Living well for less in France
Saturday, 25 February 2017
WHATS NEW IN PENNY PINCHING. in 2016?
If you are a seasoned penny pincher then it's really hard to find something new that really is the bees knees!
I always get excited when I see articles on saving money to just find the same old stuff being recycled! I suppose the longer you do it the less chance there is of actually finding any new little gems.
So here's a call to those folk like me.......exactly what new have you discovered in 2016 !
Mine is as follows....
WATER
We saved 40 euros on our annual water bill despite having had a drought. That was down to less toilet flushing. You know the saying.......if it's yellow let it mellow.....if it's brown flush it down.
TOOTHPASTE
We used half as much toothpaste than in the previous year.......and that's .nothing to do with the number of times we cleaned our teeth. We changed to buying a particular type of tube of toothpaste.
One with a smaller nozzle!
Simple as that! You reallly do only need a pea size amount of paste but with most tubes it comes out at the speed of the TGV. SMALLER nozzles are more controllable. One tube now lasts over 2 weeks instead of 1
Most of the money saving ideas are for small amounts. What about major savings ..... often this involves investing a lot before you get anything back which is not really an option for most of us.
What I would love is.......in the future....
All roof tiles on new houses were solar panels...... a replacement scheme for older houses
Local councils/ Mairies had centres with electricity generating bicycles and we could all go along and do our bit! Along with Recycling centres that generated power for the community thereby saving money on local taxes.
Parks planted with perennial fruit and veg.
Any other suggestions!
FRUGAL FEBRUARY
We are just coming to the end of February and to the end of what I call Frugal Feb. This is the month when I really try to spend as little as possible on the weekly shop .
WHY FEBRUARY?
Most people make their cut backs in January after the mad spend of Christmas when money can be a bit tight or perhaps it can just be a New Years resolution to control your spending.
However I find January great for bagging bargains and deals here in the French supermarkets.
YES........SUPERMARKETS........AND WHY NOT?
January sales are not just for department stores and clothes shops.
Supermarkets must hate January....everyone has overspent and over eaten and the last thing people want to do is buy more food! So......
THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO ATTRACT YOU IN,
You will find loads of special offers, deals and discounted foods so it's a good time to stock up on those bargains.
This year LEADER PRICE were offering 10 euros off a 50 euro shop. I collected vouchers from the publicity papers and saved 30 euros. Of course you have to use the vouchers separately so if you have to travel a long way to the supermarket you have to weigh that up against any savings. Hubby and I just had separate trolleys for the first two vouchers so we only had one more visit to use the third.
I usually stock up on things like toilet rolls, tinned stuff, soap, cleaning stuff....generally the long life goods....and if you've got enough of that you can always get an extra bottle or two of wine to fill up your wine cellar!
FEBRUARY is a great time to take stock of what you have in your freezer.......and use it up.
Plan your meals round what you have left and use up all those single portion meals you saved.
The result is then......
CHEAP SHOPPING MONTH
CLEARS OUT FREEZER FOR CLEANING
HELPS YOU PLAN WHAT YOU NEED TO GROW MORE/LESS OF FOR THE SEASON AHEAD
USES UP THINGS BEFORE THEY GO OUT OF DATE
If you like the idea of having a frugal month but are not sure if you can manage it......FEBRUARY as the shortest month is the best time to try!
WHY FEBRUARY?
Most people make their cut backs in January after the mad spend of Christmas when money can be a bit tight or perhaps it can just be a New Years resolution to control your spending.
However I find January great for bagging bargains and deals here in the French supermarkets.
YES........SUPERMARKETS........AND WHY NOT?
January sales are not just for department stores and clothes shops.
Supermarkets must hate January....everyone has overspent and over eaten and the last thing people want to do is buy more food! So......
THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO ATTRACT YOU IN,
You will find loads of special offers, deals and discounted foods so it's a good time to stock up on those bargains.
This year LEADER PRICE were offering 10 euros off a 50 euro shop. I collected vouchers from the publicity papers and saved 30 euros. Of course you have to use the vouchers separately so if you have to travel a long way to the supermarket you have to weigh that up against any savings. Hubby and I just had separate trolleys for the first two vouchers so we only had one more visit to use the third.
