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Busy, But Loving It

Beetle Eyes Posted on May 7, 2017 by MarshaMay 7, 2017

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 →

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Spring Is Here

Beetle Eyes Posted on April 5, 2017 by MarshaApril 5, 2017
2017 Mowing

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 →

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Tomatoes are Growing

Beetle Eyes Posted on April 2, 2017 by MarshaApril 2, 2017
tomato plants

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 →

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Not a Houseboat, It’s a House on a Boat

Beetle Eyes Posted on March 19, 2017 by MarshaMarch 19, 2017
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 →

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Starts and Snow

Beetle Eyes Posted on March 13, 2017 by MarshaMarch 13, 2017
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 →

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Mowing, Oven and Meatloaf

Beetle Eyes Posted on October 30, 2016 by MarshaOctober 30, 2016
Last Mow

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 →

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Preparing for a Storm

Beetle Eyes Posted on October 18, 2016 by MarshaOctober 18, 2016

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 →

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A Great Year For Garlic!

Beetle Eyes Posted on July 31, 2016 by The Man of The HouseJuly 31, 2016
2016 Garlic Harvest

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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Earlier this year…

Beetle Eyes Posted on June 16, 2016 by MarshaJune 16, 2016
golden chain tree

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 →

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Potato Salad Recipe

Beetle Eyes Posted on June 12, 2016 by MarshaJune 12, 2016
Potato Salad

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 →

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