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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Are you homegrown?

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This we know... the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to earth.
All things are connected, like the blood which connects one family. Whatever
befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life -
he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
- Chief Seattle, 1854

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Garden State Kate
Middle of, NEW JERSEY, United States
I am an organic gardening, homeschooling,full time stay at home Mom.No, I'm not one of those homeschoolers,I am this kind of homeschooler.Yes, a lefty liberal from New Jersey..go figure. ;-)I have been with my husband for 29 years and we have one daughter who is now eleven years old! We all belong to a cat named Pumpkin and a cat named Miley. We love reading,music,thrift stores and estate and yard sales,arts and crafts, cooking and baking. We try to live as gently as we can on the planet.
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wood from the cherry tree

Lucky to have so many

Lucky to have so many
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"Flipper"

"Flipper"
Our "garden" bunny

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Spring Blooms
Azaleas

Take time to reflect

Take time to reflect
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Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley
so sweet

Iris

Iris
sitting alone in a forgotten corner

My Princess..

My Princess..
don't bite that apple!

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Looking up into the Cedar trees
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Gooseberries
Can't wait!

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Garden Visitor
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Dead on the Purple Cone Flower

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Princess's Butterfly Garden

Princess's Butterfly Garden
or at least one little corner of it..

Picture from the back

Picture from the back
another view of our little corner of the Garden State

Cranberries

Cranberries
and a ball of color

Winter view

Winter view
from the back of the garden

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All in a days harvest

Vintage table setting

Vintage table setting
Thanksgiving Dinner

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June 2008

Princess has a stone bunny

Princess has a stone bunny
he sits here

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Purple Coneflower
Not yet eaten by the GroundHog

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Snow Peas
Mmmm!

Flowering Almond

Flowering Almond

Cherry Blossom Time

Cherry Blossom Time
in The Garden State

Foliage

Foliage
is important too

Flowers in the shade

Flowers in the shade
under the cherry tree

Gooseberries

Gooseberries

Peonies

Peonies

The promise of plums

The promise of plums

Return of the Pollinators

Return of the Pollinators
April 2009

A glimpse of..

A glimpse of..
A Golden Host of Daffodils

I Participate..

I Participate..
you should too!

I Participate..

I Participate..
won't you join us?

We all need a shady spot and cold glass of water

We all need a shady spot and cold glass of water
to rest after the harvest

Slow Food Central NJ

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Gooseberries!

Gooseberries!
can't wait!

Shady retreat

Shady retreat
just for me...

Blackberries

Blackberries
the waiting really is the hardest part

Just chillin'

Just chillin'
even the squirrels are too hot to play.

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