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Seventh Street Cottage: The Hoophouse.
I got busy this morning expecting the rain to start anytime. Instead, the sun has been peeking through the clouds giving me a warm welcome o...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Fog
I awoke to a dark and dreary morning. The fog rolled in late last night. It should burn off by noon. The rain gauge had collected only 1/2" ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Spiders
I hate spiders. I hate them with every ounce of my being. I really hate them when they build webs on my front porch where I can walk into th...
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Seventh Street Cottage: No heat
I woke up around 5am to the smell of burning. I'm not sure what really woke me up, maybe the cat. The smell in the air reminded me of the fu...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Drizzling
It's been raining. Fine and misty, the roads are barely wet. This was supposed to be our big day. In a couple hours, the sun will come out. ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Spiders
I hate spiders. I hate them with every ounce of my being. I really hate them when they build webs on my front porch where I can walk into th...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Last night...
When I pulled into the driveway just after 11pm last night, the smell was overwhelming. The daturas next to the driveway had put on a stunni...
seventh streetcottagelastnight
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Seventh Street Cottage: Swelling
My leg is swollen, but not as bad as it was yesterday morning. I think laying in bed all day helped. Whenever I sat at the desk to do some w...
seventh streetcottageswelling
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Seventh Street Cottage: Today
For the showing that was canceled. The first hyacinth along the front walk. A crocus under the arbor. The new camellia. Hanging in there. It...
seventh streetcottagetoday
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Seventh Street Cottage: Sunset
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao Tzu
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Seventh Street Cottage: Making Pretty.
I'm tired of the junk at the end of the driveway. The wood pile is there to stay for a while. At least until I get all the planting out done...
seventh streetcottagemakingpretty
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Seventh Street Cottage: Anise Hyssop
I loved this plant this year. Even the white ones with purple blooms. I especially enjoyed the "Golden Jubilee". I sheared it back last week...
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Seventh Street Cottage: The first sunflower bloom.
It came from a pack labeled "Esther's Mix". I'm not sure who Esther is or if it's a commercial mix. You gotta love seed trading. The bee is ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: The Orchard.
The fruit trees are producing this year. The Morris plum, planted last summer, has a few tiny fruit developing. The Thundercloud plum. This ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: A day of rest
It's 64 and mostly cloudy. I took a coffee stroll through the yard this morning. Two cups. Lots of new things to discover. The first picture...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Twelve Days
It's been 12 days since we've had any rain. I feel like I'm making a confession. We had high winds and a thunderstorm warning yesterday arou...
seventh streetcottagetwelvedays
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Seventh Street Cottage: Spring.
In pictures. The backyard is younger and will mature over the next couple of years. I'll be scattering seeds whenever they're ready. Judy, D...
seventh streetcottagespring
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/11/rain-and-fog.html
Seventh Street Cottage: Rain and fog.
It's cloudy and 57 degrees this morning. Overnight, it continued to drizzle while the fog rolled in. Poinsettias arrived at the store yester...
seventh streetcottagerainfog
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Seventh Street Cottage: Summertime.
That's what it feels like outside tonight. This morning, it was cool and brisk. I wore my hat to work and removed several layers of clothing...
seventh streetcottagesummertime
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Seventh Street Cottage: Good to be back.
Back in the gardens. This afternoon, I simply enjoyed what I've put together here. I watered a few things. Then I took a seat. It was nice. ...
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https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/06/blue-purple-and-pink.html?showComment=1245358899541
Seventh Street Cottage: Blue, Purple, and Pink
I had planned to post this on Friday, but I'm bored. I've decided to take the day off again from any real work on the house or garden. A man...
seventh streetcottage bluepurplepink
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Seventh Street Cottage: Some of my favorites
It's that time of year. I love stargazers. The colors and the fragrance are everything I enjoy about flowers. A bouquet will be brought insi...
seventh streetsome ofcottagefavorites
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Seventh Street Cottage: Another Sunday
The hardest decision I had to make today was whether to lay there when the alarm went off, or get up, shower, coffee, and head to work. I re...
seventh streetcottageanothersunday
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Seventh Street Cottage: Making Pretty.
