FOTD – Flower of the Day
May 24, 2025 It was raining this morning when we took Nox out. I stood under the eaves, on the back step admiring the day lilies that had just bloomed today.
Read More FOTD – Flower of the DayCategory: Gardening
Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and Cukes
May 19, 2025 Yesterday (Sunday, May 18), Bruce l took me for a 15 minute motorcycle ride. My physical therapist said I need to see what happens when I ride. He wants me to ride every day for 15 minutes for a week. We started on Saturday. After we got back home from the ride, […]
Read More Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and CukesUpdate on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to Grill
May 18, 2025 Bruce’s dad managed to go home from the hospital yesterday (May 17, Saturday). I do mean managed. There was a lot of miscommunication happening at the hospital. The doctor (neurologist) didn’t know my FIL had been moved to a regular room!!!! Who authorized moving him out of ICU then? Several hours after […]
Read More Update on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to GrillTrying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put Up
May 15, 2025 Today (Thursday, May 15), Bruce drove me to PT. While I was in PT, Bruce tried to call his dad. He got the answering machine twice. Bruce decided to hang out in the lobby while my physical therapist had me do various exercises. Afterwards, we went to lunch at Ricatoni’s Italian Grill […]
Read More Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put UpJust Around Blackberry Homestead after the Rain
May 14, 2025 In was raining the morning of Tuesday (May 13), when Bruce drove me to PT. We got there early, so we went to next door to Home Depot to get more trellis supplies. I kept an eye on the time and headed over to PT while Bruce finished shopping at Home Depot. […]
Read More Just Around Blackberry Homestead after the RainRain and More Rain
May 12, 2025 It rained so much on Saturday (May 10). We weren’t able to do anything outside because of the rain. Nox even had to go outside in the rain. Bruce spent some time replacing the outside door knobs since he could do that without getting wet. He replaced the standard door knobs with […]
Read More Rain and More RainStarted Setting Up the Trellises, Change of Plans
May 12, 2025 On Friday (May 9), we started to set up the first trellis. We decided the trellis was too short for tomatoes. We are going to move it to the other side for the peas and foot long beans. We went to Rural King, Lowe’s and Ace to find more metal electrical conduit. […]
Read More Started Setting Up the Trellises, Change of PlansSalad Greens from the Garden
May 8, 2025 On Thursday (May 8), before I went to PT, we went to the Home Depot to buy the materials for trellises based on the plans from the “The Square Foot Gardening” book. We were getting ready to check out when I realized I needed to walk over to the physical therapist office. […]
Read More Salad Greens from the GardenPlanted the Fig Trees
May 10, 2025 On Wednesday (May 7), in the morning, I pulled poison ivy from the other big pecan tree. In the fall, I had cut the poison ivy vines around the base of the pecan. I thought I had missed a vine since there were green leaves on a couple of poison ivy vines […]
Read More Planted the Fig TreesOverslept Due to an Uncomfortable Nox
May 10, 2025 On Tuesday, (May 6) we overslept. My appointment for PT was at 10:30 AM and we slept until 9:30 AM. This gave us 30 minutes to get showers, get dressed and get out the door. Nox also needed to be walked before we could leave. I walked Nox while Bruce showered and […]
Read More Overslept Due to an Uncomfortable Nox