I usually stock up on things like toilet rolls, tinned stuff, soap, cleaning stuff....generally the long life goods....and if you've got enough of that you can always get an extra bottle or two of wine to fill up your wine cellar!
FEBRUARY is a great time to take stock of what you have in your freezer.......and use it up.
Plan your meals round what you have left and use up all those single portion meals you saved.
The result is then......
CHEAP SHOPPING MONTH
CLEARS OUT FREEZER FOR CLEANING
HELPS YOU PLAN WHAT YOU NEED TO GROW MORE/LESS OF FOR THE SEASON AHEAD
USES UP THINGS BEFORE THEY GO OUT OF DATE
If you like the idea of having a frugal month but are not sure if you can manage it......FEBRUARY as the shortest month is the best time to try!
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
SAGE....GROWING,CULTIVATING, PRESERVING AND RECIPES
SAGE( SAUGE) IS AN IDEAL PLANT TO GROW IN THE CHARENTE CLIMATE.
One of the easiest plants to grow and care for and it will reward you with...
LEAVES to use in cooking all summer long and right up to the first frosts
FILLING LARGE GAPS in spaces in the garden where little else will grow. You can leave this for a lovely display of purple flowers rather than for harvesting leaves.
ATTRACTS POLLINATORS ...so ideal when planted beside strawberries, fruit bushes and trees
PLANTING
Perfect also in well draining pots.
It easier just to buy a plant than grow it from seed unless you intend to have a large harvest.
Ideal to plant beside similar herbs/plants requiring little water...like rosemary and tarragon.
Avoid fertilising too much..this will make the plant bigger but will reduce the potency of the taste.
If you are using leaves on a regular basis then you will naturally be cutting it back. However at the end of the growing season you need to cut the plant back to half it size into a nice rounded shape.
It can very quickly get out of control....and will lose its flavour in the process.
Main plants will begin to lose strength of flavour after about 4 years.
PROPAGATE
Take a 3inch cutting from the tip of the stem and put it in a pot of Sterilised soil or vermiculite.
It should begin to root in about 6 weeks
Transfer into a another small pot of potting compost.
Once the root ball has formed it can be planted straight into the ground or into pots.
PRESERVING
- Hang in bunches in the kitchen..out of direct sunlight till dried. Once dried keep in airtight jars
- Sage vinegar....add sprigs to jars of apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar to use as a marinade or dressing. Takes about 2 weeks
- Sage Oil...same as above but use olive oil
- Ice cubes....put about a tablespoon of chopped leaves into each ice cube square then top with water, Freeze. Use as needed adding directly to soups and stews or defrosting and draining to use fresh.
- Sage Butter. Mix chopped leaves into the butter and use a spread on warmed baguette. A nice change from garlic bread
- Infuse dried leaves with honey to make a tisane/tea
RECIPES
What springs to mind when you think of sage...
SAGE AND ONION STUFFING
SO.....who doesn't remember growing having sage and onion stuffing with your Sunday roast chicken.
We didn't grow sage when I was young and the only sage and onion stuffing I knew then came out of a Paxo box!!!
There is no comparison to the real stuff.
sage and onion stuffing balls
Ingredients
- 40g butter
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 8 sage leaves, finely chopped
- 125g/ fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Heat a frying pan until medium hot, add the butter, onions and sage and fry gently for five minutes until softened.
- Place the breadcrumbs in a bowl with the softened onions and mix to combine. Add the egg and season with salt and black pepper.
- Mix well then form into golf-ball sized balls and place on a roasting tray. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes until crisp.
- If you wish to freeze for later us then its best to do this at the uncooked stage.
CHICKEN AND SAGE
Layer sage leaves on the top of chicken breasts or thighs then wrap the breasts in parma ham.
Place chicken in a lidded oven dish or wrap in foil.. Pour over white wine to cover. Bake on a medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes...depending on the size of the chicken breast.
If you wish to brown off the meat you can take the lid off for the last 5 minutes.
SAGE PESTO
If you follow my website you will know I have several recipes for pesto...nettle being a favourite...so here is another one to add to the repertoire.
3 garlic chopped
half a cup of walnuts or pine nuts
one cup of fresh sage leaves
one cup of parsley
quarter cup of olive oil
salt and pepper
just whizz it all together and serve with pork or chicken.
