Our fall rains have arrived
And boy, the rain does slow down things ripening in the garden. We should have crates of ripe tomatoes right now, but there are really very few — just enough to eat, cook with,...
We had a sad week
Our old Labrador, Spencer, has been failing for the past couple of months, getting weaker on his legs and losing weight slowly. On Wednesday morning, he couldn't get up, even with our help. His...
Our drought is getting very serious
We still haven't had a good rain. Some nearby towns have put outdoor use (watering lawns or washing cars) water restrictions in place and a few people's wells have gone dry. The trees in...
Finally! Rain! But a tornado missed us by several miles…
We finally got two nice rains. One was only about a tenth of an inch but the next was nearly an inch, and with our gardens, that's a huge help. We did have a...
It’s amazing what a little manure will do!
A year ago, my friend, Jeri, gave me two rhubarb roots. They started nicely, but did not get very large during the summer. I hauled a trailer load of rotted manure down to the...