We hope everyone had a happy Labor Day
We laugh because we were laboring harder yesterday than usual. You see we have Arctic cold dropping down on us on Wednesday night. They're even calling for snow. Ugh! I sure hope it doesn't...
Oh boy, fall is in the air
After a week of 80-degree weather, we dropped down to lows of 36 F! Boy, were we worried it would frost. When you have 5 acres in gardens, there's no covering anything, so we...
And how does the garden grow?
Pretty darned good, despite the drought, heat, and rain, rain, rain. Some crops, like most of the corn, had to be replanted. But now the earliest is starting to tassel. Most of the squash...
We had a surprise for my birthday yesterday
Not only did oldest son, Bill and his family pop in with strawberry shortcake but some kind of neighbors came to offer to help weed. (Not that we didn't need that!) It worked out...
Okay God, please stop the rain now for awhile
My goodness, this year is sort of like a repeat of last year. First lots of rain, then none, then rain every day or two. It sure makes it hard to work in the...