Just a few of the simple recipes I use.
Bon appetite!!
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Coping with the heat in your garden
How is everyone managing in the garden now we are having day after day of searing heat.
Our whole veggie plot is looking particularly sad. No matter how much you water the plants are suffering in the intense heat. The soil is dry and lifeless.
Our French neighbour says the biggest problem is the difference in the temperatures between day and night.He also said that most French people were expecting a bad year due to the phases of the moon in 2016.
I have written about lunar planting before both on my blog and on my website... and having just been for a birthday treat to the Astrofarm at Confolens, where I spent a day...and night...learning about Astronomy..I am more and more convinced it is correct. Of course it's not just planting...Its the whole gardening thing...planting, transplanting, cutting back and composting It's a whole science in itself.
Following it can certainly do no harm.
JULY is a busy time in the garden ..most of your produce is going to be ready and you need to do something with it. Its not a job you can put off otherwise your produce will be OFF by the time you get round to it, As well as enjoying it fresh from the garden...and believe me there's nothing nicer than just stepping out of the kitchen door to pick what you need....fresh and full of nutrition... how are you going to preserve what you have grown.
POTATOES...
. they can be stored in a cool dry place...perhaps in a hessian sack. You have to be very stringent and check each one for any signs of damage, green bits or anything else that means the potato will not store well. Not only will that potato go off but all the rest will too.
This week I have dug up all of my potatoess as the heat has just burned off the tops and they will not grow any more. I have individually wrapped in paper a batch and put them in a cool place in the garage.These will get used first.
The rest I have blanched aand frozen in 2 person portion sizes....some for boiling and some for deep frying..
I am once again disappointed with the Binjte potatoes...they are certainly not the large ones expected. I will try a different variety next years. The poor crop means I only have about a 6 month supply. Any recommendations for good big potatoes.
Also ready this week were the beetroot, garlic and onions.
The beetroot has been cooked and frozen in batches of slices and quarters and I have also made the usual beetroot chutney.
Garlic has been plaited
and I am using the onions straight from the ground.
The taste of tomatoes fresh from the garden is unbeatable.....you will not enjoy the watery tasteless ones from the supermarket after having your own.
Lots of lovely salad dishes and recipes to use these in...also prepare them for fresh tomato sauce to use in pastas
so easy to make....chopped tomatoes, fresh basil, onions, garlic salt and pepper and a tablespoon of sugar.
Throw it all in the pan and cook till soft then whizz it up.
If you do not have a pressure canner then its best to freeze it as there is a lack of preservative in the mix to be able to to just bottle it without treatment.
Unlike chutneys and jams which have sugar to preserve them..foods like tomatoes and vegetables need particular attention. Check out a good preserving site...there is high risk of botulism if not preserved in the correct way.
For more information on recipes and preserving check out my website which I am updating at regular intervals. ..livingwellforlessincharente.wordpress.com
Our whole veggie plot is looking particularly sad. No matter how much you water the plants are suffering in the intense heat. The soil is dry and lifeless.
Our French neighbour says the biggest problem is the difference in the temperatures between day and night.He also said that most French people were expecting a bad year due to the phases of the moon in 2016.
I have written about lunar planting before both on my blog and on my website... and having just been for a birthday treat to the Astrofarm at Confolens, where I spent a day...and night...learning about Astronomy..I am more and more convinced it is correct. Of course it's not just planting...Its the whole gardening thing...planting, transplanting, cutting back and composting It's a whole science in itself.
Following it can certainly do no harm.
JULY is a busy time in the garden ..most of your produce is going to be ready and you need to do something with it. Its not a job you can put off otherwise your produce will be OFF by the time you get round to it, As well as enjoying it fresh from the garden...and believe me there's nothing nicer than just stepping out of the kitchen door to pick what you need....fresh and full of nutrition... how are you going to preserve what you have grown.
POTATOES...
This week I have dug up all of my potatoess as the heat has just burned off the tops and they will not grow any more. I have individually wrapped in paper a batch and put them in a cool place in the garage.These will get used first.
The rest I have blanched aand frozen in 2 person portion sizes....some for boiling and some for deep frying..
I am once again disappointed with the Binjte potatoes...they are certainly not the large ones expected. I will try a different variety next years. The poor crop means I only have about a 6 month supply. Any recommendations for good big potatoes.
