Monthly Archives: March 2013

kale, and space

Posted on March 31, 2013 by elizabeth

i saved my kale photos and one really pretty marigold photo for today, so not to overload the last entry.  aren’t you all glad? i bet you are. we might be moving sometime soon – don’t know if for sure, … Continue reading →

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teenage plants? bigger, anyhow

Posted on March 29, 2013 by elizabeth

the seedlings are all still kicking, amazingly enough! my pak choi has only produced four seedings out of six seeds, which isn’t totally terrible – and likely to be my own fault the other two didn’t raise. they are adorable. … Continue reading →

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photo entry – front balcony seedlings

Posted on March 25, 2013 by elizabeth

just a quick photo entry: i’ve got a brutal migraine that’s only just starting to fade back. sadly, it was a wee bit too dark when i too the photos for them to be excellent. hopefully will get better photos … Continue reading →

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seedlings sprung!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by elizabeth

we’re still in early days, and it could all go pear-shaped… but we have seedlings! i am stunningly pleased with myself.  i know better than to trust the first week or two of seedlings – they are still so small … Continue reading →

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goodbye eggplant. hello nasturtiums!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by elizabeth

i pulled up the eggplant today, after talking to my endlessly wise and beautiful, and generally awesome friend Elise, who’s a horticulturalist in Adelaide, who suggested i just cut my losses and get rid of it.  i found some.. suspicious … Continue reading →

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time to eat!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by elizabeth

ok, after all my excitement of Getting The Camera, my rather severe inability to take decent photos has come to the fore. BUT: All my photos of the capsicum were failures, sadly – but they were amazingly sweet, and delicious. … Continue reading →

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Books and Camera and Boring-Old-Money

Posted on March 13, 2013 by elizabeth

i’m doing ok with my Keeping-Track-of-What-I-Read this year. i’m trying not to be mean to myself about it – it’s an easy thing to do, for me – to start thinking i’m not reading ‘good enough’ books, or  that I’m … Continue reading →

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… and my garden is slowly changing, as always.  we ate the first eggplant off the vine last night – it was beautiful, though i probably could have left it a little longer. oh well – still one left. the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2013 by elizabeth | 4 Comments