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lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Jun 01 2023 : 11:53:04 AM
Howdy from South Carolina! I'm Tara. My husband and 2 Siamese cats live in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Garden zone 7B.
I named my property Sweetgrass Pond. I love Sweetgrass and want to plant some in this space. I'm going to add a cottage garden to part of small space between side porch and corner of house. I thought I'd bring you along for my journey. This is my project, I'll be doing all the work myself. And this project will take months. I'm waiting on a potting bench to be delivered and that will go under the 2 windows. I have to work around meters, hose reel and cable lines. The 165 gallon pond has been installed in the back yard, 1 of many projects and my husband and I added a small beachy area. I'll take a picture of the pond and share it with ya'll soon. I'd like to plant flowers in colors of peach, coral, pinks and white
I love seashells, sea turtles, dragonflies and frogs. I can't live at the ocean , but I'm happy to be in the mountains again.
And I may share pictures of other projects or what's happening on the property. Suggestions are welcome for garden ideas.

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StitchinWitch Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 12:01:08 PM
That's a great gift nowadays.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
Blessed in Colorado Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 11:14:41 AM
Oh eggs are like gold these days. Enjoy.

Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”

When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!


YellowRose Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 11:04:39 AM
Great gift, Tara, enjoy cooking them up.

Sara

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 10:47:51 AM



Visiting family out of town. Look at what they gifted!

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Jan 11 2025 : 3:54:29 PM
Sharon, it doesn't snow here often. Last snow day was 3 years ago.
Judith, my cat loves to chase birds too

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Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
VegiChik Posted - Jan 11 2025 : 2:24:09 PM
Wow! Ice & snow in the Carolinas! Does that happen often?

When asked “How are you?”, I reply, “Better than good!”
StitchinWitch Posted - Jan 11 2025 : 10:51:50 AM
Love the pictures Tara. Our cats love to sit on windowsills and watch the birds ad squirrels too. Fortunately no snow here.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Jan 11 2025 : 10:39:19 AM

Look out my window this morning. Ice overnight. It's mostly melted now.

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Jan 10 2025 : 4:50:27 PM


My cat Monte watching the birds on a rare snowy day. Greenville SC doesnt see snow often.

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
VegiChik Posted - Nov 11 2024 : 5:29:39 PM
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade!!!

When asked “How are you?”, I reply, “Better than good!”
StitchinWitch Posted - Nov 11 2024 : 3:48:03 PM
I'm glad you saved the lemon tree. I love the smell of citrus blossoms.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
MaryJanesNiece Posted - Nov 11 2024 : 1:40:47 PM
Your tree looks great Tara. I hope you get many beautiful lemons off of it.

Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Nov 10 2024 : 4:15:48 PM
Ladies,
I am pleased to have good food in the pantry.
The Ponderosa lemon survived the hurricane. The wind knocked the tree over, lost 6 lemons but several made it. The blooms are a wonderful scent. Outside in the sun during day and inside my garage with grow lights at night

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
MaryJanesNiece Posted - Nov 06 2024 : 1:32:29 PM
Tara, your applesauce looks great! Awesome job.

Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
YellowRose Posted - Nov 06 2024 : 04:38:23 AM
Tara, well done on your chunky applesauce.

Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Nov 05 2024 : 4:34:00 PM
Judith, I planted 2 Abe Lincoln, 2 Hillbilly, 1 German Pink and 1 Brandywine for the slicers.
I planted 1 Sugar Lump and 2 Indigo Rose ( salad size), 8 orange cherry, Sun Sugars, Honeycomb and Sun Gold

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
StitchinWitch Posted - Nov 05 2024 : 11:47:33 AM
Your applesauce looks very good and your tomato harvest sounds like it was a great success. How many plants did you have and what varieties?

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Nov 05 2024 : 10:21:19 AM
Chunky applesauce. This time I used a light syrup. 1 jar didnt seal and was enjoyed next morning.


Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Oct 23 2024 : 5:44:37 PM
I was cleaning up small freezer. I knew there were chicken frames in bottom and everything needed to be taken out. I had bags and bags of frozen tomatoes. I went and got bathroom scale. I have 55 pounds of tomatoes!!!! I am so happy!!! I have enjoyed growing too many tomatoes this summer. I wish I had kept track of how many pounds we ate fresh , used on pizza and how much I had cooked for soup. In August I put 20 cups of tomato soup in freezer. I wanted to have enough tomatoes in freezer for soups, pasta and pizza sauce. I never expected 55 pounds. I have planned to grow more varieties next year. I'm sure many of y'all freeze a lot more than me.

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
StitchinWitch Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 11:12:21 AM
I love my old canning jars. They line my kitchen counters filled with beans and such.

Tara -- let me know how the squash turns out -- sounds good.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
YellowRose Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 06:35:30 AM
Tara, your jar of veggies is beautiful. I must confess I haven't met a jar I didn't like and wanted to save. Overtime I have learned I can't hang on to all of them so I do my best to keep only the ones I will use or are really special.

Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
lovecatsandsunshine Posted - Sep 19 2024 : 04:34:32 AM
Anyone else save glass jars?
Judith, deep fried veggies sounds good. I am going to air fry gluten free breaded squash.

Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023
MaryJanesNiece Posted - Sep 18 2024 : 12:54:59 PM
That looks pretty Tara. And I bet it tastes just as yummy.

Krista
StitchinWitch Posted - Sep 18 2024 : 10:43:38 AM
I used to make end-of-the summer antipasto with the garden veggies. The final garden meal was to make a beer batter and deep fry anything that was left over, which isn't healthy now but was sure good back then. I miss not having a garden.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple
windypines Posted - Sep 18 2024 : 03:21:57 AM
Very pretty!

Farming in WI

Michele



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