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Gondolier of Venice
I Love You Mom
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Bench at Giverny
Cello Fantasy
Contemplating Eve
Summer Afternoon
Ballet des Fleurs
Dolphin Fountain at the Harbor
I Love You Mom
Country Cottage
Passion Flower
A Healing Space
Flower Celebration
War and Peace
Mission at Santa Barbara
Flower Faeries
Roses of Conquest
Sailing
Floral Chorus
Voting Booth
Butterfly Woman
Flowers and Song
Grandma's Table
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Spa Day
WaterFall
Waiter at the Champs Elysees
Tea Time
Water Fountain
Beckoning Bay
Yellow Light
Swan Duet
Chef at the Farmer's Market
Meubles de Jardin
Jaaazzzz
Bon Jour
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Tag Archives: veggie
I’m Planted! All Veggie Boxes Full and Veggie-eutiful!
I’m thrilled! The gardener came today, armed with wire, soil, new sprinkler heads, and yippeee-I-oh! The last two vegetable boxes are repaired and planted. Here are some pictures. Note the corn for the raccoons and gophers – two varieties for … Continue reading
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Crop Report April 4!
It’s so wonderful to go to the garden – this is the most exciting time – new little sprouts seemingly by the moment. First I checked the veggie box I planted a few days ago. I noticed that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, crop report, dog, environment, garden, Leonberger, M. Nicole van Dam, pet, vegetable garden, veggie
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Miracle Basil Seeds & Today’s Citrus Harvest – No April Fool’s Prank!
Unbelievably, after posting yesterday that I would need to buy some basil seeds, I went through my mail and there, in a Sunset magazine letter asking me to subscribe, was a packet of Basil seeds! If they grow well, Sunset … Continue reading
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The Veggie Garden is BEGUN!
It can be delayed no longer – in fact already I am late. Time to face the overgrown wilderness that once was my veggie garden. The first step is to arm myself with the requisite tools – seeds, markers, pens, … Continue reading
DISCOVERY: Best Tasting Tomato is NOT the Prettiest Shape or Color!
These photos say it all – the sudden bit of Summer in Fall was exactly what my tomatoes needed – and they are juicy and delicious! You can really see the difference between the varieties I planted. The chocolate cherry … Continue reading
New Harvest, New Recipes!
Today was a phenominal harvest, so beautiful, so bountiful, a gift!!! One plump fig, one huge zuccini, lovely tomatoes of different varieties, one mystery melon, a juicy orange, basil – basil – and – more – basil, and….my first pomegranite!!!! … Continue reading
Heat Wave Good for Something!
The heat wave here blazed through the weekend. A/C bill undoubtedly through the roof this month! But the good news is – all that late summer sunshine kissed my green boulder-sized, rock hard heirloom tomatoes and made them blush juicy ripe! Check … Continue reading
Why Can’t Raccoons Love Zuccini more than Corn?
Horror of horrors – all those lovely ears of corn I was so anxiously waiting for – ears that had succombed to a gopher last year, have now been COMPLETELY ravaged by a raccoon! The little brute (adorable but a … Continue reading
Did All This Really Start from Tiny Seeds?
I can’t believe how these tiny little sprouts have grown. Did I really plant them from seed only a few months ago (see the March blog post! They were only baby sprouts then!)? It seems like the heirloom tomatoes are … Continue reading
Crop Report! May 2010
I can’t imagine anything more fun than seeing these lovely “crops” come in! WOW! I just took some photos to show off – my goodness! Everything is so happy! I was a bit worried that our unusually blustery rain late … Continue reading
Our Leonberger and Bourke Parrot (Parakeet)
These two are buddies and say “hi” every morning – so cute!~ For video of our Bourke, who is HUGE on personality, please visit us on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM You can tell this bird has an opinion on everything! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM
Mystery Plant!
This plant, somewhere between a vine and bush, gets pretty bluish flowers which become tasty/refreshing little mini melon/cucumberish fruits – but I don’t know what they are! Scrumptious though, I’m guessing in the cucumber family. Mystery plant with its flowers and lower … Continue reading
Amazing Window Surfing Birds Visiting my house daily!
Amazing bird video of birds in my garden surfing on my window! Anyone know what kind of birds these are? Even my Bourke parakeet (parrot) is fascinated and mystified by these oddly behaving birds! They literally surf down the window! … Continue reading
Crop Report April 1, 2010
Today I planted the remining plants from the BioDome – mostly tomatoes, peppers, eggplants – so now the veggie garden is failry well planted – with brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, leek, beets, carrots, radishes, onions, kale, swiss chard, corn, sugar … Continue reading
We have Sprouts!
We have sprouts! Within just a few days, the first biodome we planted had sprouts – now all 3 day. The radishes came up first, but the corn and sunflowers are growing unbelievably fast, with the kale not far behind! … Continue reading
Seedlings, at a least a few of them, in seed starter boxes!
All week long seeds and seeds and seeds have arrived from various catalogs – but no seed starter to plant them in yet! Then yesterday, f.i.n.a.l.l.y, the first seed starter box arrived. So far I like it – time will … Continue reading
A little poem about living green…
Flying Green It is time to be green Toss the toxic benzene Past is oil’s hour We don’t need crude, sweet or sour Make way for solar power Or if not by sun, then by wind or grain Let’s explore … Continue reading
Posted in Books of Art & Poetry & Philosophy, Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Writer's Corner
Tagged Chihuahua Papillion Pomeranian, conservation, crop report, environment, garden, Leonberger, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, pet, poetry, vegetable garden, veggie
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Poem and Artwork About Taking Care of our Environment – Being Green
Flying Green It is time to be green Toss the toxic benzene Past is oil’s hour We don’t need crude, sweet or sour Make way for solar power Or if not by sun, then by wind or grain Let’s explore … Continue reading
Posted in Books of Art & Poetry & Philosophy, Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Writer's Corner
Tagged Chihuahua Papillion Pomeranian, conservation, crop report, environment, garden, Leonberger, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, pet, poetry, vegetable garden, veggie
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BIG Garden Plans for EMPTY BEDS!
I spent so much time researching the web for info on Ojai vegetable gardening – what to plant, when to plant, etc. I found a great source of info on http://www.gardening-coaches.com/whentoplantveggies.php which helped a lot, and led me to three … Continue reading
About the Artist Family Garden..Pets…and Cooking Fiascos!
About the Artist Family Garden..Pets…and Cooking Fiascos! Here are last year’s vegetable beds… Mr. Squirrel, do you have reservations? With last year’s harvest, I tried more carrot recipes than one would think possible – carrot breads, carrot muffins, carrot quiche, carrot … Continue reading
