Andrew, Cody, and I spent the morning hoeing (take that as you will) and working in the greenhouse.  I ended-up covered in aphids which is, in fact, just as gross as it sounds.  That said, I have no pictures of it and no amusing stories to tell.

So, on that note, a word from on of my least favorite fonts...

I'm Comic Sans...


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Ladybug!  Ladybug!
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire.
And your children will burn.

Or, my version

Ladybug! Ladybug!
Stay the hell here!
I paid $30 for you.
Now eat my damn aphids.Okay, there was no rhyme, but you get the picture.  Yesterday a big box of beneficial insects arrived on my doorstep and, as Andrew and Cody are off camping, I got ( Read more... )

So, yesterday was April Fool's Day - which is most certainly NOT my favorite holiday. Thankfully, it was a fantastic day that involved everything from working in the garden to grilling steaks and drinking gin and tonics to going on a hike.  And no pranks whatsoever!

Now here is the weird part: When I was a little kid (we're talking like six to nine ( Read more... )

Okay, after my last, whiney/angsty (whangsty?) post about pictures, I thought I'd torture you all with recent pic spam:

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It's over 92 degrees and everyone's nerves are shot. I spent all morning weeding the North Garden and planting flowers. I planted delphiniums, nasturtiums, calendula, zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers. I'm like the Johnny Appleseed (although earlier I said "Typhoid Mary") of sunflowers. Now, however, it is just too damned hot to do anything. I'm ( Read more... )

Well, it's my day off, but it's been a total work day so far.

Andrew and I got up and demolished the greenhouse.
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Well, so far McFly is still hanging on to life. I've been giving him special mash and keeping him in the coop rather than in the yard. This seems to help Lucius/Cracker/Bryan Adams stay away from him. He still might not make it, though, and tomorrow may be a mercy killing. Andrew half suggested just leaving him out for the coyote and letting nature ( Read more... )

Spring is coming; I can feel it. It's actually quite warm today (in the low to mid 40's Fahrenheit for the high and it won't dip below zero for the low), and some of the snow is even melting.

Andrew and I spent the morning sorting seeds. New Buffalo has a shit-ton of seeds, most of which have been donated by Johnny's and Seeds of Chance Change. ( Read more... )

I spent the morning helping design our "root cellar" (It's really above ground and used for storing all sorts of stuff) and harvesting potatoes. This reminded me of a story by the fantastic mindabbles  to (in which Remus comes out to his mother whilst she is harvesting potatoes) and that reminds me of one of my favorite things about the holidays: rs_small_gifts! It's a ( Read more... )