Category Archives: gardening

Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life I used to get asked a lot – “What are you going to DO with yourself all day, now that you won’t be working??” This is what I did with myself yesterday. It … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward We found this beautiful variegated dieffenbachia in the woods and brought it home. We planted it under the guanábana tree where it has thrived. A month or more ago, my husband found another and brought … Continue reading →

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Guandu con Arroz

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Guandu are pigeon peas, and very popular in Panama. Guandu con arroz (with rice) is a traditional Christmas dish, so guandu are very expensive around that time. Many people grow them in their yards, including a number of my neighbors … Continue reading →

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Flowers at the Fruit Market!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Apologies to those of you who got my previous post. I wanted to see how the featured image looked, and I hit publish instead of preview. Oops! :o) We were in town today so we stopped at the farmer’s market … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Surprise! The world didn’t end. OK, that’s just a joke because I didn’t figure it would. But, I did have a couple real surprises today. There are wonderful papayas in Panama. I was told that if you toss the seeds … Continue reading →