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Fertile Ground: March 2010
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Photo credit: Lee Karney/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. When we came home I looked in my wildflower field guide to identify three of the wildflowers we saw. Here they are:. Wildflower photos © Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College, from CalPhotos. Thursday, March 18, 2010. St Patrick's Day Soda Bread. Grandma Clark's Soda Bread," modified. 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter. It's a beaut...
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Fertile Ground: Mysterious Thursdays
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Thursday, July 22, 2010. I am thrilled about my mystery box from Mariquita Farm. Which delivers the boxes on alternate Thursday nights to the restaurants they are delivering to. You sign up ahead of time, meet the smiling and efficient Julia outside, pay $25 cash and receive your bounty. That's it. The above photo shows what was in it- can you identify everything? Oh, how funny! July 31, 2010 at 6:04 PM.
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Fertile Ground: June 2010
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Friday, June 11, 2010. I just finished this apron and gave it to my friend June. I've been wanting to make it since January but didn't get around to it during school. I love the pattern design- very flattering and slightly retro. It is the "Mango Tango" pattern from A is for Apron,. Designed by Joan Hand Stroh. I think her apron designs are great. She also sells her aprons at her Etsy shop. Margaret Atwood...
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Fertile Ground: Still Spring on Mt. Tam
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Monday, May 17, 2010. Still Spring on Mt. Tam. I did take a photo of two flowers I couldn't identify. I've been looking in my field guides and online at Calflora, but still have not found these. The first one was growing right alongside the trail on the sunny exposed slopes:. The other one was in a shady bower below some oak trees, near where a creek runs down the hill, although it was dry now. The license...
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Fertile Ground: February 2010
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Tuesday, February 23, 2010. These are just a few of the colorful dishes we dined on last weekend when my brother-in-law came over to cook dinner with us before flying back to NY. We asked him to accompany my husband to Berkeley Bowl to buy the ingredients, and as you can see, the abundance of Berkeley Bowl produce inspired both of them. Then for dessert a medley of berries with whipped cream. Now the Calif...
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Fertile Ground: New Apron
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Friday, June 11, 2010. I just finished this apron and gave it to my friend June. I've been wanting to make it since January but didn't get around to it during school. I love the pattern design- very flattering and slightly retro. It is the "Mango Tango" pattern from A is for Apron,. Designed by Joan Hand Stroh. I think her apron designs are great. She also sells her aprons at her Etsy shop. The license was...
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Fertile Ground: January 2010
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Friday, January 22, 2010. The New Family Pie Baker. I think I am about to cede my title as the family pie baker to my youngest son. Look what he made in the last week, with only minor consultation from me on how thin to roll out the crusts. (The first one is apple, the second pecan.) Need I add that both were delicious? Monday, January 11, 2010. What were they photographing? Saturday, January 9, 2010.
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Fertile Ground: Hike on the Hazelnut Trail
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Monday, May 24, 2010. Hike on the Hazelnut Trail. My husband picked the hike, since it was about the right distance for a hike under two hours, and also because it has a ridiculous diversity of plant life. This partial list. Here are some of the plants that were new to me:. Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia calycina). Fringe cups (Tellima grandiflora), named because those little bells are fringed like eyelashes.
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Fertile Ground: Summer Sewing Camp
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Welcome to my blog. I would like it to be a kind of nursery bed, to plant seeds and see what grows. Saturday, July 10, 2010. This summer I have enrolled again in summer sewing camp, for which I am the sole instructor and participant, which is fine with me. It's really about letting myself play with fabric and projects I've dreamed up without feeling like I should. Be doing something else. I do have to credit Amy Karol, the author of Bend The Rules Sewing,. Amy also has a design for a tea cozy but Rusty B...