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Decorating the house for Thanksgiving

12 novembre 2016

I have harvested all my pumpkins and gotten started on my Thanksgiving decor. Some are still growing, we’ve had a very long fall this year but Thanksgiving is approaching and the squirrels are eating them all. I thought that they’d be safe on the front porch but no. The squirrel repellent I bought does not work very well. It’s not surprising given that it is both kid and pet friendly…

12 novembre 2016 By Fern Cristo

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Au fils des saisons/ Au jardin/ Automne/ English

Summer leaks into autumn…

9 novembre 2016

This year, summer won’t quit although fall is well on it’s way. It’s November 11th and aside from a couple morning frosts that took the tomatoes plants down, we’ve had nothing but sunny warm days. Today, I planted an additional 65 tulip and daffodil bulbs that I purchased half price at the Home Depot. I planted them in my cutting garden, between the garlics and the alliums. If it all…

9 novembre 2016 By Fern Cristo

Au fils des saisons/ Automne/ English/ Mindfulness/ Travaux d'aiguilles

Autumn night on the porch

5 octobre 2016

Fall is my favorite season. Before you know it, it’s too cold to sit on the porch at night. I was able to catch a short hour for myself after we were done bathing and putting the girls to bed last week. I made about an inch worth of progress on the mermaid tail blanket I started knitting about a month ago. Check out the pattern on Ravelry, I had…

5 octobre 2016 By Fern Cristo

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Au fils des saisons/ Au jardin/ Automne/ English

Mum flowers and basil tea

5 octobre 2016

I came home with several gorgeous potted mums last week and the girls couldn’t help plucking a few stems from the ones sitting right next to them in the car. I put them with the little bouquet of basil they gave me earlier that day. The combination of herbs and flowers looked very pretty on my window sill and inspired me to do a little research. Mum flower are actually edible according…

5 octobre 2016 By Fern Cristo

Au fils des saisons/ Automne/ Aux fourneaux/ English

Fall is here!

26 septembre 2016

L’automne est arrivé! This is my favorite season, time to put on a sweater, sit on the swing and drink a hot cup of chai tea; decorate the porch with blooming mums, indian corn and homegrown pumpkins; buy some yarn; pick up a few good books from the library and switch over from salads and grilled meat to stews and soups. In the winter, we ate soup for dinner almost everyday when was a kid. My…

26 septembre 2016 By Fern Cristo