Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022Snow daze Snow started on Wednesday afternoon and is still melting away today. Yesterday.
Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022Earth movers Gram pretends to be a plant while all the plants are outside. We stopped to visit Shackleton on the way to compost facility. He likes to smell car bumpers while on his leashed walkies. Cars have been places! We were told we could self-load from this pile. Paula and I self-loaded. Thanks again to Dad for an excellent set of giant cardboards. We used all but two for this load of compost. Briar supervising.
Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Thinking of summer yesterday Tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, and chard and roman chamomile in all the rest. We need a lot of chamomile starts as I want to use it as a ground cover around the vegetable raised beds. Sitting on the saffron leaves. Gram’s not sure about outside leash time but he’s getting more confident. He always perks up and feels safer when big sister comes by to check on him. “Hello big sister” Maybe he could do without getting groomed. She nibbles him.
Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022Moving the Max Big empty hole in the prairie patch where we dug up the Maximilian sunflowers. We brought a single stalk here from our old house and now it’s a massive 2×3′ ish patch. Broader view. Put more cardboard down to kill Bermuda. Briar just sat here while plant stalks went everywhere. Such dignity. Found a lost loofah in the front yard afterwards.
Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021A heavy frost Parris island cos romaine lettuce seedling Collard greens from Judy Briar looks at the collard greens Not sure the bok choy is happy. 🤔
Posted on December 18, 2021December 19, 2021Low 19 F forecast tonight Leaves to insulate the baby bok choy Leaves to insulate the baby lettuce The screen (made to keep rabbits out) holds the leaves in, in case there is wind. Apparently one should blanch small round fruit before attempting to make raisins. Regular ground cherries. A chironomid fly adult chilling near garage door. Some sort of cutworm, on collard greens, the previous night. I threw it out in yard where hopefully the mockingbird will find it. I touched another dog! The Chef successfully made honey mead! We tried it. Was good. He says it needs to age now. Crabapple jelly central. Hanging out in his haunted mansion.
Posted on November 25, 2021November 25, 2021Leeeeeefs We’re moving the leaves off the patio and over to the ground. Briar helpy.
Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Last bits of vacation last week Common persimmon tree. A native with edible fruit! Yum! I will try to sprout some. Yum. Gracie likes to eat fallen ripe persimmons. Mom served blackberry cobbler with homemade no churn ice cream too. A different day: leftover juice and berries from the cobbler with shortbread and whipping cream. Judy gave me this Mexican sage which Paula helped me plant as soon as I got home last Saturday. Good vacation but time to hit the road! Reunited!!!! I am informed the cat was profoundly lonesome, clingy, and annoying in the absence of his big sister.
Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Borders Mom and Dad gave me some very nice rocks from their past travels. The purple and blue bed is completely edged!
Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021Last week Thursday Nov. 11 hike with dogs I’ll add captions later. Mom’s got a matching set of pics on her blog too.