Life Is Handing Me Lemons

Life Is Handing Me Lemons

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One of the things that hubby and I have been doing over the past couple of years here has been to add not only our fruit and vegetable garden but to plant trees that grow fruit. This is Florida and we have the outdoor space, so we’ve bought many many citrus trees. The first one we bought two years age has been growing really well. This year, the flowers started and now we have lemons growing. I can’t wait to get home in 6 weeks and see how they’re doing. Being able to walk outside when a recipe calls for lemon is exciting to me. I like being that little bit less dependent on a store.


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12 Responses to Life Is Handing Me Lemons
  1. maya | springtree road
    June 10, 2009 | 8:40 am

    how wonderful! i’ve been wanting a little potted lime tree for as long as i can remember. now that we’re in a house, i think it’s time to get one.

    maya | springtree road´s last blog post..Yoked

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  2. Cute~Ella
    June 10, 2009 | 11:04 am

    You lucky duck! Upstate NY makes growing lemons difficult. Luckily, the have them on the Hannaford Tree.

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  3. SoBella Creations
    June 10, 2009 | 3:26 pm

    I live in Central Florida. We have a lemon tree in our back yard. It is so nice to have fresh fruit. We also have an orange tree but, I don’t know how many more years it has left.

    Hubby would love an avocado tree.

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  4. Vered - MomGrind
    June 10, 2009 | 5:12 pm

    Totally true! We have a lemon tree in our yard and I LOVE using them. I haven’t bought lemons at the store since we moved in, four years ago. :)

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  5. The Pleasures of Homemaking
    June 10, 2009 | 10:20 pm

    That’s wonderful!! I tried growing lemons here in Georgia but you have to overwinter them inside and that didn’t work out! Lucky, lucky you!

    Manuela

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  6. Simply Susan
    June 11, 2009 | 12:23 am

    How lucky are you! I can’t imagine running outside and plucking my very own lemons from my very own tree.

    Simply Susan´s last blog post..Elusive & Quick

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  7. Sandhill Sis
    June 11, 2009 | 11:59 am

    Less dependent on stores…I love it. Simple. Clean. Beautiful. My fruit trees? Not so much. Still dependent. Very dependent. Talk about like handing you lemons. :) Hope your vacation is good. Blessings. Sis

    Sandhill Sis´s last blog post..How Does Your Garden Grow?

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  8. Richella
    June 12, 2009 | 11:05 am

    Oh, how beautiful! What a good use of your land. And how luxurious to have your very own citrus. Way to go!

    Richella´s last blog post..Have I reached a new spray paint high?

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  9. MoneyFunk
    June 12, 2009 | 1:56 pm

    If you make Lemon Curd or lemon cake or lemon… make sure to mail some to me. :) Love lemons! Very cool

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  10. melissa @ the inspired room
    June 12, 2009 | 2:50 pm

    Wow, that would be amazing! Citrus in your own yard? Love that idea. xo

    melissa @ the inspired room´s last blog post..Living Beautifully: Summer Entertaining for Real People

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  11. Carla
    June 12, 2009 | 5:13 pm

    If nothing else, you MUST have a lemon tree. I cant get enough using them. I drink 1/2 lemon in warm water every morning and I cook with them constantly!

    Carla´s last blog post..Lemonade

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  12. LesFuro
    June 16, 2009 | 5:44 pm

    Wow– how fun to see the same plants that are growing in MY garden…in Duluth,Minnesota….for those of you who don’t know where that is…120 miles from the Canadian border along the North Shore of Lake Superior! VERY differet growing conditions! Les

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