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Tomorrow, another visit with the oncologist to see what the results of the testing say – hopefully, there will be results and this won’t be another trip into town for nothing. Today, though: planning. Planning for next season and next year. This afternoon, I managed a tour around the rear garden to see the pitiful state [...] I do not, as a general rule, sleep well or much. My family knows this because they have to put up with my oddball hours. Friends and clients know this because it is not rare for them to receive an email from me at some horrible, zombie-like hour where I, fresh from about three hours [...] I pulled the peas today – both the sugar snaps and the snow peas. It’s difficult to pull up plants that you’ve fed and watered and looked after and babied for months, but you do have to know when it is time (or past time) to take them out and send them on their way to [...] Gandalf – aka The Princess – died quite suddenly this afternoon. This was not entirely unexpected. We have been on death watch for months now, given her advancing years, the tumor we had removed from her belly some months ago, and her increasing skinniness. Today, though, mom found her on the garage floor, on her [...] Nothing says true love like puppy kisses. And this is Gandalf’s way of showing affection. Not really. This was the evening she was helping me go over my garden layout maps. Mostly her help consists of ensuring the notebook doesn’t suddenly sprint off my desk. And there’s that whole “I’m so cute” thing she has going on. I’ve taken [...] What the back forty looked like in January (and actually, for almost the past two years): And now: We had every intention of leaving the back wild, but last season found that weeds had completely overtaken one berm where wild blackberries were growing (not an easy task), that dog fennel and other weeds were running rampant, making [...] Spent a bit of time outside, the sun on my face, enjoying the fresh air warmed by the magic of a turning season. The carrots went in the frames in early October, as seed, not transplants. By this time, even with the cooler weather, I figured most, if not all, should be completely ready to come [...] The hunt is on for a few chicks of the two legged variety. What, you thought that meant something else? Sickos. We’re trying to find another five or six chicks to go with the lonely girl out back. The group with which we ordered the chickens last year don’t need any more, got rid of theirs because [...] There are some things you really can’t tell a thing about until you pull one out of the ground. A parsnip, for instance. Coming along nicely. Another month-ish, and this batch should be ready to pull completely. I have some seed soaking for the next round, to be planted tomorrow. Along with the potatoes and peanuts. [...] We lost another chicken last week. Those of you following our chicken story know we had three at the beginning. One flew the coop, we believe, and got taken or run over. Last week, mom came back inside after heading out to the coop to let the two remaining girls out, and said, “One of [...] |
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