tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post4181296685376543146..comments2024-01-10T10:42:35.978-05:00Comments on SweetPotatoClaire: bagels, seeds & a good readamandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-33833868274457204222014-02-22T21:18:35.285-05:002014-02-22T21:18:35.285-05:00it's an exciting time! well now I'm about ...it's an exciting time! well now I'm about 300 pages in and still really, really liking it. I'll let you know.<br />oh gosh- that book. LOVE it. (you know this)<br />;)amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-76746270179569971562014-02-22T21:17:29.145-05:002014-02-22T21:17:29.145-05:00I read about your little pocket sized prairie- I l...I read about your little pocket sized prairie- I love that! <br />I want to plant lots of sunflowers this year. and strawflowers- I want to try those, too.<br />xoamandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-30095076929952769842014-02-22T11:31:49.977-05:002014-02-22T11:31:49.977-05:00oh... spring prep work.... your getting me all exc...oh... spring prep work.... your getting me all excited :) i'd love to hear what you think about the goldfinch... i have been tossing around the idea of reading it as well... but i haven't read the snow child.... and with all of your love for it... i think that is next on my list :)jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603715564588824506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-44662272073293959652014-02-21T19:22:26.907-05:002014-02-21T19:22:26.907-05:00sweetness! now, that's some good hands-on educ...sweetness! now, that's some good hands-on education for the school room!! we've been sprinkling seeds in the yard. We've got stray sunflowers from last year poking up in all sorts of places but mostly near the mulch pit (hooray)! Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421060691360562404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-5654856814827927922014-02-21T13:10:32.972-05:002014-02-21T13:10:32.972-05:00it is one of the areas that I am able to keep orga...it is one of the areas that I am able to keep organized (unlike the piles of clothes and papers taking over the horizontal surfaces of our home) and it gives me a silly (and false, of course) sense of being somewhat in control of my surroundings- seeing them all labeled and tidy like that. I love the toilet paper rolls for seedlings. or egg cartons... we also sometimes use our soil blocker and then you don't even need a container. but we've got these (falling apart, really) seed trays that I'll use until they truly bite it. I've seen the pictures of them sprouting! SUCH exciting stuff, seed starting. few things give me the same sense of accomplishment and happiness as does getting the seeds going and the garden planned. even though the accomplishment isn't really mine, but the soil, sun, water, and seed's.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-76233392722302515062014-02-21T13:06:59.521-05:002014-02-21T13:06:59.521-05:00such a refreshing time of year~ I didn't order...such a refreshing time of year~ I didn't order any this year as I placed a large order last year. I get ours mostly from Fedco and a local company called Sow True Seeds. I still need to pick up some broccoli rabe and strawflower seeds. Our snow melted in a few days and we're left now with just little piles of it hiding in the shady spots.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-61526553270852049762014-02-21T13:05:16.238-05:002014-02-21T13:05:16.238-05:00mmmmmm bagels. they just don't do them quite ...mmmmmm bagels. they just don't do them quite as well down here, so we're always thrilled when people show up with a big brown bag full of them. you too, karen!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-28988643120220560302014-02-21T13:04:23.606-05:002014-02-21T13:04:23.606-05:00yay! you are on the coast, right? I bet you've...yay! you are on the coast, right? I bet you've got good sandy, loamy soil to work with. she adores the violets (though she did just tell me she does NOT want to call her scarf that anymore- the fickle four year old) I'm really, really enjoying it and trying not to let my mind wander around the reviews I've heard about people feeling left cold at the end...... I'll definitely share what I think of it. this is the first of her books that I've read.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-79170557084584001392014-02-21T13:01:53.369-05:002014-02-21T13:01:53.369-05:00I always feel like this time of year sneaks up on ...I always feel like this time of year sneaks up on me, much like the changing of leaves in fall. most of ours will go into raised beds as well once there are big enough and the frosts have passed.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-85043709970218682742014-02-21T11:22:10.378-05:002014-02-21T11:22:10.378-05:00love love love. you are so neat and tidy with you...love love love. you are so neat and tidy with your little seed plantings. I have toilet paper rolls all over. ; ) But my seedlings are sprouting! Of course, I just did a little of this and a little of that and didn't mark them. Whoops. <br />Lady Cordeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08460301461275849055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-47848745120332547712014-02-21T10:48:19.683-05:002014-02-21T10:48:19.683-05:00My seeds are ordered and I'll likely start the...My seeds are ordered and I'll likely start them next week. I can't believe it's time for that already! We're still very much under a good blanket of snow here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-36864599916431082212014-02-21T08:51:38.523-05:002014-02-21T08:51:38.523-05:00That book is on my want to read list, love bagels ...That book is on my want to read list, love bagels and now I'm gonna go out and buy some, because of you! Have a great weekend :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-54388164894109927032014-02-21T07:50:33.946-05:002014-02-21T07:50:33.946-05:00My seeds will be in the ground soon and I am so re...My seeds will be in the ground soon and I am so ready.<br />I love that your little miss eats violets, me too.<br />I would love to hear what you think of The Goldfinch when you are finished reading it. Have you read The Secret History? It's another Donna Tartt that is worth reading.Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-39511590139155226672014-02-21T03:26:17.821-05:002014-02-21T03:26:17.821-05:00We have planted some of our seeds already, we do a...We have planted some of our seeds already, we do a lot in raised beds and pots.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.com