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8 Years of the 8th Month

8 Years of the 8th Month

a look at all the Augusts 🌞

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Back in March, I took a peak through our archives and shared what that month looked like over the years.

It wasn’t a particularly thrilling post, given that the tail end of winter tends to look quite dull, so I decided to give it another try here in famously more fiery August.

Here we go!

🌻 2016

In August 2016 Foggy Blossom Farm was a mere figment of our most wishful imaginations. We were still at our last house then, which sat on about an acre and where we tended to an ever growing collection of gardens.

Six months earlier, in February, I had endured my last round of abdominal surgery/chemo, and was still in recovery throughout the summer. Growing a plethora of flowers and veggies made the season, and that time in our lives, much more beautiful.

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