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Winter Day Gift

Our little orange tree is loaded with golden oranges. Just what we need this time of year with cold, covid and snow.  Vitamin C on a tree.  Thank you little tree for doing your best to keep us well. Orange … Continue reading

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Kiwi Harvest

Between rain showers today we picked our crop of kiwi.  Two large bowls full, about 24 pounds.  Some we put in the cold room to keep longer, shared some with our daughters and have some in the pantry to ripen.  … Continue reading

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Lemon Mint Patch

Mint (Lemon Balm) Melissa officinalis.  Melissa is Greek for ‘honey bee.’ This mint is all over our acreage in lovely green clumps almost year round.  It has small white flowers full of nectar during the summer. Makes wonderful herbal tea, … Continue reading

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