16Jul 2012 by Nancy Smyth
The First Summer Harvest

The First Summer Harvest

From the Yard
Hi, HAPPY Summer!  I realize that I haven't been as good about blogging lately as I normally am.  I have a lot on my plate and I thought I would share what I've been up to - just in case you've been wondering where I am. My vegetable garden is incredible this year and canning season has started already - it's about 3-4 weeks early this year. Thursday afternoon, after work, I went down to check things out and discovered that many of the beets needed to be picked and turned into pickled beets. Right click to enlarge image Right click to enlarge image Friday afternoon, I took off early and headed for the garden.  I picked about half of the row which resulted in filling a 20 gallon cooler…
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31May 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Computer Tech to Weekend Yard Warrior – With Pictures

From the Yard
  I thought that I'd do something a little different today, truthfully I get tired of living, breathing, and talking QuickBooks and payroll - because I do it EVERY DAY!  I work with computers all the time and usually don't have too much of an issue until the weather get's nice --- then I become a weekend yard warrior. I love to garden - flowers, vegetables, fruit - I love to be outside and during the summer I spend far less time in front of my computer and far more time in my yard - that means fewer blog posts, fewer interactions on the social media networks that I'm involved in.  Winters in Vermont can be long and cold and unfortunately I can't garden in the snow! So today I…
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