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It’s Tomato Season in Connecticut
I know that people who have gardens have been picking tomatoes all season long, but for us, tomato season is just starting. Every year, we head down to South Glastonbury, CT to pick up a big box of tomatoes, along … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink
Tagged boiling water, connecticut, Cooking, Farm, freezer, garden, house, making tomato sauce, peach, peaches, picking, salads, season, South Glastonbury, south glastonbury ct, Street, table, tomato sandwiches, tomatoes, tree, vegetable, vegetables, water, zip lock bags
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Visiting I-Park in East Haddam, CT
A few days ago, I was a bit depressed. I was all sorts of feeling sorry for the state of affairs in the world. I do a lot of reading and watching a wide variety of videos online and pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Travels
Tagged connecticut, East Haddam, environment, hopyard state park, i-park, land, natural habitats, property, State Park, Trail, wood, Woods, yard
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Huge Black Beetle – Central Connecticut
Okay, this is pretty exciting. Not for me, but for beetle lovers. I was outside this afternoon walking around on the grass. I looked down and there was this huge black beetle trying to make it’s way through the grass. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged beetles, black beetle, central connecticut, connecticut, grass
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Rocky Neck State Park In Connecticut
Today was the day I needed to get out of the house. After working for what seems like years, I felt that a break was in order. It’s been kind of hectic lately. I have been wanting to hop in … Continue reading
Posted in Travels
Tagged beach, boardwalk, bridge, connecticut, connecticut river, Earth, essex, google, Interstate, interstate 95, looking glass, lyme, lyme connecticut, New York, Pavilion, road, road trip, road trips, Rocks, Rocky Neck, rocky neck state park, Sand, shore, State Park, Summer, Tunnel, water, West, Westchester, westchester new york, Winter
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Top Dressing Lawn With Compost
So what did you do for Earth Day? I spent about four hours spreading compost around on top of some lousy soil in an attempt to add organics to sandy “dirt.” I’ll tell you…when I first took a look at … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged coffee, compost, connecticut, delivery zone, dirt, Earth, earth day, energy, Enfield, grass, grass seed, lawn, leaf, leaf rake, Neseed, Organic, organics, Overseeding, rake, road, Sand, sandy soil, shade, Soil, sun, top dressing, tree, yard
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Persepolis At Eastern Connecticut State University
Have you ever heard of a movie called “Persepolis?” I know, neither have I. My life partner invited me to a showing of it last week at Eastern Connecticut State University. At first, I didn’t want to go. I mean, … Continue reading
A Beautiful Spring Day
A few days ago was the first day of Spring 2010. It was absolutely beautiful weather. I would say it was in the lower 70s and the humidity was low. For Connecticut, that’s pretty good. It can get humid fast … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Ramblings
Tagged beautiful spring day, camera, connecticut, days of the new, droid, first day of spring, garage, hammock, headphones, humidity, motorola, perfect weather, Spring, sun, tree, Trees, weather
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A Nice Late Winter Hike – Planting White Pines
Can you believe it’s still Winter? Today is March 18th and it’s supposed to be in the mid sixties today. Hey, I’ll take it. Since there is abundant sunshine and warmth, I figured that I would enjoy a short hike … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged afternoon hike, connecticut, early afternoon, evergreen, hiking, hiking trail, land, March, mid march, Norway, norway spruce, Pine, pine trees, Pines, plant, Planting, plants, property, root, root system, skunk cabbage, Spruce, stream, sun, sunshine, Transplanted, transplants, tree, Trees, white pine tree, white pine trees, white pines, Winter, winter hike, wood, Woods
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Reducing Our Electric Bill
I have turned over a new leaf when it comes to using electricity. You know, like so many other things in life, a high electric bill sneaks up on you. Let me tell you a little secret…our electric bill was … Continue reading
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Tagged air conditioning, appliances, bulb, CFL, cfls, connecticut, dishwasher, dryer, Electric, energy, energy savings, incandescent bulbs, jiu jitsu gi, jLeeg, light timers, lighting, lighting fixtures, New York, using electricity
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