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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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arugula Asian greens asparagus baking bees birds blackberries bluebirds bread broccoli butterflies cabbage Cats chard cold frame containers Crafts cucumber eggplant fall flowers Food fruit Gardening garlic greenhouse greens herbs homemade kale lettuce local Nature onions peppers Photography pita salad seeds spinach squash sustainable tomatoes tradition treesSOME OF THE BLOGS I FOLLOW
- A Growing Tradition
- A Thinking Stomach
- Annie's Kitchen Garden
- Bloom, Bake & Create
- Curbstone Valley
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Deb's Garden
- Garden To Wok
- Good To Grow
- Henbogle
- Macro Monday
- Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good LAnd
- Ramblings from a Desert Garden
- Robin's Nesting Place
- Spring Garden Acres
- Stoney Acres
- Subsistence Pattern
- Suburban Tomato
- The Gardener of Eden
- The Modern Victory Garden
- The Raven Lunatic
- The Violet Fern
- Wood Ridge
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Category Archives: Life
A Day To Remember, Eat Hummus
Today my wife and I are celebrating the anniversary of our first date. Six years ago, we met at a local restaurant for dinner. I’m guessing a lot of people don’t remember the first words they ever spoke to their … Continue reading
Heat Wave
The temperature got up into the 70s this afternoon, and I’m calling it a heat wave. It’s definitely warmer than normal for this time in March. And it’s just now spring ! The missus and I took advantage of the … Continue reading
Channeling Millie
I made banana bread and banana muffins this week, using up some of the overripe bananas I brought home a couple of weeks ago from the soup kitchen where I volunteer. These bananas had some ‘image problems’, since they were … Continue reading
Going Bananas
I’m happy as a monkey after bringing home a sackful of bananas yesterday from the soup kitchen. Volunteers pick up aging produce from local groceries twice a week and put it on tables outside the kitchen door for any and … Continue reading
Another Facer Update
Some of you may remember Facer, the orange tabby cat (briefly known as Sunny) that showed up here last year. We don’t know the story about how he managed to get here to HA, but we are glad we were … Continue reading
Last But Not Least
The calendar on the wall says that another year is coming to an end. I’m not really big on resolutions, and today finds me no more introspective than usual. I went for a nice walk this morning, enjoying the balmy … Continue reading
Holiday Kitty/Facer Update
Regular visitors may remember the story of Sunny, a stray orange tabby that showed up here at HA back a few months ago. Unlike the many feral cats that hang around here, this cat was tame, and definitely used to … Continue reading



