Julia, Julia, How Do Your Peppers Grow? In Five Gallon Buckets, All in Rows on the Patio

June 27, 2025 I thought I’d provide an update on growing peppers in five gallon buckets. June 11 (Wednesday), I took a look at my pepper plants in the five gallon buckets. They are growing well and producing lots of peppers. The rain and wind earlier in the week had caused some of the pepper […]

Pictures of the Garden

June 27, 2025 On June 10 (Tuesday), I got up to take Nox outside. It was foggy from all the rain from yesterday. I had PT and on the way to Florence, the fog covered the Tennessee River. By the time we got back home, the fog had burned off. Bruce went off to mow […]

More Birdie’s Garden Beds and a Chipper Arrive

June 14, 2025 On June 5 (Thursday), Bruce was expecting two deliveries, large size Birdie’s Garden Beds and the chipper. We were both very excited earlier in the week to get the emails with the information about the deliveries. I had PT scheduled for the day of the deliveries, so I left Bruce at home […]

Damselflies at the Creek

June 13, 2025 On June 5 (Wednesday), Bruce and I walked down to the mailbox to see if we got any mail. Bruce checked the mailbox while I checked to see if there were any fish in the creek. The tiny fish (about 1/2 to an inch) dashed under the culvert as I watched. I […]

Timber! Felling Pine Tree Number One

June 7, 2025 On Monday (June 2), Bruce determined the ground was dry and hard enough to take the truck into the back pasture. He wanted to use the truck to help safely take down the pine tree one. Bruce drove the truck into the back pasture and parked it. Using a ladder, Bruce climbed […]

Just Another Sunday

June 6, 2025 On Sunday (June 1), Bruce and I walked around the back pasture. We looked some more at the leaning pine (pine tree number 1). It appeared to be leaning more into the pine tree it fell into. We thought it was leaning more earlier and Sunday, I was able to find a […]

Making Flower Pots Out of Plastic Food Bowls

June 3, 2025 On May 30 (Friday), I had PT. After PT, Bruce and I tried out a restaurant in a historic neighborhood in East Florence, AL. We enjoyed our lunch at Ray’s at the Bank. I had the Roundabout Burger. It was so messy and delicious! Bruce had the lunch special, which was a […]

Fireflies in Flight

May 31, 2025 On Wednesday (May 28), Bruce and I worked in the yard. Bruce unloaded the dirt he purchased from the truck into the lawnmower cart. Using the lawnmower, Bruce pulled the cart to the garden area and the north fence. He would unload the cart, placing the bagged dirt next to the fence. […]

Harvest from the Garden

May 28, 2025 On Monday (May 26), after it stopped raining for a bit, Bruce and I dressed up in our coveralls. We headed out to clear the section on the south fence under the trees. We had a lot of branches down from the storm last week. We loaded the branches into the mower […]

A Very Rainy Memorial Day Weekend

May 26, 2025 Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a time to pause and remember those who died in the service of our country. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of the summer. Public swimming pools, amusement parks and water parks open. In the United States, Memorial Day is considered […]