What Matters . What’s for Tea . She wrote me a letter

Gardening is for everyone. Politics is for everyone. Art is for everyone. There is so much to talk about, so much for us to discuss. But first what are…

Jan 8 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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December 2025

A little bit of wild in your garden . in your life

This is not a Christmas post. You read enough of those. This is about how we need each other like the plants need each other. Lean in. Relax. Listen to…

Dec 15, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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snow . sunflowers . dairy free is not for me!

Lots of photos today from Illinois and Melbourne A divided life in layers. I prune and train my tomatoes in Melbourne within twelve hours of my American…

Dec 9, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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plastic vs silicone . oil vs sand . is less really best?

From oil comes brittle plastic - from sand comes soft, lasting silicone. It feels like silicone must be better or is it? Plus farm pictures!! 😀

Dec 5, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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November 2025

Shattered glass like diamonds . So I recorded it.

My goal here is to help you hold onto a healthy, earth-friendly way of living. To support you with a few facts and lots of encouragement. And gardens…

Nov 27, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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grabbing little minutes . eclectic collections . bonkers

This post is so adorable. Busy people grab minutes to write as they go about their day. Leading to a bonkers collection of conversations.

Nov 20, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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give money . or give food

What the garden can teach us about shelter and resilience.

Nov 9, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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gardening and farming . two hemispheres . with pictures

Fall in Illinois and Spring in Melbourne make awkward bedfellows. But there you are. We are separated but together. We lean on each other.

Nov 2, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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October 2025

art grieves . the people call out . yet still . our gardens wait

If the government continues to lock up the food stores and eat cake in their imaginary ballrooms while the people slide further into chaos and poverty …

Oct 29, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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pond prep for winter . spring garden for summer

When the cold comes back - otherwise known as all the plans of mice and men. A little bit cold in Melbourne a lot of cold coming in Illinois.

Oct 25, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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tomatoes . maltese baked rice

Tips on growing tomatoes. The ever loving hugely versatile tomato. One of the most popular plants in your summer garden. And a bonus recipe.

Oct 22, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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tea leaves for the hydrangeas . or coffee . or both

Every morning, after my grandmother had drunk her multiple cups of tea with breakfast she’d top up the teapot with water, give it a swirl, and pour the…

Oct 21, 2025 • Cecilia At The Kitchens Garden

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