tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59512542011-10-12T12:06:44.541-05:00<b><i>"The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, but He blesseth the habitation of the just"</i></b><br> Proverbs 3:33Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-10064150012357378372010-03-28T11:43:00.000-05:002010-03-28T11:43:20.708-05:00

I do not like fish. I may force down some extra fresh hoisin salmon, eat fried halibut if it has soaked in milk and then dredged in some nice chickpea powder and has tons of tartar sauce, but otherwise I would happily eat a piece of chicken any day. My husband loves his seafood. When we visit our dear friends Dennis and Shirley, Dennis gets a twinkle in his eye and sets out the home pickled

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Hmmm, I just took a look at the blog, and I agree without pictures it is boring- I wouldn't read it if I wasn't me! I will have to figure out how to post pictures,

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I had the oddest anonymous comment about adding more pictures for visual effect - anonymous, in every post I mention I have never learned how to post pictures and now my computer will not recognize my camera sd card, so I couldn't post pictures even if I wanted to. :( In fact, just separating my post with paragraphs would be an improvement and I can't even remember how to do that. Maybe there is

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Wow, I was just reading my old blog and realizing the last time I wrote, Terrence was 8 months old. . . Terrence has been in the freezer for 6 months now and weighed over 700lbs. Unfortunately that was not human edible meat, but I'm sure the dogs will enjoy it when I get around to cutting him up to free my freezer that is absolutely full of boar meat. So much has happened including 5 moves,

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Well, I've had a productive day with finally getting to my "odds and ends" containers that had ended up accumulating to a ridiculous 4 large rubbermaid tubs full! I threw away a huge amount of things, have several pails of "to sort" screws, tacks, strings, coins, keys, pills and other things that ended up at the bottom of each tub, plus I think I have a couple more bowls full of stuff from the

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I just got a soliciting call from a group that first had me verbally agreeing on just how important their role in communities was - how would you say no when somebody carefully words things like, "I'm sure you would agree that helping disaster victims and homeless people is very important". Then he asked, "Ma'am after hearing this I am sure you would want to lend your support to us in this and

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I think I will just give up completely on ever posting photos and just simply post meaningless drivel about our day to day existence. Ben could never figure out how to post his pictures last fall and then we kind of let this die. . . good thing not logging in every 3 months doesn't shut down your website. We have had nothing but cold, snow, cold, cold, snow and a bit more cold. I realized that

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-55368889590058989512007-12-04T21:27:00.001-06:002008-12-08T15:37:04.417-06:00

Happy Pigs... update coming soon.

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I just spent half of an hour looking through Ben's old links, trying to figure out his password and username and finally an old link signed me in automatically. I've tried a few other times to sign in - obviously unsuccessfully - and had come to the conclusion that I'd need to start up a new website. :) I guess not, but I fear people will probably drop dead of shock when they see something has

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I looked at the forecast on Friday, and found that we were in for quite a storm. On Saturday it started to rain, and then the temperature began to drop. Soon, the entire landscape was covered by a quarter inch of ice. This morning when we got up we were met with a lovely wintry wonderland. I'm not sure the men responsible for removing all the snow were as excited as we were, and indeed my zeal

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-30792172054308572012007-02-21T20:36:00.000-06:002008-12-08T15:37:06.001-06:00

Sisters getting to know each other Emily loves to hold Elise and give her kisses The proud papa Elise all cozy in her blanket from Grandma Nila

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Ah yes, at long last, the information you've all been vying for... Elise Ruth was born at 1:35AM on Wednesday, the 14th of February, 2007 weighing 9.8lbs, and measuring 20.5 inches long. The labor was a difficult one, lasting about 35 hours due to Elise being occiput posterior in presentation (as was Emily). Thankfully in answer to prayer, Elise rotated to occiput anterior about a half hour prior

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It all started last week Wednesday when a rumor tore through the school that the board results were in... then we all received a cryptic email from one of the administrators at our school- he said that the results for the national board exam had been received in Des Moines and we should be receiving our letters within the next several days. This of course plunged the entire student body into a

