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Marianne Smith's Blog – October 2011 Archive (2)

Fall Planting...Still not finished!

Gardening in South Florida has been an amazing experience. At this moment it is 2:15pm and wunderground.com tells me it is 84 degrees outside and with the humidity it "feels like" 90! And it's late October!!!

This summer was very hard on my garden. It was HOT! For a few weeks we had NO rain and then it rained for an entire week.

The morning temperature…

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Added by Marianne Smith on October 30, 2011 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Another Gorgeous day in Florida!

It has finally cooled down in South Florida. It's 79 degrees! The eggplants are finally blooming thanks to a tiny cold snap we had over the weekend. Woohoo!

Yesterday was a very busy day. It was a friend's birthday so I made brownies using applesauce instead of oil. Yum! And during my lunch break I made my version of Texas Caviar. The recipe is so easy and keeps in the fridge for several days. I use it to top… Continue

Added by Marianne Smith on October 25, 2011 at 10:30am — 2 Comments