Garage Progress and Tomato Planted in the Seed Starter Tray

March 4, 2025 On Tuesday (March 3), we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather. After we got home from our motorcycle ride, we did some work on the garden. Physical activity was needed to keep our minds off our loss. Bruce added the three bags the Lowe’s top soil to each of beds […]

Update on Blackberry Homestead

March 3, 2026 Between Nox’s and my health problems, I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped on Blackberry Homestead. Some of you may remember the post I did on the purple magnolia in front of the house last year. We only got a few blooms due to a bitter freeze. This year […]

My Father-in-law’s Condition Is Improving and Our Busy Week

January 9, 2026 I waited to post until I had good news. My father-in-law has had a struggle to recover from his latest medical problems. He had been in a lot of pain and fortunately the pain is reducing. He was able to start eating soft foods today (January 9). Solid foods pose a choking […]

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2026 I wish everyone a healthy, happy New Year! May 2026 be a great year for you! I realize my last few posts have been full of worry about the ups and downs of my father-in-law’s health issues. I thought I would share more positive items from December 28 onwards. On December 28, […]

Harvest Before the Bitter Cold

December 18, 2025 December 14 (Sunday), was an overcast day, with the polar vortex expected to arrive by Monday morning. With temperatures expected to get down to a low of 17F, I needed to get the garden prepared. Harvesting the garden was a high priority!! I harvested all the radishes that were ready. I harvested […]

Treats Arrived for Nox

December 13, 2025 On December 11 (Thursday), Nox got a surprise in the mail from Tom (and Reiko) of the https://reikos-journey.blog fame. Tom was also infamousfor the blog https://withinthekstreets.wordpress.com/. Nox was very upset to find out that Reiko didn’t like bacon. She just couldn’t fathom a dog not liking bacon. Tom suggested Nox could eat […]

Warmer Temperature Made for a Busy Day

December 10, 2025 Yesterday (Tuesday, December 9), the temperature got up to 50°F. It was sunny, so Bruce and I removed the mulch covering the greens and radishes. I opened the shed door to let the peppers get some sunlight. I plan to put grow lights in the shed. I am not sure how warm […]

New Birdbath Bowl

November 3, 2025 On Wednesday (November 3), my new birdbath bowl arrived. I wasn’t able the replace the bowl with a similar one. I really liked the fish. I found this sunflower bowl that is pretty to me. I liked the crushed glass; it looks like water drops. I haven’t put water in it yet […]

Cold Weather, Here for the Rest of the Year?

December 1, 2025 For the past few nights, it has been getting down in the low 30s and high 20s. We covered the greens and radishes with dried grass in the short bed and using a hoop and a row cover, covered the tall bed. The weather has also turned rainy. This morning when I […]

Progress on New Tall Garden Bed

November 29, 2025 Before the weather got cooler (Tuesday, November 25), Bruce and I worked on putting together another tall garden bed. We have discovered it is easier to get the logs in while we assemble the beds. It means we aren’t having to heave the logs over the sides of the bed while trying […]