Red sun at sunrise made red sunshine On Tuesday morning I woke to pain, aching all over, and exhaustion. I think the PT was too much. I got my post up, tried to balance the checkbook, and eventually got

On Monday morning I was up early, due to cutting the new med in half, around 4AM. I worked on photos and posts for a while. Then at 6:30AM when it was light enough, I went out to harvest the rest of the

I was up at 5:30AM on Wednesday morning and got my post up, the cat fed, and the house closed up. My general helper came in at 6:15AM from her camper van in the driveway, and we went out to harvest what

On Saturday I was up at 5AM and in the garden by 6AM. I finished the amending and mulching in Row 1. I moved onto Row 2 and got that weeded. But when I reached Row 3 and saw the mess I had to deal with,

On Friday morning it was cool and crisp and breezy. I wanted to get out early but the heat from Thursday had really taken it out of me. I never got started in the New Herb garden until 6:45AM. I finished

Thursday morning I was up at 4:45AM and out in the garden by 5:30AM when there was enough light. It was wicked humid, had to be pushing 90% and the temps would soar to the mid 90’sF. I was bound and determined

On Friday morning I REALLY didn’t want to get out of bed. But I was up by 5:45AM and in the garden by 6:15AM. It was to be a pleasant day and I’d left the house opened up for a change. I started moving

On Wednesday I had left the Small garden looking like this. On Thursday I was up at 5:15AM and out in the garden by 6AM. I planned to move mulch but had to figure out what to do about the crabgrass. In

Wednesday morning I was up at 5:30AM and out to the gardens by 6AM. It was pretty foggy and cool. The rabbit at the end of the pasture garden area I was another day behind due to heat this time on Tuesday.

On Friday morning I was up at 5:15AM and out in the gardens by 6AM. The first thing I did was finally get the lima beans planted. Next I weeded the green bean row, the Swiss chard, and the parsnips. I

On Thursday morning I was up at 5:15AM. I had to clean up the kitchen before I could go to the gardens, so I never got out to the Big garden until 6:15AM. The first thing I did was plant and mulch the

Along with the lime, I am having wood chips added by the truckload to my upcoming garlic area. Tilling these in the ground should have a beneficial effect on the soil in a year or so. This is just the

On Wednesday morning I was up at 5:15AM but I had to get laundry started as I was running out of clothes. So I didn’t get outside until 6AM. As I headed out the back porch I noticed the seedlings needed

I woke at 5AM on Tuesday morning and decided to go out and get started while it was still cold. There’d be no mosquitoes for a couple hours, I hoped. As I looked east towards the barn I could see the fog

Friday morning it was REALLY cold in the house so when I got up at 6AM, I went and plugged the heater in, in the bathroom. Not being fully alert, I forgot you can only plug in 1 thing at a time in there.

On Thursday morning, I was up by 6AM but moving slowly. I got the post up and the cat fed and then started on the seedlings. Lots of the tomatoes were up and only the Kapija peppers. No bell peppers or

On Thursday, after I thought I was done, I got a call from my brother reminding me we were supposed to get mulch hay from my neighbor. I didn’t want to drive the truck with the plow on over there as it’s

What I first deemed to be nature's dreadlocks has turned out to be old and woodified ivy. Lol. I am such a beginner. It's literally everywhere and has conquered trees and ruins around this place. This

New East garden – the delphinium is still flowering, even with 20F temps… On Thursday I was up at 4:30AM and got my post up. Then I cleaned up the kitchen, put the laundry away, made a cup of tea and sat

On Monday morning it was cold and gloomy outside. I kept the fire going in the wood stove. I didn’t get up until 5AM and got the post up for the day while listening to beeping. I was not feeling very good