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Luckily for us, Phaedra , you enjoy communicating online and with photos. People seem to have a balance; some may be “skewed” one way or the other. Some may swing ttooo far with some behavior. It doesn’t surprise me that you enjoy quiet, garden moments. Certainly, it shouldn’t be a surprise...

I thought that I might be able to report yesterday morning that the sun rose into a clear sky without a hint of frost for the first time in 2024. But, it was not to be so – nearest wunderground volunteer had it at 29°f (-2⁰C). It was 67⁰f (20⁰C) yesterday afternoon. This AM, I hung out 2 loads...

Born this day in 1936, his singing inspired this guy ... who was in the band in 5th and 6th grade but choir class throughout those years and until his voice changed in the 8th ... There went Steve's chance to sing like Roy Orbison :). Thinking of @Ridgerunner there in the Bayous with this song...

Well, that is a clever idea!

And, what will you be doing with those extra luffa, Phaedra ;)? If your cucurbits tend to "play out" by late in the growing season, cucumbers and zucchini can go in some 4 - 6 weeks after their earliest planting. I certainly wouldn't expect playing out with the luffa. By late in the season they...

I wrote on TEG several years ago that the Oregon grape (Mahonia) was blooming on May 2nd. I saw several blooming yesterday. Those are my phenological cue to have the pea seed in the ground. That has always seemed to be a bit conservative so the seed is already in the garden. If I could mentally...

I'd Rather Not Have a Coffee! Might this include genealogy :D.? trouble with text before the edit!

After turning the grass sod for the 3rd time in the path between the new 3' and 4' garden beds, I realized that I gotta get some more of this stuff outta here. It would have made a difference to my thinking if several inches of topsoil had been moved from the path before the grass was piled...

Oatmeal, brown sugar, cream cheese, cranberries and a splash of almond milk is for breakfast with canned peaches and oolong. Before eating, I had looked up someone with, not only with my first name but my family name, who was very active in putting genealogy information on the internet 20...