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  • Daylilies and Hostas

    Daylilies and hostas are such pretty plants! They make a garden seem more full and lush. My daylilies and hostas began to bloom during mid-May and continued to bloom through the beginning of July.

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  • Fresh Tomato and Chive Salad

    The tomatoes in my garden are doing pretty well this summer. I have a cherry tomato plant (they’re pretty large for cherry tomatoes, though) and a regular-size tomato plant. The cherry tomatoes are doing especially well. With all these fresh tomatoes I was picking, I was wanting to try a few tomato salad recipes with…

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  • Make A Lavender Sachet

    Lavender is one of my favorite scents. I have several lavender bushes—one in the front yard and one in the back. I started making lavender sachets because I didn’t want all that wonderfully–scented lavender to go to waste! The sachets are so easy to make, too!

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  • Lemon Almond Bread

    I like to make lemon-flavored treats in the summer—lemons just seem to give everything a light, fresh taste! This Lemon Almond Bread is like a pound cake…rich and dense, with almonds in the lemony batter, and more sprinkled on top of the lemon glaze. So, if you like lemons and almonds, you’re in for a…

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  • Raspberry–Cream Cheese Muffins

    I have a raspberry bush in my yard. It didn’t do too well this year, but I managed to collect a whopping 3 cups of raspberries from it! I decided to use most of them in these muffins, and I ate the rest. 🙂

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  • Change

    Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.  —LEO TOLSTOY  

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