October 3, 2025
Yesterday (Thursday, October 2), I set the stepping stones in place. We had bought nine stepping stones at Lowe’s. I had wanted ten, but the last two stones at Lowe’s looked bad, so I went with nine instead of ten.
To put a stepping stone in place, I pushed back the mulch, leveled the dirt, placed it onto the dirt, checked the stepping stone wasn’t tippy, and then pushed the mulch around it. If the stepping stone was tippy, I added more dirt under it until it was level and no longer tippy.
To find the location of the next stepping stone, I stood on the just placed stepping stone and took a big step to find the spot to place the next stone.
I repeated the steps above to place the next stone. I did this until all nine stepping stones were placed, making two paths through the garden.
While I was putting the stepping stones in place, I noticed that some of purchased Irises had sprouted.
One of the reblooming azaleas is blooming.
I harvested the Thai Hot peppers and Tabasco peppers. I put them in two separate bottles and added a vinegar, water, and salt solution to pickle them.
I joined my book club call at 1:00 PM. It was great to see and hear my Colorado friends, even if I hadn’t read the book.
I spent some time working on my art project.
Nox came to see what I was doing.
The red pineapple continues to visibly grow.
The sunset was pretty.
Blackberry Homestead 
Nice neighbor’s home, also.
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Good job with the stepping stones. Tippy ones are an accident waiting to happen. The art work is coming along nicely. And the red pineapple looks vibrant! Beautiful sunset as most nights!
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Everything is looking so good as you continue your work! The flowers and peppers are so pretty, and good work on the steps. I have yet to figure out what to do with the dead and dilapidated pollinator garden, other than move it all and mow over it. I love having flowers and plants in pots, but in the ground here is just more work than I can manage, at least for now!
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A friend in Colorado kept her entire flower garden in pots. The soil there was thick, heavy clay, and we didn’t get much rain. Gardening in the ground was difficult there. She would group her pots of flowers to create beautiful displays. When plants died back, she’d have other potted plants ready to replace them.
It might be more practical for you to garden in pots like my friend rather than trying to grow plants in the ground.
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You are lucky Nox is so chill about your work. If I am sitting down, my boys think that I should actually be doing something with them.
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Nox likes to lie at my feet or in the bed I have for her in my office.
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Lucky!
Are you planning to decorate your paving stones at all?
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I wasn’t planning to decorate them. I want to get a few more.
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The red pineapple is cool!
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It is fun watching it grow!
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Everything is looking good! Nox is do darn cute, and I am already liking Juneau in the sunflowers. I can’t wait to see the finished picture. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you so much. 🙂
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Thank you! We love our cutie Nox! I am having a lot of fun working on the picture for you! 🙂🙂🙂I am looking forward to actually working on Juneau!
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I just know it will be exquisite!!!!! Thank you so much. 🙂
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