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Homegrown – Any Way You Look at it

April 27, 2020April 8, 2026 Lisa

It’s beautiful in the Spring when everything is blooming and growing. It makes me, and frankly a lot of people, eager to get out there and plant things. I love harvesting and eating homegrown fruits, vegetables and even herbs. You’ve… Read moreHomegrown – Any Way You Look at it

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Swiss Horticulture and Gardening

May 29, 2019April 3, 2026 Lisa

I was never very big on gardening. Of course, I lived in the middle of Berne for 26 years. There wasn’t really any room to do anything with plants, except maybe houseplants. Now that we live in the ‘country’ there… Read moreSwiss Horticulture and Gardening

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Wind Power: Windmills, Wind Turbines and Pinwheels

September 5, 2018April 2, 2026 Lisa

Think ‘windmills’ and Don Quixote comes to mind. The moving sails are imaginary dragons. But that was back in 1605 and things are different nowadays. Windmills Windmills are somehow romantic; so much so that even songs have been written about them…. Read moreWind Power: Windmills, Wind Turbines and Pinwheels

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Gnomes in Gardens Everywhere

July 18, 2018April 3, 2026 Lisa

Gnomes (pronounced ‘nome’). Some people love them, trust them, talk to them and others hate them. Personally, I had never even heard of them until I moved to Switzerland. I found out quickly my mother-in-law was not a gnome-lover. My… Read moreGnomes in Gardens Everywhere

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