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Breakfast on the Induction Stovetop

December 12, 2024 This post is for my blog friend Anne from Mehrling Muse. Anne is very interested in cooking on an induction cooktop. I wanted to try out my new range hood installed on Tuesday (December 10). On Wednesday (December 11), I decided to cook bacon and eggs to see how well the hood […]

Front Field AKA the Front Meadow

April 19, 2026 We got three weeping willows delivered by FedEx on Friday (April 17). We plan to put them in the front field aka the front meadow. We walk around the front field to get a rough idea of where the trees would go. We didn’t want them to be too close to the […]

Planting Seeds While Bruce Assembles a Low Garden Bed

April 19, 2026 On April 15 (Wednesday), Bruce continued assembling a short garden bed. I removed weeds from a tall garden bed to get it ready for more dirt. Using my three 5-gallon buckets in my wagon method, I topped the garden bed with Bama Dirt Pro Mix. After I finished adding dirt to the […]

A Time to Chip

April 17, 2026 On April 14 (Tuesday), Bruce put on coveralls in the morning for body protection to chip branches. I thought I might help him, so I put on coveralls as well. Earlier this year, to create an in-ground garden bed, I put down cardboard and covered it with leaves. The plan was to […]

Printing and Mailing the State Tax Forms

April 17, 2026 On Monday (April 13), I loaded the state tax forms onto a USB Drive. Bruce addressed the envelope to the Alabama State Revenue Department. We went to the library to print the tax forms. I was happy to find the library gives a discount for printing tax forms. We had 15 pages […]

Calling the Surgeon’s Office to Have My Gallbladder Removed

April 17, 2026 On April 13 (Monday), Bruce reminded me I needed to call the surgeon’s office to get an appointment for my gallbladder removal. He was afraid I might put it off. He really doesn’t like seeing me in pain. I called the surgeon’s office and spoke to the scheduling department. I was told […]

Gallbladder Decision and Time to Move Some Dirt

April 16, 2026 Updated April 17, 2026 – Thanks to Beth for noticing I wrote “loom” instead of “loam”. On and off for several days, Bruce and I discussed whether or not I should have my gallbladder removed. After some more bad attacks, I realized that diet would no longer control my gallbladder’s problems. On […]

Sunrise to Sunset

April 16, 2026 On April 11 (Saturday), I woke up at sunrise. This is the first time I’ve woken up at sunrise since Nox had to leave us. She would wake Bruce or me to take her outside at sunrise. If you look closely, you can see fog past the pines. Mid-morning, we went to […]

Second Saturday Street Fair in Tuscumbia, AL

April 16, 2026 I wanted to do something fun after completing the tax form on Friday. Checking out the Second Saturday Fair in Tuscumbia, AL on April 11, seemed to fit the bill. In Tuscumbia, AL, from April to August, every second Saturday of the month, they do a street fair. From the Colbert County […]

Sitting on the Front Porch, Watching the Sunset

April 14, 2026 On April 10 (Friday), Bruce mowed while I worked on finishing the tax forms. After I completed the tax forms, we had supper and then sat on the front porch. A big toad was sitting in the grass near the front door, just off the porch. If the toad hadn’t hopped we […]

Taxes, Taxes, Ugh

April 14, 2026 On Friday (April 10), I finished up our income taxes for the feds and state. Normally, I finish taxes much earlier, but this year I had two Scheduled K forms to include. These forms often come a week or two before the tax filing deadline of April 15. I prepared everything, except […]