Also ready this week were the beetroot, garlic and onions.
The beetroot has been cooked and frozen in batches of slices and quarters and I have also made the usual beetroot chutney.
Garlic has been plaited
and I am using the onions straight from the ground.
The taste of tomatoes fresh from the garden is unbeatable.....you will not enjoy the watery tasteless ones from the supermarket after having your own.
Lots of lovely salad dishes and recipes to use these in...also prepare them for fresh tomato sauce to use in pastas
so easy to make....chopped tomatoes, fresh basil, onions, garlic salt and pepper and a tablespoon of sugar.
Throw it all in the pan and cook till soft then whizz it up.
If you do not have a pressure canner then its best to freeze it as there is a lack of preservative in the mix to be able to to just bottle it without treatment.
Unlike chutneys and jams which have sugar to preserve them..foods like tomatoes and vegetables need particular attention. Check out a good preserving site...there is high risk of botulism if not preserved in the correct way.
For more information on recipes and preserving check out my website which I am updating at regular intervals. ..livingwellforlessincharente.wordpress.com
Friday, 8 July 2016
LAVENDER BISCUITS
LAVENDER
Lavender is not only useful as a natural fragrance in your home or for making lavender bags for your wardrobe.....it's great to cook with.
Try....LAVENDER BISCUITS
You will need...
2 teaspoons of washed and dried fresh lavender flowers
125 g butter
100 g caster sugar
one egg
150 g self raising flour
heat oven to gas 3
Cream together sugar and butter.
Slowly add egg a little at a time beating well in between...if it begins to curdle add a little of the flour
fold in the flour and flowers
Put teaspoon size dollops on a baking tray that is covered with waxed baking paper.
They spread so not too close together.
Bake for about 15 mins
as a variation grate in a little lemon rind
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Keeping busy in July in Charente
July is a very busy month for us gardeners.
They say that if you want something done you should ask a busy person.
The busier I am the more I seem to be able to do. I admit that I am at my happiest when I have a number of things on the go and I go to bed a tired happy bunny.
I am a great list maker ...sometimes I even make lists of lists......sad I know....anyway while having my morning lemon juice I write down everything I HAVE to do, everything I HOPE to do and everything I WOULD LIKE. To do.
Of course HAVE TO'S ...HAVE TO be done.They are always top of the list.
As for the rest....well...
The list is a like a never ending story.
As well as always adding to the list there are some jobs you just keep putting off because they are not very appealing even though you know you have to do them sometime.
Also STUFF just seems to get in the way...
Sometimes GOOD stuff ...like the day we sold our table. we got on like a house on fire with the couple who came to buy it so 2 and a 1/2 hours and a few coffees later we realised that the mornings work was out of the window. Love it!
Sometimes BAD. Stuff like the morning we could hear funny noises in the kitchen and discovered we hadn't shut the freezer door properly and everything was defrosting all over the floor. Looking on the bright side I did get the floor washed!
I wonder if there is anyone so well organised that they actually do everything on their daily list ?
As I write this now I have several things that appear daily on my list. We still haven't tiled the shower ...on the list since April. Moving the banana tree.....too late now and will have to wait till next year.
Priorities for me are the fruit and veg . That's what is going to keep us fed over the winter.
So top of the daily list is checking what is ready and needs picked, weeding around the plants and looking out for any bugs and diseases.
July is also a busy time to "recolte" ....collect all your produce....then comes all the preparation, freezing preserve making.
July is the start of most of your first planting being ready for harvesting...beetroot, potatoes, onions as well as strawberries, raspberries and courgettes.
Round courgettes are very popular in France . Courgette farcie as well as tomatoe farcie is a french favourite. Farcie just means stuffed so you can use whatever you like...sausage meat, minced beef, Mediterranean vegetables, mushrooms....that's the great thing with farcies you can use whatever you have.
Harvesting has been a little later for me this year due to the rain. The rain this year has been both a help and a hindrance. The celery, onions and beetroot have thrived but the potatoes are not very happy. The tomatoes,peppers and cucumbers are craving sunshine. It will be another few weeks before we will be enjoying these.
The raspberries are happily growing wildly!!
