Comments on: End of Summer Regrets (or, Green Things I Failed to Do) http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-989 rebecca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:51:56 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=718#comment-989 <strong>Cathy</strong>, thanks for reminding me of <strong>Dorothy's</strong> tip on Thrifty Green Thursday! I can only dream of having an overabundance of basil. I am going to start a garden next year, and basil will go in it for sure. Having "too much" of anything is my fondest wish! <strong>Eileen</strong>, you're right! I do need to focus on what I've accomplished instead of what I've failed to do. I've been keeping a list of my latest green accomplishments, and already it's quite impressive (if I do say so myself). I plan to turn it into a post one of these days! Cathy, thanks for reminding me of Dorothy’s tip on Thrifty Green Thursday! I can only dream of having an overabundance of basil. I am going to start a garden next year, and basil will go in it for sure. Having “too much” of anything is my fondest wish!

Eileen, you’re right! I do need to focus on what I’ve accomplished instead of what I’ve failed to do. I’ve been keeping a list of my latest green accomplishments, and already it’s quite impressive (if I do say so myself). I plan to turn it into a post one of these days!

]]> By: Eileen http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Eileen Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:12:42 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=718#comment-984 Add me to the list of those who fell short of my goal. As always my ideas exceeded my time and energy. BUT, I did do more than previous years so I think it's better to focus on how much more you're doing than you used to instead of how you didn't do everything you hoped to do. I will NEVER do everything I hope to do because I think too much.=) Add me to the list of those who fell short of my goal. As always my ideas exceeded my time and energy. BUT, I did do more than previous years so I think it’s better to focus on how much more you’re doing than you used to instead of how you didn’t do everything you hoped to do. I will NEVER do everything I hope to do because I think too much.=)

]]> By: Cathy http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Cathy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:00:40 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=718#comment-982 This was the first year that we canned, and I'll definitely do it again. I liked that one post about pureeing and freezing basil--I need to do that before my basil dies. This was the first year that we canned, and I’ll definitely do it again. I liked that one post about pureeing and freezing basil–I need to do that before my basil dies.

]]> By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-980 rebecca Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:00:46 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=718#comment-980 We used to can tomatoes growing up, yet somehow the process still seems extemely daunting! So yes, Joy, we should get together for a canning party. I need to overcome my fear! We used to can tomatoes growing up, yet somehow the process still seems extemely daunting! So yes, Joy, we should get together for a canning party. I need to overcome my fear!

]]> By: Joy http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/09/19/end-of-summer-regrets-or-green-things-i-failed-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Joy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:12:49 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=718#comment-979 I too felt like I fell short of my own summer fantasies for food preservation, but I did do few things this year that inspired me to do more next summer. We picked organic blueberries at a small farm here in town and found the whole experience to be really lovely. Roscoe pushed tiny toy tractors through the dirt while Jett and I tried get as many blueberries in our buckets as possible before Roscoe's nap time. We also planted our tomatoes in the front yard this year, amidst our regular landscaping and found that they did much better up there with the abundant sunlight. It was easier than trying to get all my raised beds built in early spring and the tomato plants look rather lovely next to our mums! As for canning, it is my obsession! I really, really want to learn how to do it and get all the gear, but so far I haven't found the time. Maybe next year we can get together for a harvest/canning event Rebecca! I too felt like I fell short of my own summer fantasies for food preservation, but I did do few things this year that inspired me to do more next summer. We picked organic blueberries at a small farm here in town and found the whole experience to be really lovely. Roscoe pushed tiny toy tractors through the dirt while Jett and I tried get as many blueberries in our buckets as possible before Roscoe’s nap time.

We also planted our tomatoes in the front yard this year, amidst our regular landscaping and found that they did much better up there with the abundant sunlight. It was easier than trying to get all my raised beds built in early spring and the tomato plants look rather lovely next to our mums!

As for canning, it is my obsession! I really, really want to learn how to do it and get all the gear, but so far I haven’t found the time. Maybe next year we can get together for a harvest/canning event Rebecca!

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