdrop to the garden. I…
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Hello all, This week I have been trying to come up with ways to use 4 cases of local apples. After searching through cookbooks I happened upon a recipe for an apple butter tart. Humm……. sounds interesting. I then researched apple butter and bingo I found a way to use our apples. The first recipe I tried is very simple but after investigating I found that maybe I should add apple cider, which we have on hand fresh and local from Tracy’s Orchard in Greencastle Pa. Apple Butter makes 4 pints 5 1/2…
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Hello all, Even though it snowed over the weekend, blah, I know I am getting ahead of Mother Nature but I am anxious for spring and most of all gardening. My latest obsession is called lasagna gardening, also know as sheet composting. This is a no-dig, no-till organic gardening method that results in rich, fluffy soil with very little work from the gardener. Sounds good, huh? Above is a picture of the beginning building stages of my neighbors lasagna garden. From what I gather starting an organic vegetable garden involves hours of backbreaking digging,…
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Hello, I’m the Pastry Chef for Community Canteen and Mon Ami Gabi here in Reston Virginia. I live in Charles Town WV with my beau and Oliver our Jack Russell. Please feel free to email me: cstrasser@leye.com.
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