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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)

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This plant started sprouting up all over the yard last month, especially along the creek. I figured it must be some kind of weed, but the hu...

Bathroom renovations

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Here are the before shots of our upstairs bathrooms. The wall between the two bathrooms was knocked out to combine them into a big hall bath...

It's Fall!

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We had a cold snap last week. Well, at least it felt cold to us relocated Floridians. I bought mini pumpkins for the kids, and Mary and I co...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Apple Challenge

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I found a new blog, Think! which posts weekly contraption building challenges. This week's was to: Put the following items on the table...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Fireworks Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks')

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When I was out shopping for a big bag of vermiculite for my square foot garden, one of the garden centers had a plant that looks just like t...

Gardening

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I spent the weekend building a square foot garden . You start by making a 4x4 foot box, then fill it with good dirt (a mix of peat moss, ver...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Nothing Artificial

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According to Mary, nothing artificial is really artificial, because whatever it's made of is natural, even if you have to go a long, lon...
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Ellen
I'm Ellen. I homeschool the kids and play chamber music on the saxophone. Scott is a multimedia guru. Mary, 12, wants to write books. Audrey, 7, loves playing with her friends, doing crafts, and mixing things that fizz, blow up, or taste good. We live in North Carolina.
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