In between rains, work continues

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We've been having a lot of rain lately, with a few sunny days stuck between them, thank goodness. Will pounded 104 T-posts in the garden to stake up the tomatoes we have growing in...

We had a hard frost but no damage

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At 5 a.m. I went outside and saw heavy frost on the roof and on the windshield of our Subaru. And this was on top of the ridge; our garden is down below where...

Running, running, running

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Sometimes it's something necessary. For instance, I had to drive to Duluth on Monday for a team meeting regarding Javid's care and future planning. I love visiting with Javid but not so much for...

It finally rained — 3 inches

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We knew it was coming so I got busy planting squash, melons, and corn, mostly in the North garden as it is chiefly clay. When it gets wet you can't even walk in it...

In between rains, we’re still able to work outside

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We're very glad to have been getting rain, as we'd been in drought all winter. I'm hoping this means our drought is done with, so we'll have a "normal" summer. While we've sure dealt...