Thankful Thursday and quick update

Yes, I do realize it’s Friday– but better late than never!
I’m thankful this week that some loose ends for my dissertation work are starting to get tied up.  One last major hurdle and I think I’m set to go to finish my analysis.  And today I officially set my defense date for July 22.  It’s [...]

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Transplantation

I’ve been looking forward to this day all winter long!  I planted out my tomato and herb sprouts that had been growing in Husband’s office.
We trucked them home on Friday after work, and I could hardly wait to start planting them on Saturday.  Here’s the balcony before I started.  You can see that the lettuces [...]

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This makes me happy

a beautiful quilt that was hand-pieced and hand-quilted by Husband’s grandmother.  it is out in its colorful, summery glory on our bed.
p.s.  more about the garden soon… we have lettuce sprouts galore, and a few pea sprouts, and the tomatoes are almost ready to be transplanted.  and one of the tiny tim sprouts has been [...]

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Quickie garden update

There are lettuce and pea sprouts in my outdoor pots!  Whee!  Last Saturday the weather was so beautiful that I had to get outside.  So after I got home from helping some friends move in the morning, I went out and set up my pots on the balcony.  Since I’m using potting soil for the [...]

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More seeds

On Saturday morning, I attended the small-space gardening class at Prairie Gardens.  It was interesting, though having done a lot of reading/research on the subject of container gardening, and having done it for 2 years, not a lot of the information was brand new to me.  But it’s always good to have your facts reinforced.
After [...]

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Unsproutyness

I’m a bit worried that the sprouts aren’t coming up.  The one Early Girl sprout I mentioned in a previous post is still growing okay, and I’ve spotted a parsley sprout or two and a basil sprout or two, but otherwise, the containers are sproutless.  I wonder how long I should wait before trying to [...]

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Thankful Thursday

I am so thankful for the opportunity to be interviewed for a postdoc position with a physics education research group.  I have the interview next week and I really hope that it goes well.  I’m pretty much terrified about it, to be honest.  But I’m thankful for the opportunity to switch fields to something that [...]

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First sprout!!

The first sprout appeared today (well, it might have come up over the weekend, but I saw it today at lunch!)!!!

It’s an Early Girl tomato sprout.  Funny, because the Yellow Pear and Tiny Tim tomatoes both have shorter germination times (3-8 days) than the Early Girl (10-15 days)
But I’m just excited to have any sprouts [...]

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Thankful Friday

This week I’m thankful for 
*time with friends.  I’m definitely an introvert, but it is so good to have quality time with friends.  
*progress on my paper.  I have done a lot of work this week revamping my paper.  I had hoped to have it in a form to submit to our collaborators by the end [...]

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Pea sprouts

I already have 4 happy little pea sprouts in the pot where I planted seeds last Tuesday.  I have to say, it is awfully nice to see perky new life when the rest of the garden is starting to wind down.  Fall is always a bittersweet time for me.

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