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The bees are back!

My personal happiness level went up about 27 percent this weekend with the arrival of the bee hive!  This is the second year that we sponsored a hive from Bring Back the Bees. Art, Bryn and Trey unloaded the hive … Continue reading

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Plum Gorgeous

One of my summer inspirations has been Romney Steele’s Plum Gorgeous – Recipes and Memories from the Orchard. This book combines recipes, writing, reminiscences, poetry and lots of lush photos of fruit, food and people. Although some of the recipes use … Continue reading

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Apples are ripening

The apples on the tree at the back are starting to get bigger and becoming slightly pink. We seemed to have a very high rate of fertilization this year, and some of the branches have up to eight apples per … Continue reading

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