Category Archives: Gardening

Summer Break?

Posted on 06/28/2024 by ashleekiser

Our annual cycle used to follow very predictable seasons. In the fall we attended corn mazes and bonfires on weekends while Tabitha and I took the horses out for evening trail rides after work. Over the winter we ventured out … Continue reading →

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Holding Out for Summer

Posted on 07/29/2014 by ashleekiser

As July fades into August, cool air from Canada descends into Tennessee, bringing some serious hints toward autumn.  At this same time, Putnam County residents send their children back to school to begin the fall semester (yes, we start early … Continue reading →

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Putting All Our Eggs in More Than One Basket

Posted on 04/21/2014 by ashleekiser

We celebrated Easter week (as opposed to Easter day) this year.  It began Tuesday evening with Tabitha stuffing stickers in plastic eggs as per the preschool’s instructions.  I probably should have finished stuffing the eggs on Wednesday, but alas, I waited … Continue reading →

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Flirting with Spring

Posted on 03/13/2014 by ashleekiser

If you don’t like the weather in Tennessee, give it 10 minutes… it will change.  We’ve experienced some erratic weather this winter, but the nice days are finally starting to outnumber the dreary days.  Yesterday and today were both chilly, … Continue reading →

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