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The Last Peony

June 23rd, 2008

This morning I noticed that the last peony blossom is out, it will be gone soon so I snapped a photo of it. I’m not sure what the name of this particular peony is, I inherited this plant when we bought this house.

New Tool

June 22nd, 2008

It’s always fun to get new gardening gear. After reading a few of Eliot Coleman’s books and a few other blogs I decided to buy a collinear hoe. I found the one I wanted at Lee Valley Tools. I received the hoe today and tried it out. It’s great!

I love that they have environmentally friendly packaging. This wrapping is going to go around my comfrey plants as landscaping fabric!

The Good Life

June 16th, 2008

Mr Chiots and I are big fans of watching TV shows on DVD (no commercials!). We just finished up Good Neighbors, a British sitcom from the 70’s. If you’ve never seen it I’d suggest getting it from the library and having a good laugh. I’ll warn you, the first episode or two are a little rough, keep watching, you’ll be glad you did!

Here’s a funny clip from the show.

Garden Journal

June 13th, 2008

This blog is going to be a journal of my gardens.  I always wish I had written down when I started my tomatoes or when the tulips bloomed last year.  Now I will have it all in one place.  Hopefully I can keep it up.

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This is a daily journal of my efforts to cultivate a more simple life, through local eating, gardening and so many other things. We used to live in a small suburban neighborhood Ohio but moved to 153 acres in Liberty, Maine in 2012.

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