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At long last I feel as though I’ve enough mental energy to actually write something. Not much mind you, but my life has definitely slowed down at least a little. This year has been one of frenetic activity for my family, as Heather has kept you updated we’ve traveled all over the Midwest and seen a lot of new country, couple that with the crazy pace of hospital rotations and I wonder where the

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Tangerine and Tulip bath balmsAll Rights Reserved

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Well, the days seem to be flying and here it is already December 11. Ben wrote his board examination on the 7th and now it feels wonderful to know he has more of his evenings free as he doesn't have to do intensive studying anymore. He is on anesthesiology rotation right now and had lunch around 3:30 after they came out of surgery. Hopefully he'll be home on time for supper - although that means

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4 ounces boo boo balm All Rights Reserved

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4 ounces udder salveAll Rights Reserved

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8 ounces Balsam Peru bath saltsAll Rights Reserved

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8 ounces of blackberry sage bath saltsAll Rights Reserved

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While our little abode is only a 12 by 58 foot trailer, it is still home and it is so good to be back amongst our own things after 4 more weeks on the road. I finally got the floor clean enough to be washed after piling things on it for a week, and now my kitchen counter, freezer and dining room table are piled 2 feet high with things from the floor that have to be sorted out - but at least I

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This will have to be quick as Emily fell asleep and I have a million things to clean up outside before the predicted sleet and snow arrive. A question from Sherri prompted me to write why we were travelling so much. We aren't actually moving permanantly as much as just travelling - our home base right now is in our trailer in Iowa. In your last year of Veterinary School you can "specialize

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-1162053333907279292006-10-28T11:35:00.000-05:002006-11-28T21:15:18.380-06:00

Phew it's hot in there!!All Rights Reserved

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Peek a boo - happy smile All Rights Reserved

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Poor Papa got sick overnight and had unfortunately been gone all day at school writing his final exam for necropsy. He came home feeling miserable and Emily was all excited because he was home and was following him everywhere. He was steaming to sooth his throat and she decided it looked like a good idea and is sitting in his lap.All Rights Reserved

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I was busy cleaning everything up and putting odds and ends in boxes, and she found a little box and was putting things in. Actually, no she emptied that one as you can see from the picture where at the end of the trailer there is a little pile of books on the floor. WHat a helper!All Rights Reserved

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The suitcases got rained on, so here they are in a bedroom drying out. She decided it would be a great place to play in.All Rights Reserved

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Emily fell asleep while reading Dairy Herd management - her favorite magazine because it is full of cows.All Rights Reserved

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Emily rather likes that we have a bed in the living room now (I'm cleaning out the rooms very prematurely and slowly hauling everything back to north Dakota - plus it is cheaper to heat this trailer in the winter if I close the rooms down :)All Rights Reserved

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Here is a bettter picture of the "almond" colour afterAll Rights Reserved

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We've been busy repainting everything in the house and this shows the before (ignore the mess please as I had to move everything to one wall while painting) and after. Before is straight ahead and on the right wall (the ivy trim I had primed over so it was lighter).All Rights Reserved

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Emily just sitting in the leavesAll Rights Reserved

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Papa and Emily out raking leaves the week we got back homeAll Rights Reserved

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We have a child who gets very bored in the van when driving. IF she finds something to play with or pick at, she can be busy forever. I found a broken toenail on her big toe and pointed it out and she was inspecting it. :)All Rights Reserved

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This is a post that I made in response to a friend's blog regarding poultry nutrition. I decided to put it on my blog in case any of the rest of you would be interested in it. I raised both Cornish cross broilers and dual purpose chickens (Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Black Australorp, RIR, Ameraucana etc) for meat for the years we were on the farm, and it was growing problems that spurred

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Lunch is almost here and I want to start some pizza dough, so I'll sign off for nowAll Rights Reserved

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We left the cats in ND the whole time as we didn't figure it would be nice for them to have to travel that much and came back to dead mice and mice "evidence" everywhere which is very annoying. So I had to empty the cutlery drawers, rewash all the dishtowels etc (they eat hunks out of them!) and still have a few cupboards to clean out. It is like spring/fall cleaning every time we leave as I have

