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<\/a>Frosty lawn, 10-26-11<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Frozen kale and broccoli. These plants look wilted on frosty mornings but will bounce back and grow all winter as long as the temperature stays above 15 degrees or so.<\/p><\/div>\n
October 26 is pretty typical for a first freeze date here, but the last three years it has frozen earlier.<\/p>\n
2011: 10\/26 (28.7\u00ba)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2010: 10\/17 (31.6\u00ba)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2009: 10\/6 (31.8\u00ba)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2008: 10\/11 (29.3\u00ba)<\/p>\n
Last Saturday we were up in Portland to meet up with Elizabeth’s sister, and we spent the night at the Regular House.\u00a0 (I’m not sure how it got that name, but there is a sign that says “Regular” above the door.)\u00a0 We joined in their delicious Sunday brunch and shared songs afterward.\u00a0 Our friend Jessica (in the blue shirt with the banjo) is a talented singer-songwriter, and it is always fun to hear her new songs and add a few from our repertoire.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sunday morning after-brunch music on the Regular House porch.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A low of 28.7\u00ba this morning marked the end of our growing season, at least for such things as peppers, tomatoes, basil, sweet potatoes, and squash.\u00a0 Most of these things were finished anyway.\u00a0 Hopefully it will also knock back the … Continue reading