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The weather was absolutely beautiful last week, and I opened the windows and doors each day to air out the house and enjoy listening to the birds sing. I harvested lemons, spinach, parsley, Swiss chard, and tomatoes from the garden. I made an eggless chocolate two-layer cake for my friend’s daughter’s birthday. My friend had…

I mended a hole in a cardigan. I returned some rose bushes that died to a big box store that has a one-year guarantee and received store credit, which I will use towards replacement roses once they are available. I harvested tomatoes, Swiss chard, lemons, and parsley from my garden. I roasted tomatoes from my…

I harvested tomatoes from the garden. My daughter made homemade bagels for the family. I cut roses from the garden to enjoy inside. I dug babies from my century plants and potted them. I will let them grow for a while and will try to sell them later this year. I started with one century…

I hosted a baby shower at my house making dishes and desserts using ingredients mostly from my pantry. I borrowed some warming dishes from my mom to keep the food warm. They plug in, so I didn’t need to buy anything to burn under them. I used platters purchased mainly from garage sales. Someone offered…

The weather turned colder and my tomato plants started to wilt (but not die; it must have been just above freezing). I cut them back and picked lots of tomatoes. Most were green; I will ripen them inside. I picked eggplant from a plant that didn’t freeze, and then cut the plant back. I’m hoping…

We picked mandarins, lemons, and tomatoes from the garden. I cut Swiss chard and lettuce from the garden. I cut roses from the garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for lettuce, spinach, mâche, and poppies. I helped my daughter sew a new pencil bag using some fabric she bought at Hobby Lobby on sale…

I harvested tomatoes, parsley, lemons, green onions, Swiss chard, serrano peppers, parsley, and peppermint from the garden. It rained this week, so I was able to leave the drip irrigation turned off. We’re only permitted to water one day a week in winter here, and water rates are high. Any water I can save is…

I cut roses from my garden to enjoy inside. I harvested cherry tomatoes and Early Girl tomatoes, Swiss chard, and lemons from the garden. I mended a hole in the toe of a pair of sweater tights. It rained enough that I was able to turn off the drip irrigation for a bit. I collected…

I harvested parsley, Swiss chard, and cherry tomatoes from my garden. My mom gave us the last of a tin of cookies from her orchid club meeting. I saved the tin and used it to store some plastic candy molds that I was wanting to store better. I needed some wrapping paper for a little…

I harvested eggplant, cherry tomatoes, roselle hibisicus, garlic chives, peppermint, and Meyer lemons from my garden. I shared eggplant with a friend, who shared nigella seeds, chocolate mint cuttings, and an ajwain cutting with me from her garden. I cut a bouquet of roses from my garden to enjoy inside. I made cookies using what…

This looks to be the second December in a row in which we have yet to get a frost. This has extended my warm-vegetable growing season. I harvested cherry tomatoes, Swiss chard, Meyer lemons, a Serrano pepper, lemon verbena, and eggplant from my garden. I listed and sold two items we weren’t using on Facebook…