Apple, Peach and Pecan Trees Arrived

March 14, 2023 Oh, today is Pi day. What kind of pie should I make? I enjoyed seeing the flowers while walking around Blackberry Homestead yesterday morning. Yesterday, to make it easier to fill up holes in the yard with rocks, Bruce hooked up the cart to the mower. Nox wanted to ride the mower […]

Finishing Cleaning the Interior of the RV

March 12, 2025 This morning, we got up and loaded the three RV chairs we bought home from Colorado into the truck. Bruce also put some tools in the truck. He wanted to determine why my side of the theater seating in the RV wasn’t working. We stopped and ate breakfast at Millie’s Place before […]

Making Soil for My Five Gallon Buckets

March 12, 2025 By yesterday, Nox had gotten very smelly since her last bath, so it was time for her to get squeaky clean again. In the morning, I washed her in the shower. After getting toweled dry, Nox sat outside in the sunshine with me. After lunch, we sat outside on the front porch […]

Another Box of Books!

March 11, 2025 Yesterday, after breakfast, I went outside to see if I could identify some of the plants in the yard. Afterwards, I headed over to the garden to plant seeds. I planted Georgia Green collards, arugula, Roquette arugula, Misome (Asian greens), Palla Rossa radicchio, Florida Broadleaf Mustard greens, and Mizuna Mustard Greens (Asian […]

Irish Handwoven Blanket Pictures for a Fiber Artist

March 10, 2025 I asked my blog friend Meg from yarnsfromthelake.com if she would like to see the Irish blanket unfolded. Since she said yes, I took some pictures of it unfolded. I thought I had remembered it being handwoven. Meg, I hope I got the title right (Fiber Crafter). I was wasn’t sure if […]

Gardening, Assembling Shelves, Cutting Off Branches and Unpacking Boxes of Books

March 9, 2025 Yesterday, I planted bunching onions seeds and fennel seeds. I also moved several medium sized branches that came down in the high winds to the dead hedge. I mulched the strawberries and onion plants. While I was getting leaves and pine straw to mulch the strawberries, I noticed this violet blooming. I […]

Planting a Couple of Rhubarb Plants

March 7, 2025 After Nox woke up from her nap, Bruce asked me if there was something to do outside. My answer was yes, I wanted to build the rhubarb bed. Bruce thought that would be fun, so he got his circular saw out. I found the square for him and brought it and the […]

Planting Beets

March 7, 2025 This morning, Nox went with me as I headed out to plant beets in the garden beds. I planted these beets: Detroit Golden, Detroit Dark Red and Chioggia. Chioggia is a “candy striped beet.” It has red and white alternating rings with a bright red skin. I noticed the field pansies are […]

Planting Strawberry Crowns and Onion Plants

March 7, 2025 Yesterday, I started feeling like “my old bony self” again around 3:00 PM. I do believe having a nap helped. Nox was a sweetheart and snuggled up against me while I napped. Bruce let me know we had two packages, one from Misfits and another box that looked like plants. After putting […]

Planting Seeds Today

March 4, 2025 With my raised garden beds full of dirt and a beautiful day, I headed out to start planting cool season seeds. I’ve given the raised bed rows letters (A and D, as B and C don’t have beds yet.) and I numbered the beds from north to south. Row A is the […]