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29.11.16 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

This Is What I’m Doing in the Garden

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Single Focus Living I can’t seem to gardenblog and attend to my actual chores at the same time, so posting has been sparse. Fall is always one of the busiest times in the garden and this autumn has been spectacularly wonderful for getting things done. Which is a good thing, because I am now very…

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26.10.15 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Display of Gourds Speaks The Language of Autumn

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Brighten Up The Home With Fall Gourds Two seasons ago I bought some gourds for autumn display, “just ’cause“, which lead to this years crop from the discards. I am already planning the Thanksgiving centerpiece with some of those harvested fruits of the compost pile, and it inspired this post. Gourds come in all sorts…

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24.10.15 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Autumnal Sweetness

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The door is closing on this growing season. To make up for the sense of loss, somehow the season has incredible sweetness. Frost has that effect on things. On fruits, on the the ground, on our souls. It is as if to placate our mournful sense that the pleasant days of fall will give way…

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15.08.09 | Ilona Erwin | 3 Comments

Ten Autumn Features

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We are so eager for spring color that it is a cinch that our spring gardens have at least ten gorgeous garden delights to look forward to, but what about autumn? Autumn in my area is one of the loveliest times of year, with moderate temperatures, clear sunny skies, and a crisp scent in the…

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18.09.06 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Autumn Abundance Recipes

autumn + Home stuff + recipes

Autumn provides an abundance of certain foods … and besides, the change of season just makes us hungry for those apple desserts and tomato-laced stews. The sweet peppers are becoming red and we all have our favorite culinary uses for those. I thought I’d share some of mine. My favorite apple cakes are the Hungarian…

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29.10.04 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Savoring The Autumn

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My autumn is misty and grayed in the mornings, and as I sip my coffee I view the diagonal sifting of the leaves from the overhead trees. It seems as lazy as I feel on these mornings, languid and savoring the details of my existence. The mornings have been filled with mists desaturating the colors…

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20.10.04 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Autumn and Orchards

autumn + Landscape Trees + Seasons

Autumn in the Midwest is quintessentially apple time. Wonderful apples in abundance and sweet cider that rivals the ambrosias of the Greeks. Ok, that is a little overboard, but nothing beats apple cider from a farm market in the fall. Nothing! If you have a freezer and a good source of unadulterated cider ( no…

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18.09.04 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Autumn, Rest and Reaping

autumn + Garden book reviews + garden chores

As Hurricane Ivan pushed through the Southern states, we were grazed with some rain, wind, and cooler temperatures. Pretty normal, really, and in sharp contrast to the very harsh circumstances that so many people have to face in rebuilding their lives and homes. Sometimes it makes me feel guilty that I worry about my little…

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30.10.03 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Robert Frost ‘Storm Fear’

autumn + Garden Quotations

Storm Fear – Robert Frost: Storm Fear by: Robert Frost When the wind works against us in the dark, And pelts with snow The lowest chamber window on the east, And whispers with a sort of stifled bark, The beast, ‘Come out! Come out!’– It costs no inward struggle not to go, Ah, no! I…

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