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So: out of shape (extra long post)
I worked 62.5 hours last week. I know that, because in advertising, creative folk like me must complete timesheets (we do it via web portal these days, not paper or clock punching). In this photo,...
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Sow: late start
Perhaps it’s not the best idea to plant the fall carrot and radish seeds before work. I’d like to think that it wasn’t that. Maybe it was the garage door not wanting to open (worked fine for Bruce...
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Sow: mulch better
Sorry, folks. I know I’ve been MIA for much longer than normal. My feeble excuse is work’s been pretty intense and snuck away to the Great White North for a much needed girls’ weekend with two of my...
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So: great house
Pretty in pink (photo by Trish at Three Dog Bakery Plano) As you can guess by the big smile on Gidget’s face, she’s pretty happy that Bruce bought her a puffy coat last weekend in preparation for the...
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So: winding down
pepper haul (from top): bell peppers, Anaheim peppers, jalapeño peppers2013 is winding down and this lucky, yet turbulent year is promising to end on the same chaotic, always changing, yet exciting...
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So: welcome back
Hello! I am officially starting my 2014 today. I realize that it’s March. So far there’s nothing about 2014 that’s been a normal year. Sad things have happened (will get into that another post). Things...
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Sow: here comes the sun
Final carrot harvest. While these are super cute, carrots are another vegetable that I’m buying from the store. Finally, a weekend filled with lots of things that I like best (and some housecleaning)....
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So: 3-day Guinness celebration
Let Guinness eat cake — it’s his birthday! (WARNING: this post is pretty much all gratuitous dog photos with a little bit of garden and DIY commentary thrown in just for good measure. If you’re not a...
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Sow: new growth
herbs!Now that I’m an avid (perhaps even extreme) urban food grower, I love March because it means that it’s time to get the spring seeds and transplants in the ground—and it’s time for me to spend...
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Sow: perfection is overrated
When we first started the Mortroski Midcentury Urban Farm, I thought that I had to do everything just right or my garden wouldn’t grow. I tried to mix up the soil and compost just so. I tried to line...
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