At the start of the season the daily collection of rasps, blackcurrants and blueberries usually isn't enough for a dessert that day so they go straight into the freezer in my mixed berry box to use for in the winter. Just open freeze them for a few hours and then put them in a container.
In Charente, this year blight problems are hitting both potatoes and tomatoes. Not only has the sale of Bordelaise rocketed there have been reports of it being sold out in many garden centres so treating them is this way has not been possible for those who couldn't get any.
My potatoes are looking a bit sad but its not down to blight...I think the roots were just drowned in the rain.
. I'm really happy with the kiwi tree this year....lots of fruit which I have been thinning out ...so am hoping those left will continue to fatten up. I planted the tree ( its a male/female) when we arrived in April 2014. Last year we had 5 kiwis that grew no bigger than cherry tomatoes.
Kiwis grow really well in Charente providing you place them in the sunniest spot and make sure they have a good weekly watering and feed.
On another note......forget the work and.......
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.....on your to do list add enjoying the sun while its here. It's late arriving in Charente and there's no guarantee that it will stay so make sure you factor in some
"Repose" time .
We all need to recharge the batteries and indulge in soaking up some vitamin D. After which you will refreshed to tackle your LIST!
They say that if you want something done you should ask a busy person.
The busier I am the more I seem to be able to do. I admit that I am at my happiest when I have a number of things on the go and I go to bed a tired happy bunny.
I am a great list maker ...sometimes I even make lists of lists......sad I know....anyway while having my morning lemon juice I write down everything I HAVE to do, everything I HOPE to do and everything I WOULD LIKE. To do.
Of course HAVE TO'S ...HAVE TO be done.They are always top of the list.
As for the rest....well...
The list is a like a never ending story.
As well as always adding to the list there are some jobs you just keep putting off because they are not very appealing even though you know you have to do them sometime.
Also STUFF just seems to get in the way...
Sometimes GOOD stuff ...like the day we sold our table. we got on like a house on fire with the couple who came to buy it so 2 and a 1/2 hours and a few coffees later we realised that the mornings work was out of the window. Love it!
Sometimes BAD. Stuff like the morning we could hear funny noises in the kitchen and discovered we hadn't shut the freezer door properly and everything was defrosting all over the floor. Looking on the bright side I did get the floor washed!
I wonder if there is anyone so well organised that they actually do everything on their daily list ?
As I write this now I have several things that appear daily on my list. We still haven't tiled the shower ...on the list since April. Moving the banana tree.....too late now and will have to wait till next year.
Priorities for me are the fruit and veg . That's what is going to keep us fed over the winter.
So top of the daily list is checking what is ready and needs picked, weeding around the plants and looking out for any bugs and diseases.
July is also a busy time to "recolte" ....collect all your produce....then comes all the preparation, freezing preserve making.
July is the start of most of your first planting being ready for harvesting...beetroot, potatoes, onions as well as strawberries, raspberries and courgettes.
Harvesting has been a little later for me this year due to the rain. The rain this year has been both a help and a hindrance. The celery, onions and beetroot have thrived but the potatoes are not very happy. The tomatoes,peppers and cucumbers are craving sunshine. It will be another few weeks before we will be enjoying these.
At the start of the season the daily collection of rasps, blackcurrants and blueberries usually isn't enough for a dessert that day so they go straight into the freezer in my mixed berry box to use for in the winter. Just open freeze them for a few hours and then put them in a container.
In Charente, this year blight problems are hitting both potatoes and tomatoes. Not only has the sale of Bordelaise rocketed there have been reports of it being sold out in many garden centres so treating them is this way has not been possible for those who couldn't get any.
My potatoes are looking a bit sad but its not down to blight...I think the roots were just drowned in the rain.
. I'm really happy with the kiwi tree this year....lots of fruit which I have been thinning out ...so am hoping those left will continue to fatten up. I planted the tree ( its a male/female) when we arrived in April 2014. Last year we had 5 kiwis that grew no bigger than cherry tomatoes.
Kiwis grow really well in Charente providing you place them in the sunniest spot and make sure they have a good weekly watering and feed.
On another note......forget the work and.......
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.....on your to do list add enjoying the sun while its here. It's late arriving in Charente and there's no guarantee that it will stay so make sure you factor in some
"Repose" time .