I'm tired of the junk at the end of the driveway. The wood pile is there to stay for a while. At least until I get all the planting out done...
seventh streetcottagemakingpretty
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Seventh Street Cottage: Drizzling
It's been raining. Fine and misty, the roads are barely wet. This was supposed to be our big day. In a couple hours, the sun will come out. ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: The Heat of August
It's here. Today is our coolest day out of the next week. At 91, standing in the sun was miserable. I sweated more today than I did working ...
seventh streetthe heatcottageaugust
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Seventh Street Cottage: Propagation results.
On June 14 , I stuck gardenia and rose cuttings from Jim @ The Gaudy Garden. Unfortunately, I lost all 6 of the rose cuttings to fungus. I a...
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Seventh Street Cottage: No alarm clock needed.
It started this morning about 6:30am. The first series of hoots sounded far off in the distance. I was barely awake. By the time I had made ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Black Swallotail Larvae
While watering the herb racks at the store this morning, I spotted a few of these guys munching on our dill and parsley. They were doing som...
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Seventh Street Cottage: I'm burned out
I know it's wordless Wednesday and all, but I've got to tell you, I am burned out. I'm frustrated by my semi failing experiment to raise pla...
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Seventh Street Cottage: As night falls...
The nicotiana is starting to bloom in the fragrant bed. Datura is budding in several places around the yard. This plant is a self sown volun...
seventh streetcottagenightfalls
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Seventh Street Cottage: I got stuff.
It's all over the yard. I see opportunities in the spaces between. Another 90 degree day is on tap. I've got nothing I have to do. Two days ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: No alarm clock needed.
It started this morning about 6:30am. The first series of hoots sounded far off in the distance. I was barely awake. By the time I had made ...
seventh streetalarm clockcottageneeded
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Seventh Street Cottage: Normal.
It's 28 degrees at 5am. By late afternoon, we'll be in the upper 50s again. Overnight, rain in the mid 40s. New pansies will be arriving tod...
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Seventh Street Cottage: I'm beat.
I don't say it often, but this leg thing has me whipped. This morning, I went outside to attempt some watering. After wrestling with the hos...
seventh streeti mcottagebeat
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Seventh Street Cottage: Echinacea
In the crape myrtle bed, the echinacea I started from seed last year has sent up one bloom. This plant was sown during the summer and plante...
seventh streetcottageechinacea
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/02/snow-day.html?showComment=1233850620000
Seventh Street Cottage: Snow Day
It's 21 degrees and sunny. There's a light dusting of snow on the ground. It started last night around 10pm. I don't plan on venturing outsi...
seventh streetcottagesnowday
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Seventh Street Cottage: Back to life.
It was a cool day after the wonderful temperatures we had this weekend. Later in the week, we'll be in the 70s again. It looks like my day o...
seventh streetback tocottagelife
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Seventh Street Cottage: Three. No, Thirty-four.
34 brug blooms are open this morning throughout the yard. The Ecuador whites have put on a stunning display. Last night the whole house smel...
seventh streetcottagethreethirtyfour
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Seventh Street Cottage: I'm burned out
I know it's wordless Wednesday and all, but I've got to tell you, I am burned out. I'm frustrated by my semi failing experiment to raise pla...
seventh streeti mcottageburned
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Seventh Street Cottage: Yellow
My garden has a lot of yellow. I need more red and orange next year. Sunny Knockout is reblooming after being sheared back a few months ago ...
seventh streetcottageyellow
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Seventh Street Cottage: Lunch at McDonald's.
