It’s been hot and dry for much of the summer. That’s hard on the plants and I know that I’m going to have to move some things that haven’t handled the heat well come fall. Meanwhile I’ve been replacing some of …
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Sunday Fruit
Today was a busy one. We now have 46 1⁄2 pints of blueberries. Enough for blueberry pancakes every Sunday! Plus 5 pints of blues and 4 pints of raspberries for muffins etc. It makes quite a pile of things to put in the freezer. …
Read MoreFinished Upholstry
The porch furniture cushions are finished. (Forgive the grumpy looking guy — he was waiting impatiently to find out whether or not his elbow was broken. He’s better now.) Someday I’ll get around to making chair pads for the dining set. Not just …
Read MoreChicken Update
Mizz Frizzle still has all 10 chicks. They’re growing bigger and bigger all the time. as you can see at least a few of them are also ‘afflicted’ with frizzled feathers.
Read MoreNew Tools, Continuing Upholstry and No More Room
I got tools from Rio Grande this afternoon. Clockwise from the top. Ring mandrel — very pleased with the quality and heft. Parallel pliers — thank you Sarah L. for getting me addicted to those expensive little dears. Raw hide mallet for banging on …
Read MoreGarden Report
The peonies are almost ready to bloom. How odd that I saw my sister’s peonies in full bloom in Pittsburgh more than 2 weeks ago.
Read MoreFeeling Nesty — Part I
Today we declared a scavenger hunt day. We have a list of things we’d like to have for the house but haven’t found just the right one yet. We were wildly successful. Our last gazebo was destroyed by the snow last …
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Mz. Frizzle and her brood of 10 are out and about every day now.
Read MoreIt’s a Big Dam Country — Final
Some interesting numbers and random observations: Total miles: 6804 Gallons of gas: 257 Average price/gallon: $2.69 Average MPG: 26.47 (i’m skeptical but considering the cruise control was in use for most of the non-photo-op driving it could be possible.) Hotels: 14 …
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