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Day 334 & 335: 30 days and counting…
Friday, November 29, 2013. Sunny and quite nice. High temp: 36 degrees F; low temp: 28 degrees F. We finally got the last of potager garden cleared today. It’s hard to believe, but the (first?) year of...
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Day 336: Putting away the last pieces of summer
Monday, December 2, 2013. Occasional sprinkles and cold. High temp: 47 degrees F; low temp: 41 degrees F. Look who we found hiding in the outdoor kitchen. We concluded the Thanksgiving weekend by...
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Day 337: Where are the worms?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Foggy and damp—the kind of day you’d like to just stay in your jammies. High temp: 51 degrees F; low temp: 47 degrees F. A pretty sunset from earlier this week. It was...
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Day 338: Sleep tight, Giving Garden
Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Cloudy, misty, and mild. High temp: 55 degrees F; low temp: 24 degrees F. We wound up another community garden season and about a mile of hose today. Every year, I have...
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Day 339 & 340: Considering a labyrinth
Friday, December 6, 2013. Dreaming about warmer places and days…. High temp: 23 degrees F; low temp: 12 degrees F. A labyrinth that is all bulbs in spring and all perennials in summer and fall could be...
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Day 343: The vinegar is done?
Monday, December 9, 2013. Mostly sunny, but really chilly and snowy. High temp: 24 degrees F; low temp: 9 degrees F. This is what happens if you let frost get to the tomatillos: The outer papery skin...
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Day 345: Recollecting a year
Wednesday, December 11, 2013. So cold and so clear. High temp: 22 degrees F; low temp: -1 degrees F. This is how we began the year and this blog on January 1, 2013: pruning the apple trees. The end of...
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Day 347: Reevaluating February projects
Friday, December 13, 2013. Four to six inches of snow coming in tonight! High temp: 35 degrees F; low temp: 27 degrees F. After the last few frigid days, it feels almost warm outside. We’re coming up...
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Day 351: Looking back at March
Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Alternating sun and flurries. High temp: 35 degrees F; low temp: 15 degrees F. We got lucky for our Venture Crew’s cabin campout this past weekend—7 inches of snow! We got a...
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Day 360: “The Year” has almost passed
A rare moment of Leo Christmas peace. I owe a big apology to everyone for unabashedly blog-fading in the past few weeks. The holidays, combined with colder than usual temperatures and regular old work,...
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