gardening
There Goes The Neighborhood
We woke up yesterday morning to a huge blue trash can in our driveway with a county logo painted on the side. The papers attached to it informed us that our county is now doing curbside recycling for every single home in the county — even ours! We don’t have lines painted on the road, [...]
Is that Spring I See?
The cardinals are excitedly calling and I put the first load of laundry out on the line today, so spring must just be around the corner. Time to start planning my garden for this year.
For the most part, last year was a huge success! I had some things that didn’t grow very well, but a [...]
How does my AEROGARDEN grow?
My aunt gave me an Aerogarden for Christmas. Laugh if you want — this thing actually works. The first batch of herbs didn’t go so well. They started off great, but then their growth was very stunted and the leaves turned yellow. Some digging around on the internet turned up the answer: well water doesn’t [...]
Critters ‘n Gasoline n’ Other Stuff
We spent Father’s Day weekend with John’s parents. It was a nice weekend; pretty hot though. When we got back, my Gas Price Barameter (a family-owned non-branded service station), who had held their ground at $3.99 for weeks while every other station in town hit $4+, had hit $4.03 for a gallon of regular unleaded. [...]
Off They Go…
John and his friend Phil left, this morning, on a week-long tour of the South via motorcycle. So it’s just me, three cats, and an empty house this week. There are a million things I could be … should be … doing, but I have no clue where to start. *sigh* I think this is [...]
Raccoons in the Feeders: Part II
Raccoons strike again. They love the nectar that I put in my hummingbird feeders. When I use the ceramic feeders, they tear the corks up and drink the nectar out. Now they’re chewing the flowers off of these cheap little feeders. Not sure what to do except bring them inside every night. What a pain.
I [...]
Everything is Coming Alive
So, other than last night’s Obamaness, I haven’t posted in a couple of weeks. I went on business travel, came home for a week and then left on travel again. But I’m home now — for a while, I hope.
Right before I left, I put some veggies down in the garden. This [...]
