{"id":11029,"date":"2025-06-23T18:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=11029"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:10:38","slug":"im-back-to-the-living-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2025\/06\/23\/im-back-to-the-living-again\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m back to the living again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, Will got the solar powered golf cart working for me. I can&#8217;t begin to tell you how much I appreciate that and use it every single day. Yes, I do walk and exercise all the time. After all, how did four and a half acres get planted by hand? Maybe that&#8217;s why my knees hurt so much? Oh well, it&#8217;s about done now, except for some sweet corn I think I&#8217;ll have to replant. As it was so dry, I planted it in the moister parts of the gardens. Then we got 2\u00bd inches of pouring rain. And another 2 inches, then a little more. Now those areas are soggy and I&#8217;m thinking the corn seeds simply rotted in the ground, due to the excess moisture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11030\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Will-golf-cart_1205-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will, working on the golf cart in mid-90&#8217;s heat. It was just a stuck brake!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11031\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buffy_1215-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buffy watched the repair with interest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the carrots. I planted them when it was dry, and there was a forecast for rain soon. It did rain \u2014 .003 of an inch. Then it got dry again. I think they germinated on the rain&#8217;s moisture and then dried out and died. Gotta plant those again too.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well, the pumpkins and squash look fantastic as do most of our beans. The peppers in the field look better than those in the hoop houses. It&#8217;s been so very hot, they kind of sat there while the weeds jumped up. Of course, at 110 F in the hoop houses, I sure couldn&#8217;t go in and weed them. Now there&#8217;s a big job, just waiting for me now that it&#8217;s cooled off again.<\/p>\n<p>On the way home from mailing seeds at the post office, I stopped to take pictures of the Pink Lady Slipper bed I love. There weren&#8217;t as many as usual. But those that were blooming were simply gorgeous.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11032\" style=\"width: 1441px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1441\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-scaled.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-696x1236.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-1068x1897.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lady-slippers-236x420.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love seeing the June Pink Lady Slippers each year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants look simply gorgeous this year after kind of a puny start. I&#8217;ll be planting them this afternoon as it&#8217;s cooled down and gotten cloudy following last night&#8217;s gentle rain. It sure feels good to be back in &#8220;normal&#8221; action again!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11033\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Rain_0422-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First, we had drought, now we&#8217;re getting too much heavy rain. (But no hurricane winds or tornadoes!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, Will got the solar powered golf cart working for me. I can&#8217;t begin to tell you how much I appreciate that and use it every single day. Yes, I do walk and exercise all the time. After all, how did four and a half acres get planted by hand? 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