Our first tomatoes are ripe
The tomatoes are slow this year due to the intense heat we had early on when they were starting to set blossoms. (When it gets hot, the plants throw their blooms, due to stress.)...
We’re nearly finished planting
We worked hard to get all the various crops planted in all of our big gardens. Rain was forecast and as we all know, rain on newly planted seeds makes them spring up lustily....
Holy mackerel, it was actually warm today
The thermometer hit 46° F above zero this afternoon and we are just dancing around, enjoying this warm, sunny day. Whew, what a break. I'm sure the temperatures will drop for awhile, but it...
It’s hard not to be impatient with healing
I'm doing exercises three times a day, plus using the leg flexing machine, icing my leg, and going to rehab three times a week so even though I'm not busy with seeds and canning,...
Our storm turned out to be a non-event
While folks in the Twin Cities were experiencing blizzard conditions and lots of snow, we woke up to a bit of wind but only about half an inch of snow. That was a surprise,...