Busy, But Loving It
This is the time of year when we start mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, spending time in the greenhouse and realizing that there are just not enough hours in the day to do what needs to be done. But you … Continue reading →
Spring Is Here
The Man of the House mowed the lawn for the first time yesterday. I think spring really is here. We’ve got about three acres of lawn and most of it is really steep. Our John Deere’s transmission isn’t quite beefy … Continue reading →
Tomatoes are Growing
Our tomato plants are growing. It’s still too cold at night to move them to the greenhouse. (The greenhouse isn’t heated.) But it won’t be long now. We’ve had a hard time clearing new planting areas because there’s been so much … Continue reading →
Not a Houseboat, It’s a House on a Boat
We love looking at the water. We’ve seen scenes of moonlight on water that take our breath away. There are also fishing boats, whitecaps and the occasional parasailer. But this week we saw something really different. As the Man of … Continue reading →
Starts and Snow
The Man of the House has tomato, pepper and onion plants started. While we’re getting ready for the spring, the weather isn’t always cooperative. (See the snow out the window.) Speaking of the peppers, we tried to keep the pepper … Continue reading →
Mowing, Oven and Meatloaf
It’s been an exciting week. The Man of the House mowed the lawn for the last time this year. Our 26-year-old oven has quit working. A repair person is coming Monday to look at it. If he can’t get it … Continue reading →
Preparing for a Storm
Last weekend was supposed to be a storm for the record books. Luckily it ended up being more of a regular autumn storm. Now that we’ve been working on this for a few years we have a good storm preparation … Continue reading →
A Great Year For Garlic!
Bigger garlic (more cloves per head) this year! Planted 14 cloves 9/9/2015; harvested 14 head 7/12/2016. Fertilized with Osmocote Plus in the Spring.
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Things have been so hectic that I haven’t had a chance to write about this yet. This happened in early May. Here are our two lovely golden chain (Laburnum) trees. They were in full bloom when I took this photo. The … Continue reading →
Potato Salad Recipe
For Memorial Day we had potato salad and pub-style burgers. Yum! Here’s the recipe that we used for the potato salad. Potato Salad Recipe 5 potatoes 3 eggs – hard boiled and then chopped or sliced 1 cup chopped celery … Continue reading →