My garden is growing very well this year

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My good old rhubarb, a Victoria old-fashioned rhubarb is now over my head. Check out the photo of it next to the hoop house. The stalks are as big around as my wrist. We're...

Freeze!

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Well, it finally happened -- Thursday night it froze. David came over in the afternoon after his college course was finished and helped Will cover what we could, hoping to save at least a...

To reduce the Christmas stress, I’m starting early baking

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Fortunately, the weather has been subzero and still snowing, so we spend more time indoors lately. My son, Bill, and his family have been without power for nearly four days, while he's been sick...

You know the old saying, roll with the punches?

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That's what I've had to do. I planned to start planting my peppers today but yesterday didn't go so well with rehab. I came home in intense pain and could barely walk. Now, I...

Will is at it again

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Since February of '09, the living room in the new addition has kind of been on hold as more pressing projects have needed to be worked on. But perhaps due to our long, cold...