I didn't go to McDonald's because I enjoy it. I do like the large sweet tea for $1, but that's beside the point. I went because of a plant t...
seventh streetcottagelunchmcdonald
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Seventh Street Cottage: I'm burned out
I know it's wordless Wednesday and all, but I've got to tell you, I am burned out. I'm frustrated by my semi failing experiment to raise pla...
seventh streeti mcottageburned
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-miss-my-shadow.html?showComment=1259185002679
Seventh Street Cottage: I miss my shadow
It's another dreary, cloudy day here in NC. Overnight, it rained again. It wasn't much, but the ground that was soggy is now fully wet. Walk...
seventh streetcottagemissshadow
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Seventh Street Cottage: No alarm clock needed.
It started this morning about 6:30am. The first series of hoots sounded far off in the distance. I was barely awake. By the time I had made ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: New beginnings
Last year, I planted a few perennials that I purchased here and there. Yesterday, it was warm enough to get outside with the camera. Some ha...
seventh streetcottagenewbeginnings
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Seventh Street Cottage: Making Pretty.
I'm tired of the junk at the end of the driveway. The wood pile is there to stay for a while. At least until I get all the planting out done...
seventh streetcottagemakingpretty
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Seventh Street Cottage: Potpourri
In the perennial bed, there are two plants blooming that have similar blooms. One's a weed. Hyacinths. This photo was taken this morning tho...
seventh streetcottagepotpourri
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Seventh Street Cottage: As night falls...
The nicotiana is starting to bloom in the fragrant bed. Datura is budding in several places around the yard. This plant is a self sown volun...
seventh streetcottagenightfalls
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Seventh Street Cottage: Deceit
Just before 8am, it's cool and comfortable at 70 degrees. The mosquitoes are out in full force. The cat followed me wherever I went in the y...
seventh streetcottagedeceit
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Seventh Street Cottage: The Heat of August
It's here. Today is our coolest day out of the next week. At 91, standing in the sun was miserable. I sweated more today than I did working ...
seventh streetthe heatcottageaugust
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2010/04/tomatoes-are-in.html?showComment=1272277082768
Seventh Street Cottage: The tomatoes are in.
48 plants went into the lower potager beds this afternoon. Here's Granny Cantrell. The peonies are about to pop. These will be red. I also h...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Still cold.
It's 21 degrees and clear with a heavy frost. A high of 47 is predicted. Did I mention that I'm over it?
seventh streetcottagestillcold
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Seventh Street Cottage: From the front porch
The bed by the front steps needs major work. Spider mites have destroyed two Datura inoxia. The triple yellow seems to be fending them off. ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Wisteria
Last year, the wisteria was in full bloom on April 11 . Today. My Carolina Jasmine hasn't even finished yet. There is green in the sky. It'...
seventh streetcottagewisteria
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Seventh Street Cottage: Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
It's already raining cats and dogs and the storm hasn't reached us yet.
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https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-foggy-day.html?showComment=1260893983765
Seventh Street Cottage: Another foggy day
Day 3 of feeling like I'm living in Stephen King's "The Mist". Hopefully it will rain this afternoon. This humidity is really getting on my ...
seventh streetcottageanotherfoggyday
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-next-project.html
Seventh Street Cottage: My next project
Today I'll start collecting used pallets to build an ark. I'll choose the best two specimens of each plant I've grown and pot them up to car...
seventh streetcottagenextproject
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2010/08/starting-over.html
Seventh Street Cottage: Starting over.
Not completely, of course, but starting over is sometimes necessary in my garden. Plants don't always perform the way I read in books and on...
seventh streetcottagestarting
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/08/twelve-days.html?showComment=1250126166583
Seventh Street Cottage: Twelve Days
It's been 12 days since we've had any rain. I feel like I'm making a confession. We had high winds and a thunderstorm warning yesterday arou...
seventh streetcottagetwelvedays
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-miss-my-shadow.html?showComment=1259173398445
Seventh Street Cottage: I miss my shadow
It's another dreary, cloudy day here in NC. Overnight, it rained again. It wasn't much, but the ground that was soggy is now fully wet. Walk...
seventh streetcottagemissshadow
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/08/deceit.html?showComment=1249913138222
Seventh Street Cottage: Deceit
Just before 8am, it's cool and comfortable at 70 degrees. The mosquitoes are out in full force. The cat followed me wherever I went in the y...
seventh streetcottagedeceit
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/07/hosta-impatiens-coleus.html?showComment=1248312284658
Seventh Street Cottage: Hosta, impatiens, coleus
I finally planted them out late this morning too. I made a quick bed by the front sidewalk. Again, RoundUp was used a while ago to kill the ...
seventh streetcottagehostaimpatienscoleus
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/showing.html?showComment=1299896394847
Seventh Street Cottage: The Showing.
