Well, we wanted rain; now it’s raining too much
I guess we're never satisfied. Although the rain is great for our gardens, it sure makes it tough to finish up making hay. Will finally saw three clear days in the forecast and cut...
I think we’ve grown webs between our toes
We've had rain, rain and more rain. Four inches in several days' time. Luckily, Will managed to get our main garden tilled just before the first rain hit. It tilled up very nicely and...
Today was “one of those days”
It started out pretty nice with a partly cloudy sky and no new snow. Besides, the temperature was 20 degrees above zero and was forecast to go nearly to 30. So I made a...
It’s been a different week
I've been busy cleaning out my raspberry-choked flower beds in the front yard, getting ready to renew them. Around here, wild raspberries are among the worst of weeds, spreading by underground rhizomes, popping up...
It’s still wet here, but boy is the garden ever producing!
Haying has been difficult. We've been having significant rain every three days or so. Not half an inch or less, it's been 2 inches, 3½ inches (and more) at a time. The hayfields never...