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There is a lie that gets told every year in the Menke home right about now. It goes something like this: “Hey guys, this is our first broccoli from the garden this year.” (Jennie) “Really? I thought you weren’t going to grow broccoli anymore.” (any one except Jennie) “Yeah, I know. But I was at [...] That’s sex in a garden plot! I don’t know why these photos seem so sexy to me. Well, the carrot, yes. She (clearly, it’s a she) looks like a demure, leggy vixen! I finally had to let Charlie eat her though. What would be the point of letting her languish in the refrigerator? The garlic [...] The only thing that qualifies me to write anything on the subject of mental health is the fact that I suffer from my own mental health. Or lack of it. I am certainly not qualified to write anything about menopause, given I have done almost no research on the topic. So why am [...]
My Friend Recently Asked Me (and I quote): “How Do You Keep the Weeds Down in Your Garden?” After staring at her for a few seconds to see if she was kidding, or if I had misunderstood her, I finally said, “I pull them.” She tossed her head back laughing (so she was kidding?) [...] I’m not going to really use that headline. Or am I… Anyway. This is one super easy, super cheap, super good way to feed a crowd. I’m not going to belabor the point with witty prose. Let’s get to the meat of it. Buy lots ‘O pork shoulder from your local butcher. Yes, your local [...] Or is it the World’s Tallest Asparagus? It’s really hard to show just how tall the asparagus really is. I suppose I should be in the shot, to show the human proportion, but then, you’d all see how gross I look. (But just so you know, it is way taller than 5’7″ me.) Actually, [...] Well. I was out weeding yesterday, I had my camera, and truth be told… it really didn’t require all that much stealth to catch her in the act. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here and read the sad pea story.
[...] To clarify: When we did the addition last year, I insisted on an outdoor shower. “Nothing fancy.” (Because I always have to reiterate that over and over with Dave. Someday, I will tell you the story about the pool.) This is the outdoor shower. It is the BEST! You have to pull the chain (or [...] And my garden was a mess! Weeds everywhere, super dry. Pea plants that dogs have made a complete mess of didn’t come back while we were gone as I had hoped:
Have I talked about this before? How I seem to have the only vegetable-seeking dogs? I don’t know, maybe it’s the [...] I hate them boiled, roasted, pickled and pureed. I hate them with orange vinegarette and in salads. I’ve tried every recipe that starts with “Even people who say they hate beets love this recipe…” (You would be amazed at the number of beet recipes that lead off with something along those lines, which tends to [...] |
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