Category Archives: Gardening

My Sister’s Garden

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Linda Andrews

If I ever feel like no one is paying attention to my blog, I just have to post about my family. Then I know that everyone in my family is silently stalking me. Here is my sister’s garden. Once spring … Continue reading →

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I Never Promised You a…

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Linda Andrews

Rose garden? How about herbs and medicinal plants? And what about the bees? So we  have this slice of yard in the back of our house that is a blank canvas. Okay, maybe it’s a weed infested, thorny path of … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Wildlife

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Linda Andrews

I am up early to walk the dog before going to work. With the warm weather, I’ve had more encounters with wildlife. I’m sure part of the issue is that the Godzilla El Niño never materialized and they’re looking for … Continue reading →

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Authors in Bloom Blog Hop

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Linda Andrews

Hello to everyone! It’s time for the Authors in Bloom blog hop. Make sure you leave a comment with your email address so you can be entered in the grand prize. I love gardening, but living in Phoenix, we usually … Continue reading →

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Grape Expectations

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Linda Andrews

Spring came very early to Arizona this year, and our grape vine started sprouting like crazy. As last year, we didn’t know to cut the thing back, we had vines climbing the fence and holding the neighbor’s ficus hostage. There … Continue reading →

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Why Does One Problem Always Lead to Another?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Linda Andrews

While I’ve enjoyed the Facebook posts regarding the earthquakes in Arizona and the mammoth efforts to rebuild, I immersed in a rebuilding project of my own. Last week I posted at about the water pipe bursting and flooding our living … Continue reading →

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If You Want to Meet Your Neighbors

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Linda Andrews

While the rest of the country is defrosting, we in Arizona have been experiencing record heat. And thanks to a mild winter, we also have record weeds. Given that the neighbors house is for sale, it is also the time … Continue reading →

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Authors in Bloom Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Linda Andrews

Yep, it’s springtime and that means we’re growing, er, books?  Okay, so it’s a blog hop and each author on the list is posting about gardening. I planted my garden at the end of February and that was late. My … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Vegetable Beds

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Linda Andrews

I like growing things. I like to plunge my hands into the soil and sift it through my fingers. It does, of course, go without saying that I love food–good food. It is this obsession that results in $80 tomatoes. You know … Continue reading →

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Update on Goals for 2012

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Linda Andrews

Here it is the first day of the new quarter and I thought I do an update of my goals for 2012. 1.) Publish the first book in my urban scifi/fantasy Blue Manuever Done! 2.) Finish the Valentine’s Day sequel … Continue reading →

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