I left home at 5 of the hour. I had to waste two hours. I went downtown first. I was going to take some pictures and just check out what's h...
seventh streetcottageshowing
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-not-frost-its-cold.html
Seventh Street Cottage: It's not the frost, it's the cold.
In summer, a lot of people love to comment about the humidity, rather than the heat that makes live unbearable here. Well this morning, ther...
seventh streetthe frostcottagecold
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Seventh Street Cottage: Lunch at McDonald's.
I didn't go to McDonald's because I enjoy it. I do like the large sweet tea for $1, but that's beside the point. I went because of a plant t...
seventh streetcottagelunchmcdonald
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Seventh Street Cottage: Fog
I awoke to a dark and dreary morning. The fog rolled in late last night. It should burn off by noon. The rain gauge had collected only 1/2" ...
seventh streetcottagefog
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Seventh Street Cottage: Today
For the showing that was canceled. The first hyacinth along the front walk. A crocus under the arbor. The new camellia. Hanging in there. It...
seventh streetcottagetoday
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Seventh Street Cottage: 547 miles
From this to this. About 2" of snow fell last night. It's nearly all gone now.
seventh streetcottagemiles
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Seventh Street Cottage: Stupid rock.
Here's the little guy that caused me so much trouble. It's about 4" across the longest side. See the pointy bits? One of those hit the bone....
seventh streetcottagestupidrock
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring.html?showComment=1303781426195
Seventh Street Cottage: Spring.
In pictures. The backyard is younger and will mature over the next couple of years. I'll be scattering seeds whenever they're ready. Judy, D...
seventh streetcottagespring
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2011/09/serenity-now.html?showComment=1316375364389
Seventh Street Cottage: Serenity Now.
It's 66 degrees. I'm having a cold glass of the house wine of the South in a chair made of cheap Chinese plastic. The firepit is a $1.00 cit...
seventh streetcottageserenity
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Seventh Street Cottage: Some of my favorites
It's that time of year. I love stargazers. The colors and the fragrance are everything I enjoy about flowers. A bouquet will be brought insi...
seventh streetsome ofcottagefavorites
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Seventh Street Cottage: Good Morning.
I've got two days off. My plans include getting out of bed. Done, and magnificently so. I'm having coffee and will probably take a nap this ...
seventh streetcottagegoodmorning
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-time-its-for-real.html
Seventh Street Cottage: This time, it's for real.
Seventh Street Cottage is now on the market as of this morning. It will show up in the county GIS system tomorrow. By the end of the weekend...
seventh streetthis timecottagereal
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Seventh Street Cottage: Lunch at McDonald's.
I didn't go to McDonald's because I enjoy it. I do like the large sweet tea for $1, but that's beside the point. I went because of a plant t...
seventh streetcottagelunchmcdonald
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/06/moonless-garden.html?showComment=1245975971387
Seventh Street Cottage: The moonless garden.
It's about where I thought it would be the first year. Datura and white four o'clocks in the perennial bed. The fragrance is nice.
seventh streetcottagemoonlessgarden
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-burned-out.html?showComment=1236190860000
Seventh Street Cottage: I'm burned out
I know it's wordless Wednesday and all, but I've got to tell you, I am burned out. I'm frustrated by my semi failing experiment to raise pla...
seventh streeti mcottageburned
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/08/stupid-rock.html?showComment=1250801309950
Seventh Street Cottage: Stupid rock.
