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I'm a little surprised Meyer couldn't add the Marek's vac to your order as they aren't shipping till next week. They give it the day of the hatch so all I can't think of is they don't have enough on hand which is still kind of odd. Other than my first chick order which was through my local feed...

I didn't plant spinach this year as it bolted last year before I could get any. And I htink I was right for this year because it's too freakin' hot too early again! My lettuce has barely sprouted and mostly just looks wilted. Just planted more beans, got Masai, Provider and Jade in. My snow peas...

He's adorable! Has he got a name yet?

Had a spot of rain, lasted about 10 minutes. Just enough for the ground to know what it's been missing. Got frogs of some kind trilling like crazy out there. It's really loud. Don't remember hearing this much in the past few years. They quieted down for the rain but they just started up again...

If you've got one of those single faucet type valves, You need a new one. If you've got the two handle kind, then you can put in an anti scald valve upstream of your shower (or at the water heater to cover the whole house though that would defeat your dishwasher and washing machine). The single...

My girlfriend and one of her friend's is driving out here from MA this July, We were going to the cherry festival, but shad to change her plans to late July. I wonder what the festival will be like if they have to import cherries. Probably will still head out that way just to show her around...

I did plant my Provider bush beans from Annie's today. I think maybe we might have seen our last frost a bit early this year. And if not, it's not that big a spot to cover for a night or two. I must say though that heat wave in March did do a number on my lilacs and apple trees. No apples for...

Planted some Provider Bush beans today from Annie's Heirloom Seeds. Never tried these before, probably bought them because, 1 it's an heirloom, and 2 the packet says they germinate under cooler conditions than other green beans. I know mid May is early up here, last frost isn't usually till the...

My weight gain started in 2010 when first my mom died, then my best dog, ever. I eat when stressed and even told myself as I opened yet another bag of m&ms that I would regret this but then said to myself I didn't care. Once those fat cells get activated there's no stopping them! I had finally...

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Dang, I tried to come back a couple weeks ago, think I made it this time. Spent those weeks dealing with my MIL and her broken hip, but she went downstate last Friday to stay with her daughter for a while and I am finally decompressing from all the stress. My new "beater" truck is still acting...

HI again. I dropped out for a while to deal with all the life crap that this month has thrown at me. Yesterday i managed to plant some more snow peas and finally some lettuce. Lots of my other snow peas are about 2 inches tall but seem to have stalled from lack of rain and the super cold night...

I had to go to Alpena's TSC for some more electric fence supplies and headed to WM since I spent all that gas to get there and bought a bag of shallots to plant. Haven't done that in a couple of years and it's nice to have some around, I have a few recipes that call for them. It actually hit 50...

I'm trying the black cherry tomato for the first time this year. Since cherries are so small compared to everything else I figure those will do fine. I've tried onions and shallots and didn't have much luck so gave up on those. Hadn't had any rain up here in weeks, finally got some last night...

The remaining family members got here today, they were in Germany, son is in the air force. Good to see them but sad for the reason. There sure were a lot of funny stories about their dad though. He was quite a character. Much needed rain today but it only reached 65. Looks like they've pushed...

Beautiful day today but couldn't enjoy it much, a good friend and neighbor died suddenly last night and we're all still coming to grips with it. He would have loved being outside today. I was giving him a bunch of my tomato seedlings. I don't think his widow will really care one way or the...

Good afternoon! Beautiful day up north. Sunny, almost 62 degrees, light breeze. :frow DH and I strung the top wire of our new electric fence. Calling this Operation Zap Ziggy. We ran a test right before lunch and the wire is HOT. Turned it back off for now while we work on the lower wire. Poor...

Mine run from everyone, kids included, they're very skittish. I've not really noticed whether they eat ants, I assume they do. They sleep pretty soundly though I would think if something nasty invaded their coop at night they'd send up a racket.

Just my snow peas (planted more Monday) and the 12 foot row of potatoes. Too freakin' cold at night still. We hit 26 last night and the next 2 nights are supposed to be the same. Been putting insulators on posts and trees for an electric fence and collecting guinea eggs to hatch but nothing...

I like the idea of buying bleeding hearts after they've bloomed. I'll have to check both box stores in Alpena sometime. Ah, hybrid teas, so many lovely kinds and none which will survive zone 4. I've taken to buying rugosa type roses and others bred for zones 2, 3 and 4. Not quite the same as...