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March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. I purpose World Dirt Day. World Soil Day is in December. That's fine but beyond the end of the growing season for northern hemisphere gardeners. Your ideas for a holiday? Dig in.

Crying yesterday might have been the correct word altho the tears weren't streaming down. A quarter of an inch fell — which counts for something. Three times that amount was a possibility. Puffing and blowing is promised for today and tonight. That looks to be blowing away any further chances...

Elton John was born on this day in 1947, 79 years ago.

Ha! Marie, there's nothing to it. Krusteaz Pancake mix out of the box. Heaping cup of the mix and the equivalent of 1 (very ripe) banana of cooked sweet potato. It can be cooked in a microwave oven ;). Mash with a heavy fork or use a blender and beat it lightly into the flour with water. We...

With the rain falling against the South Window, my 30 minutes of walking exercise today included this instrumental song by George Benson. It made me feel alive and seemed so appropriate :). I listened to the 7 minutes again after I sat down — satisfied.

I suspect that you don't remember that post offices had both "ash units" with some sand in them for snuffing out cigarettes but ... spittoons for those who chewed. The post office and hotel lobbies seemed to be the last locations with these sorts of receptacles. Of course, smokers were very...

Sweet potato dollar cakes for a 2nd breakfast :). I'm having 6 instead of my usual 5 (because I've been good). Maybe we can try sweet potatoes again this year. With limited previous success, these pancakes provide inspiration.

Have the film on the hoophouse 😁. It always requires a bit more work than it seems like it should. A lot of the extra tinkering is a result of the casual approach of preceeding years. I suppose that those seasons must be close to 25. I try to keep a door and window frame in space year-round but...

Up a little later this morning with knowing that we will have a rainy day and not suitable for a fair weather gardener :). Thinking about @Marie2020 's question about making vinegar. I am assuming that she means apple cider vinegar. I have made hard apple cider twice — once good, second time...

The diet of a spouse can be an influence. My and my wife's diets are similar. No, they are not exactly the same but difference can be a bother and, because of that, are limited if not eliminated. Over years, I tried quitting tobacco many times. One time was when I first met the lady who...