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Straw Bale Gardening in the Middle of Clarendon
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Yesterday, Plot Against Hunger had its garden tour and one of the plots I was really interested in seeing was the one at Clarendon Presbyterian Church. Last year, Clarendon started a garden for Plot with raised…
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Wool Felt: And Not That Thin, Flimsy Stuff
Now that the labor of gardening is done for a while, I was thinking of doing some crafty things, possibly with felt. A couple years ago, I bought a book called Softies, which had some very cute patterns for a … Continue reading
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Tagged crafts with wool felt, puppets, Softies, The Sword in the Stone, Which is Willie?, Wool felt
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Singing the Praises of Okra!
Two of my favorite vegetables are coming on strong right now: green beans and okra. I’m also getting peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and, yes, the cucumber bonanza continues. Now I happen to think okra is a much-maligned vegetable. It has a … Continue reading
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Not Just Growing, but Eating
We have quite a few new gardeners in 10th and Barton this year and several I have talked with are pleasantly astonished that what they have planted moves with some ease from the garden to their dinner plates. “I’m using … Continue reading
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River and Marsh
Over Columbus Day weekend, my sailing buddy and I, thwarted by lack of wind, decided to kayak in Alexandria’s Dyke Marsh. We rented kayaks at Belle Haven Marina, one of my favorite places to rent kayaks and sailboats. I hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Belle Haven Marina, Bird life, cattails, Dyke Marsh, Eagle, Egret, kayaking, kingfisher, Marsh birds, marsh plants, Osprey, Potomac River, water plants, wild rice
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Upcoming Posts
I’ll be traveling until September 6, then I have some posts on composting and gardening small, part 2 lined up. I’m also hoping to kayak again in Dyke Marsh south of Alexandria, so stay tuned and check in after Labor … Continue reading
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