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-1160150508953239102006-10-06T11:01:00.001-05:002006-10-06T11:01:48.963-05:00

I was tickled pink to see the tomatoes, green peppers, jalapenos, acorn squash and butternut had done well and we have a lot of stuff in the garden still. My herbs look a little worse for wear from the frost, but they are still usable. All Rights Reserved

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We spent 3 weeks in Ashley before heading down to Nebraska for another 2 weeks and then back to North Dakota for a week where we got a horrible stomach flu, and then back to Iowa for 4 weeks. We brought home two garbage bags of apples and have made 7 pints applesauce, 5 pints apple butter, 14 pints crab apple jelly, 28 quarts apple juice and 50 cups of frozen chopped apples. I still have half a

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We are finally home after 7 weeks on the road. We went to North Dakota for a few days, up to Saskatchewan to pick up another load (the farm sold the week before), and then back down to North Dakota for one day to unload, breed a heifer and then head down to Ashley, NDAll Rights Reserved

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well, this is rather embarassing, but I don't for the life of me know what our password is to sign into the website for writing, so will have to write through our picasa photo site as I can just send stuff to the website that way. :)All Rights Reserved

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410574729633897638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951254.post-1154841970141510682006-08-06T00:26:00.000-05:002006-08-06T00:26:10.150-05:00

(she was playing with my empty spice bottles and eating cucumbers which ended up on the floor)All Rights Reserved

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Boy was she ever busy playing for hours with them. (The mess on the floor was due to me canning and her helping by unloading boxes with things in them)All Rights Reserved

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I was trying to take a picture of her playing with the dog leashes.All Rights Reserved

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Papa dressed her up in overalls to look like a "farm girl"All Rights Reserved

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Another picture of her sundress - she was chasing the catAll Rights Reserved

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My wheel of fortune model with my pressure canner somebody gave to meAll Rights Reserved

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I was making a roast chicken with veggies and dropped the cabbage (in the bag) on the floor. I sent Emily over to pick it up and bring it back, and she did it and then dropped the bag and it fell out. Now she is pulling leaves off for me. (what a helper)All Rights Reserved

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Emily enjoying an oyster and cracker with her Papa (definitely not my genes!)All Rights Reserved

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Showing me her new hatAll Rights Reserved

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Emily had a large piece of Tin foil that I had on some pan. Ben decided to form it into a hatAll Rights Reserved

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Little cutie in a sundressAll Rights Reserved

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Emily was having great fun pretending to be afraid of the door. She'd walk over to it and I'd say, "Oh no, somebody's coming" and she'd come running back to stand by Ben and then look at the door.All Rights Reserved

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Ben busy on the computer waiting for his next hourly roundsAll Rights Reserved

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A sweet little Arabian foalAll Rights Reserved

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For a few nights last week, Emily and I went and joined Ben in Large Animal ICU. We usually stayed till 3-4AM and watched him do his rounds every hour. Here he is walking a 2200 lb percheron named KrystalAll Rights Reserved

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She's been walking for about 2 weeks now. All Rights Reserved

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One of her favorite places to play is under the tableAll Rights Reserved

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playing with a very patient TIaAll Rights Reserved

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Little smartipants figured out how to climb onto the chair, turned around, crossed her legs and propped her arm on the cat in a very adorable way.All Rights Reserved

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Some of the harvest from my little 8x8 garden. I made 8 pints of corn relish and have a double batch of salsa simmering on the stove right now. Boy does that smell bring back wonderful memories!!All Rights Reserved

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Her mulched tomatoesAll Rights Reserved

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My favorite picture of my Mom's flower beds that border the garden. She doesn't think she has a green thumb for flowers, but I think this looks right out of a flower magazine. I love the hops/vine covered trellis on the right!All Rights Reserved

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I just had to send some pictures of my Mom's garden that she took in June/early July. I love her roof top pictures and her orderly garden that seems to produce soo much for them!All Rights Reserved

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She was climbing over Tia and kind of fell over.All Rights Reserved

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She learned how to use her sippy cup and is looking adorable out the cornerAll Rights Reserved

