Weekends in Dundee

Join us as we explore Willamette Valley Wine Country one weekend at a time!

Ready for Lettuce!

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I’m excited to report on our very first garden! The Renaissance Man and I have both lived in apartments since college, and while we grew things in pots on our patios, we never had the space to do anything besides a tomato plant and strawberries.

This year we planted our garden in early May. I went all out with lettuces and we’ve got kale, spinach, butter lettuce, and arugula. We also planted carrots, parsnips, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, snow peas, and bush beans. I’ve been taking photos of the garden to record the progress, and we’ve just started eating some lettuce!

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Lady Fingers for Father’s Day

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My Grandpa John loved lady fingers. He lived out at the Oregon Coast and would drive all the way to the Home Baking Company in Astoria, Oregon for cinnamon toast and lady fingers. I remember his big worn hands delicately holding lady fingers and nibbling on them with his pinky in the air, always with a smile.

As I rolled down the produce isle at the grocery store, I got to the end cap with strawberries and there was a package of lady fingers. I smiled, thought of my Grandpa, and decided to grab them.

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Landscaping the Back Retaining Wall

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I can hardly believe it’s been a week since we worked on the landscaping for the back retaining wall. Time flies, but I’m sure glad it’s done!

Last Saturday my Dad came over to the house for the day since my Mom was away on a trip to Sunriver. We didn’t have anything specific planned, but we did have quite a few plants that were starting to melt in the summer heat in their little black plastic pots. We ended up in the backyard, and the retaining wall at the back seemed like the easiest place to make a big difference and get things into the ground.

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