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Hoop house is covered – door in place. The window frame is covered and tacked down with lathe. The window hasn't been installed. Both frames need work. They are basically posts in the ground converted to frames. The door "vestibule" receives so much run-off of water from the carport roof that...

A snow pea. Well, that's okay. Stir-fries! No shell peas? Snap peas weren't around when I started gardening. Developed in Idaho and now, all over the world. With 3 quite different fresh types, I am happy with peas. Unfortunately, DW doesn't have much of an interest in dry, split peas but, I...

A tiny bit late for first breakfast. Providing sufficient time for the herbal tea to steep, I tottered into the kitchen at 4 and learned that I had forgotten to mix a new batch of herbs despite recognizing the absolute need yesterday. Bring out the bags and cover one end of the kitchen table...

Americans haven't convinced the English speaking world .. . that "cookie" is .. . a useful and proper word. And, Nancy, speaks English :D.

Just an instrumental of Guitar Blue ;)

Thought of @Shades-of-Oregon 's and @Marie2020 's buttons for canines ;).

That was my experience also – years ago. I planted them on the north side of the house, along a concrete driveway. Not the best location in this climate, probably. Steve

Cloudy and very windy. The "sun" has been up for for 2 hours. Cool season only seedlings in the unheated greenhouse. Unusually warm outdoor morning temperature of 53⁰f right now (12⁰C⁰). So, what is the temperature in the greenhouse? 54⁰f. Yeah, still 12⁰C. Onions, lettuce, kale, pak choi...

Hash browns and a fried egg, I will call it coddled but it's just fried sunnyside up then microwaved on the warm potatoes until the yolk was just right. Strawberries on the side. Oolong. Late 1st breakfast, I was up 3 hours after going to bed – too much pain in the hip. Took Tylenol for the...

3:20 in the video. Sunchokes are really tasty to me. My neighbor had them growing completely out-of-hand, even several years after they stopped tending a garden nearby. Completely surrounded by tall, unmowed grass and spreading further each year. So nut-like in flavor, I had to seriously...