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I've been blogging since 2010, with different blogs for different topics. With this one, I'm bringing everything together, gradually moving posts here from older blogs, which is why you see long past publication dates on some of them.

If you click on the ALL POSTS button at the top of this page, you'll see, in chronological order, all the posts on this site.

If you you click on a tag at the bottom of an individual post, all other posts with the same tag will appear here.

Marie McKinsey

Nov 28, 2022
1 min

Grow Fresh Herbs Indoors Year Around

Imagine having fresh basil, mint, and cilantro growing near your kitchen in the middle of winter!

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Marie McKinsey

Feb 10, 2021
1 min

Pandemic Gardening

"'Tis an ill wind indeed, that blows no good." - William Shakespeare For all the pain and suffering brought by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Marie McKinsey

Jul 28, 2014
5 min

Meet the Family: The Mints

Updated 12/11/22 Originally posted 7/28/14 Here's a question for you, Outlander Gardeners: What do mint, rosemary, oregano, lemon...

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Marie McKinsey

Jun 19, 2014
2 min

Bee Is for Borage

it is likely that an 18th century herbalist would make a tea from the dried leaves as a remedy for depression or to relieve menopausal disco

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Marie McKinsey

Apr 18, 2014
3 min

Lavender Blues

As Tom Robbins, another of my favorite authors, says in his novel, JITTERBUG PERFUME, "with immediacy and intensity, smell activates the me

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Marie McKinsey

Mar 29, 2014
3 min

Strawberries and The Clan Fraser

In Drums of Autumn, Jamie tells Claire this story, "Strawberries ha' always been the emblem of the clan - it's what the name meant, to start

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Marie McKinsey

Nov 24, 2013
2 min

I'll Bet You've Never Eaten a Yam

the perennial question comes up - is a yam the same thing as a sweet potato? I've wondered about this for as long as I can remember and this

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What Is the Difference Between a Fruit and a Vegetable?

Marie McKinsey

Jul 9, 2013
1 min

What Is the Difference Between a Fruit and a Vegetable?

When people find out that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable, they are usually surprised. They think of fruits as being sweet and vegetabl

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Marie McKinsey

Jul 26, 2011
1 min

Can You Grow Kiwi Fruit in Seattle?

What you see above are newly set kiwi fruits I found growing near my house when I was out for my walk this morning. Here are some things

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Marie McKinsey

Apr 22, 2011
3 min

Is This a Weed?

Horsetail and henbit and shot weed, oh my! Nettles that sting, geraniums gone wild, and "dandy" lions - these are a few of the plants referr

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