With less frequent rains and hot weather, we’re on the upswing

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I'll swear we were having so much rain I felt like my toes were growing webs! Yuck. And rain makes tons of mosquitoes appear too. But lately, we have had a little rain, but...

We had a very happy Fourth of July

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Fortunately, after several hours of miserable car repair to replace our serpentine belt on the car, Will got our car ready to roll. So, on the Fourth of July, we were able to make...

Happy Independence Day!

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We really don't do much to celebrate the Fourth around here. But this year, my daughter, Randie, is going to be up at son, Bill's, this week and we had planned to go down...

Mother’s Day has come and gone

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Now, we're back to work. But yesterday was an awesome day. My sons, Bill and David, and their families plus my sister, Sue, joined us at our annual Mother's Day foray to Byrns Greenhouse...

Holy cow, spring’s sure busy

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I've been planting our melons, squash, and pumpkins inside. We do this as we have such a short growing season that by planting four or five weeks ahead of our frost-free spring date, we...