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 […]

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 […]

Butterflies and Blackberry Flowers

April 14, 2026 I didn’t do much for a few days except for the doctors’ appointments. On Thursday (April 9), we took the car to the dealership for a recall for a ground wire on the transmission possibly not being connected. (By the way Rieko, we named the car Little Red Hood with the nickname […]

Bagged “Topsoil” from Lowe’s Delivered

April 11, 2026 On April 1 (Wednesday), Bruce was out mowing while I was cleaning house, when the Lowe’s dirt arrived. I didn’t realize we had the delivery until I saw the pallet lift in the backyard. I thought what the heck? I stepped outside and Bruce excitedly told me our Lowe’s dirt had arrived. […]

Topping off Raised Garden Beds

April 11, 2026 I realize haven’t posted in a while. I will try to catch up with a few posts to let you know how Bruce and I have been and our activities. On March 31 (Tuesday), I made a dent in the Bama Pro Mix dirt pile by shoveling it into two raised garden […]

My GI Doctor’s Office Called and Four Loads of Bama Dirt Pro Mix Arrived

March 31, 2026 On Monday (March 30), my GI doctor’s office called. As I guessed from looking at the test results, my gallbladder has to be removed. He is referring me to a general surgeon. I don’t know when I’ll hear from the surgeon’s office. I hope it will be soon. The driver for the […]

Medical Scan and Planting Carrots and Various Greens

March 29, 2026 On Friday (March 27), I had a HIDA scan for gallbladder and liver function. This scan was done because of the pain in my right side. I mentioned this pain in my post about thinking I might be having a heart attack. The HIDA scan involves not eating for 12 hours. At […]

Planting Potatoes

March 27, 2026 Yesterday (March 26), we planted potatoes. We are trying a hilling method that I expect will work only once. In the new tall garden beds, we decided to hill the potatoes by layering dirt around the potato plants. We shoveled a large amount of Bama Dirt into the bed over the branches […]

What, How Is It Wednesday Already?

March 25, 2026 On Monday (March 23), I went to an appointment with my neurologist. My palsy or shaking is getting worse. I am having more trouble with fine motor control. This is affecting my ability to draw. I can no longer hold a mug one-handed without shaking. Holding other things can also trigger the […]