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Category: Michele's Garden | Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:06 pm

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I had 2 rose bushes die this past winter...well we are not sure they are dead but they didn't start growing a few weeks ago....so we decided to dig them up and plant something in their place. My husband and I went to a nice landscaping place and picked out two new honeysuckles. One is called flame and has pinkish red blooms and the other is called the Ghost and has very light white blooms.








I also picked up several annuals in red, white and blue and planted them in the tractor tire on the front lawn.



After the arbor got blown apart int he wind storm a few weeks ago my husband planned to build me new fences. He cut up the yellow birch and used parts of it to make 2 fence panels. The morning glories and clematis will grow up them in the summer.





Everyday I find another tomato growing in the garden. The plants are doing so much better then I had expected. More and more flowers everyday as well.





Peppers are coming too!



I have been doing a lot of work for my brother on the Michael A Corcoran Cancer Research and Scholarship Fund. My brother started this organization in honor of our father who passed away from a cancer he contracted from his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He served from 67-69. The organization was started so that we could offer scholarships to Vets and their children who live in the Upper Valley region of Vietnam.

This past weekend my brother, myself and some other members of the family set up a booth at the Quechee Balloon festival in Quechee, VT. We were there promoting the organization, spreading the word and raising money. We made a lot of business contacts for the future. It was a great weekend. The weather wasn't always great but promoting our cause is what is important. You can check us out at our website at:
www.michaelacorcoranscholarshipfund.com

This is my brother in front of our organizations location at the festival.



This is me with my brother and his wife at the festival.



Here are some of my favorite shots of the Hot Air Balloons over the weekend.








About 5 times on Saturday a paratrooping group flew over and then dropped on the the field at the festival. They were amazing.







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toni wrote on Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:20 pm:

Wow, you have been busy.
I love the trellises and the fence pieces for the vines and the little cutie growing up between the fences.

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Sjoerd wrote on Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:19 pm:

You have been very busy indeed. That garden is looking good and so are the toms.

Good work that you guys are doing.
I wish you every success.

Say, G'mama...did you loose some weight? Yoiu must be working too hard. ;)

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gardenmama wrote on Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:13 pm:

Sjoerd, yes I have been losing weight. Over 20 lbs now since the end of March. I cut bread out of my diet, cut down on other bad carbs and eat a lot of salads and protein. I feel great.

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Droopy wrote on Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:07 pm:

Congratulations on you new blooms and trellises. Your veggies look amazing, you must lavish TLC on them.

I really like your balloons, at least to look at from the ground. I'd never dare venture up in one.

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