We all need to recharge the batteries and indulge in soaking up some vitamin D. After which you will refreshed to tackle your LIST!
Check out my website for relevant recipes for this months produce....courgettes, raspberries, strawberries and beetroot,
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
GREETINGS FROM A WET AND COOL CHARENTE
So here we are the first day of June. Only another 19 days to the first day of summer and when the days will once again be getting shorter.
Known for its microclimate and many hours of sunshine the Charente today could easily be mistaken for the Lake District in the Uk on a bad bank holiday.
RAIN RAIN RAIN
The only good thing about all this rain is having a rest from gardening and watering.. The celery and beetroot are loving it but the courgettes, tomatoes and aubergines are cringing! Some of the plants may not like it but it isn't deterring the weeds.....out in force!!! Also we seem to have more black aphids ...is it the same for everyone or am I just unlucky this year!
Despite the lack of sunshine We have an abundance of early strawberries...even with the squirrels and mice munching through quite a few of them we are picking a bowlful every day.
Working on the ONE THIRD PRINCIPLE...we shall be eating a third, freezing a third and now I have acquired a dehydrator I will be drying a third to use in muesli.
I have to admit to over planting on the strawb bed this year but I couldn't bear to part with all the babies and we also acquired some older plants that were being thrown away. I need to look to creating another bed in the garden...somewhere!!! Next year I will take out some of the older plants especially as they are ones that I brought to Charente from the Languedoc.
MMMMM...bit of a strawberry jungle here!!!
The cherries are now also starting to ripen and the elderflowers are plentiful. Elderflower champagne and bottling cherries is next on the to do list.
elderflower champagne and other elderflower recipes on my website https://livingwellforlessincharente.wordpress.com/e-l/
WHEN THOSE SUNNY DAYS ARRIVE TRY NOT TO CRAM TOO MUCH WEEDING, DIGGING AND PLANTING INTO ONE DAY......THE BACKACHE MAY LAST LONGER THAN THE SUNSHINE!!!
Known for its microclimate and many hours of sunshine the Charente today could easily be mistaken for the Lake District in the Uk on a bad bank holiday.
RAIN RAIN RAIN
What on earth is going on with the weather here. Locals are saying they have never known anything like it. Sunny and 24 degrees one day to thunderstorms, rain and 17 degrees the next.
The pool is up and running but going in when the water is only 20 degrees and the outside temperature less is not very appealing.
The only good thing about all this rain is having a rest from gardening and watering.. The celery and beetroot are loving it but the courgettes, tomatoes and aubergines are cringing! Some of the plants may not like it but it isn't deterring the weeds.....out in force!!! Also we seem to have more black aphids ...is it the same for everyone or am I just unlucky this year!
Despite the lack of sunshine We have an abundance of early strawberries...even with the squirrels and mice munching through quite a few of them we are picking a bowlful every day.
Working on the ONE THIRD PRINCIPLE...we shall be eating a third, freezing a third and now I have acquired a dehydrator I will be drying a third to use in muesli.
I have to admit to over planting on the strawb bed this year but I couldn't bear to part with all the babies and we also acquired some older plants that were being thrown away. I need to look to creating another bed in the garden...somewhere!!! Next year I will take out some of the older plants especially as they are ones that I brought to Charente from the Languedoc.
The cherries are now also starting to ripen and the elderflowers are plentiful. Elderflower champagne and bottling cherries is next on the to do list.
elderflower champagne and other elderflower recipes on my website https://livingwellforlessincharente.wordpress.com/e-l/
We also seem to have a bumper crop of artichokes. Last year I only had a few and left them to flower...they are beautiful.Being a member of the thistle family they are like enormous purple thistles.
This year I intend cooking them so look out for some recipes to come on my website.I know they require a bit more work which is why they are not so popular. I would love to find some good recipes as it is such a good production perennial plant. Like the strawberries the plant is going a bit wild and I will have to divide it next year.This large plant is actually about 8 plants!! I am considering making an artichoke hedge!!
WHEN THOSE SUNNY DAYS ARRIVE TRY NOT TO CRAM TOO MUCH WEEDING, DIGGING AND PLANTING INTO ONE DAY......THE BACKACHE MAY LAST LONGER THAN THE SUNSHINE!!!
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