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Why did Mike put a music stand in our backyard? Continue reading Music Stand
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It isn’t necessary to be eating chocolate, but it does enhance the experience. You have my permission to go get some as long as you promise to come right back. The yard is quite large by Chicagoland standards. A half-acre in the city would not happen for us, but a half acre in the ‘burbs. Absolutely. We started out with a yard smaller than that before I knew that I was gardening obsessed. It wasn’t my fault. Really. My husband Mike, and his Mom, Ardie, took me to the Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier. Its been all up-hill, down-hill, and dirt-filled since then.
I’d like to introduce you to our Dahlias. This one is really as big and beautiful as it looks. Want to learn more about growing these beauties? That’s where Mike comes in. There will soon be entries by Mike (he doesn’t quite know that yet). We’ve got about 100 Dahlias in our yard, blooming beautifully from August through mid-October. It is truly a labor of love for him.
If you’d like us to speak for your group, we’d like that too. Because a gardener (you) can be grown! I certainly was. And now I am blooming where I have been planted…Carol I have been given this plot to tend, Ideas running through my head. Where there would be weeds, a garden now grows, He provided the rocks, the soil, the plants, the thoughts. Carol Cichorski Compliments of Michele George -enough fresh cucumbers or pickles to fill a 1 gallon container Wash & scrub cucumbers, cut lengthwise into spears. Put cucumbers in a large crockery or non-metallic container. (I used my large glass cooking pot with lid) Boil & pour remaining ingredients over pickles. Add 1 sliced medium onion & fresh dill (& garlic). Cover & let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Place into smaller non-metallic containers. Refrigerate. (It takes more than a week for the flavors to mellow out and for the pickles to start to absorb the flavors-so try to be patient.) |
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It isn’t often that I sit back (yes, me, sit) to enjoy the beautiful garden that Mike and I love. I did that for 10 minutes today when I sat outside (yes, actually sat) to eat my breakfast. So now its your turn to sit (yes, you, sit) to enjoy the moment.
We bought a small house with a large lot, complete with a weed filled so-called grassy area. No garden to speak of. We fixed that. Oh boy, did we fix that. We started an addition, which meant that Mike got to play with a back-hoe and the excavated dirt became a berm. It took me a few years to claim it, but I did. Now it is one of the low-maintenance areas in the yard. We could use more of those. If you could too, watch the 
