Let the gardening games (finally) begin!
Weather people say it was the coldest, wettest spring in this area since the 1960’s. I just know it was bad for a gardener who wants to get started early, […]
Category Archives: Health
The life of our seeds….and us
Here’s quick post from my favorite soap box issue: the owning of seeds and the destruction of our freedom to have and grow our own seeds. Below is a link […]
So many reasons to be thankful
I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is a special day with special history; a time when people stop to remember what all they have to […]
A big medical test
I broke a finger 2 1/2 years ago, and the doctor thought it was an unusual break, and wanted me to get a DEXA scan, the test for bone density. […]
OK, I’m old(er)
So I have a birthday coming soon. 67 is not a round number or any great milestone except having lived thru another great year. When I was 30 I would […]
Maybe I need a bigger pickin’ basket
It was a bounty this morning. It was a little dicey picking the little sugar baby tomatoes which are right next to the black eyed peas, with the yellow jackets […]
Enough to share
I always like to plant extra, for several reasons. For one thing, something might not grow, and then you wouldn’t have enough. And if you’re planting seeds, seeds really […]
Some pleasures of summer………
A ride in a horse drawn wagon at a nice summer festival. The fresh smell of laundry dried on the line. Upsetting the little Jenny wren cos I’m […]
The blessings of the earth in our garden
We’ve been eating cucumbers, and we all like them here and have agreed that none from any store will ever taste this good. A couple things that Eliza got […]
Oh Christmas tree, oh………no, wait
It’s not Christmas in July, it’s cucumbers gone crazy; a cucumber tree! I had to rig up a bamboo tee pee to help hold up a tomato cage full […]