Here's the little guy that caused me so much trouble. It's about 4" across the longest side. See the pointy bits? One of those hit the bone....
seventh streetcottagestupidrock
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/showing.html?showComment=1299923716283
Seventh Street Cottage: The Showing.
I left home at 5 of the hour. I had to waste two hours. I went downtown first. I was going to take some pictures and just check out what's h...
seventh streetcottageshowing
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2010/03/big-dig.html?showComment=1269869038322
Seventh Street Cottage: The Big Dig.
It's that time again. I'm preparing myself for the digging that will need to be done this week. I've lost track of how many containers I've ...
seventh streetthe bigcottagedig
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-of-my-favorites.html?showComment=1277497729056
Seventh Street Cottage: Some of my favorites
It's that time of year. I love stargazers. The colors and the fragrance are everything I enjoy about flowers. A bouquet will be brought insi...
seventh streetsome ofcottagefavorites
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/today.html?showComment=1299974343583
Seventh Street Cottage: Today
For the showing that was canceled. The first hyacinth along the front walk. A crocus under the arbor. The new camellia. Hanging in there. It...
seventh streetcottagetoday
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Seventh Street Cottage: Fog
I awoke to a dark and dreary morning. The fog rolled in late last night. It should burn off by noon. The rain gauge had collected only 1/2" ...
seventh streetcottagefog
https://seventhstreetcottage.blogspot.com/2009/07/feels-like-fall.html?showComment=1248010707380
Seventh Street Cottage: Feels like fall
The calendar says it's July 19. The thermometer thinks it's October. It's 61 degrees. Overnight, we dipped into the middle upper 50s. I woke...
seventh streetfeels likecottagefall
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Seventh Street Cottage: Nineteen...
degrees. The wind is blowing. Today is going to be a cold one. That once in a generation cold snap the National Weather Service was predicti...
seventh streetcottagenineteen
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Seventh Street Cottage: Chance of frost?
I've heard the same thing from the older customers at the store for almost 3 weeks. Winter's not over yet, we'll still have some freezing we...
seventh streetcottagechancefrost
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Seventh Street Cottage: 547 miles
From this to this. About 2" of snow fell last night. It's nearly all gone now.
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Seventh Street Cottage: Sunlight.
On a cloudless day, the colors are more vivid. Every flaw, every weed, every nuance is highlighted. Texture is more visible with hard shadow...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Another Sunday
The hardest decision I had to make today was whether to lay there when the alarm went off, or get up, shower, coffee, and head to work. I re...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Variegation
Mostly, the variegation in my yard is concentrated in grasses. The foliage creates patterns and textures among the flowers. Even when not in...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Some of my favorites
It's that time of year. I love stargazers. The colors and the fragrance are everything I enjoy about flowers. A bouquet will be brought insi...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Tackling the weeds.
I've been ignoring the task of weeding the front slope for a long while now. At first, it was because of the dying daffodil foliage. Why bot...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Good to be back.
Back in the gardens. This afternoon, I simply enjoyed what I've put together here. I watered a few things. Then I took a seat. It was nice. ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Happy Halloween
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao Tzu
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Seventh Street Cottage: The hoophouse is full.
It's been a long morning with my hands in dirt. I've been sowing more annual seeds in the basement waiting for the warmer weather. It's 57 a...
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Seventh Street Cottage: They were wrong.
Yesterday, the forecast called for less than 10% chance of rain. On Wednesday, the forecast was 60%. We got 1/16" that day. In less than 30 ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Late this year.
Even with the above normal temperatures for this time of year, the daffodils are about 3 days late compared to last year. They've just been ...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Grinding to a halt
Because I'm tired. The walls have been painted. All that's left is the trim. I'll get to it next week some time. I'm going to be painting th...
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Seventh Street Cottage: Feels like fall
The calendar says it's July 19. The thermometer thinks it's October. It's 61 degrees. Overnight, we dipped into the middle upper 50s. I woke...
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