trials of a garden

I’m a little sore today – though not as badly as I thought I would be after yesterday’s activites.
Andrew, very kindly, decided to help me put up a fence at my garden yesterday. Only when we got out there there was a flood. So we became civil engineers and dug trenches.

I think we did well, [...]

dilemma

I don’t know whether to be really happy – it’s supposed to snow today – or not!
I like snow. I love winter.
And most everyone I know is groaning – even on the radio!
I wish I wasn’t at work, but I’m kinda looking forward to the white, brightness.
On the other hand, I’ve started my garden – [...]

missing members… sort of

Because we went home this weekend, the dogs were all packed up and brought along. Jenner, of course, stayed home. Poor kitty.
I drugged all the dogs with Benadryl. Aggie gets 3 because she 45 lbs, though she’s pretty calm for the most part. Lou’s calm too, but I gave him 1 anyway. Ella’s crazy and [...]

revelations at a weekend memorial service…

One of my uncles died last week. My father’s sister’s husband and a nice guy. So my brother and I drove home for the family gathering. There were a number of things that I noticed…
1. My brother’s wife, Risa, is in Philadelphia so she couldn’t make it back. It was too far to travel. But [...]

the craziest thing…

This morning, I was getting ready to leave and Lou ran out the door when I opened it. So I decided I’d better let him hit the back yard before being locked in for the day, but I left the other two dogs inside.
I went back to the kitchen to turn the light off and [...]

winnowing; chaff from grain

I’ve seen this coming too, but have not been able to say it as well as Michael Spencer in this essay.
Make sure you read the whole thing.
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html