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Emily is a ham when there is a camera - I can't take pictures unless I'm fast as she crawls to me as soon as she sees the camera is outAll Rights Reserved

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Emily finishing a cookie and losing her pantsAll Rights Reserved

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Emily talking to Tia.All Rights Reserved

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Here is a picture of us travelling - Mocha was trying to convince Emily to let her sleep in the car seat with her.All Rights Reserved

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Here was the living room/dining room of the place we stayed atAll Rights Reserved

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Here is the waterfall when they let the water outAll Rights Reserved

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Here is the waterfall before they let the water out of the pool up aboveAll Rights Reserved

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Here we are coming up to the hotsprings.All Rights Reserved

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Here is a picture of our trip to British Columbia. This was the path we took up to the hot springs we soaked in. I believe Ben is looking down the path.All Rights Reserved

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I couldn't get the blog to down load yesterday, thus the post written yesterday was sent today. It took an hour to load the blog today so I am going to write two posts while it is loaded. :) Last night Benski got home around 10:30, all happy and chipper. I don't know where he got his energy as he was going going going all day long - they saw 27 patients and he was on ER from 5-10 which meant he

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Phew, what a very long day. Benski was gone by 7:20 AM and though I waited for him to come home for lunch, he never did appear. I had the veggies grilled on the grill (oh boy are they good!) and the chicken is marinading waiting to go on also, but it is 9:30 and I guess he will not make an appearance til after 10. I feel so sorry for him – he told me not to pack a lunch because he was sure they

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The Dad of the fellow who owns the property came to mow the lawn while we were there. He said that as soon as he came with the lawn mower, Tia got up from where she was sleeping and went right over to Emily and sat down as though she was guarding her - how sweet!All Rights Reserved

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Emily on the lawn outside the trailer eating a container of blistexAll Rights Reserved

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Emily and the hot dogs helping me take picturesAll Rights Reserved

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The trailer we were staying inAll Rights Reserved

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It was so hot outside, so I gave Emily a bowl of water to play with.All Rights Reserved

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over it went right awayAll Rights Reserved

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what fun!All Rights Reserved

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Yuck, it's wet!All Rights Reserved

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This is in the little bathroom of the 24 foot trailer we stayed in when we were at Ben's preceptorship in Morden. It would get so hot in there that I would put an inch of water in the bathtub and Emily would crawl in and play for a whileAll Rights Reserved

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And helping me dry dishes - emptying a drawer to look for a dish towelAll Rights Reserved

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Yes, what did you need - eggs?All Rights Reserved

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Oh, the purpose of these pictures was to show you her very first curly pony tail (shows better in the last picture)All Rights Reserved

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One of her favorite things to do is get things out of the fridge (okay, play in the fridge, but she sees me do it, so she zooms to the fridge as soon as it is open)All Rights Reserved

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She's standing on her own for short periods of time now - she'll be walking soon.All Rights Reserved

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Getting ready to go swimming at the trailer park pool.All Rights Reserved

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Being her ever adorable selt :) All Rights Reserved

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Look at how dirty the water got when she sat in it with her filthy pants (she got wet and dirty while helping me wash the van)All Rights Reserved

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Emily knew right away what the water was for. :)All Rights Reserved

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Well, it's been exactly a month since I've written and I can't believe how much things have changed. It seems so warm today and yet it is only 79, so I'm thinking the humidity must be fairly high. Emily and I may just have to go to the trailer park pool this afternoon if this keeps up. :) She enjoys swimming and has the most darling little swimsuit you could imagine. She is growing into quite the

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She likes to rub behind her ears when her hands are dirty and greasy and now she has greasy "wings"All Rights Reserved

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a little squawking girl who was disgusted at me for not taking her outside while I took the pictures. All Rights Reserved

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Inside the greenhouse (clay soil . . .) 4 tomatoes, 6 green peppers, 2 jalapenos and cucumbers in the white bags on the rightAll Rights Reserved

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my greenhouse and bagged veggies. There are begonias along the right side of the picture, two yellow zucchini in the bag at the right bottom side, and four cucumbers in the two bags in front of the greenhouse.All Rights Reserved

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