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garden, gardening

brindille and a fun and sustainable activity + Winner of book giveaway!

Notice the flower bed to the right–filled with hand-picked brindilles! Twigs = free mulch, and they're fun to gather, too! (Had I to redo this picture, I'd put bright fluffy pillows in the garden chair, and hang beaded curtains across the cabanon's entry. Can you picture it?) une brindille (brein-dee)     : twig, stalk, sprig ramasser des brindilles = to gather, collect, or pick … Continue reading brindille and a fun and sustainable activity + Winner of book giveaway!

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garden, gardening

mangetout + the thrill of sowing seeds

Smokey and the Beanstalk… this snapshot reminds me of a favorite fairy tale. (Pictured: the near transparent "mangetout" bean that sprang up in December–alongside the wire fence of the dogs' pen.  I love the camera perspective. Had the lens been moved that much more we might have placed Smokey on a branch… and sent him on a celestial journey. To think that even a slight … Continue reading mangetout + the thrill of sowing seeds

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aviver

It's Vagabonde Vendredi – time to stray from our comfortable way. I have been saving this favorite flower from my garden for you. Enjoy! THE GIFT OF GAUL  Click here to sign up a friend or family member to French Word-A-Day. It's free & inspiring.  aviver (ah-vee-vay) verb       : to stir up French verb conjugation: j'avive, tu avives, il avive, nous avivons, vous avivez, ils avivent past participle: avivé Audio File & Example sentence: … Continue reading aviver

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