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Haven't been able to tend much, second shot was a doozy, then the mini heat wave, and thankfully some rains more than a shower of late. Scrambling with the kitchen garden. Peas that were left to germinate too long in the kitchen window sill are the top performer so far. Sadly, the first batch we tra...

I've found that indignant pouting comes more naturally to me. Whatever works. ;-) A few more shots from last Thursday. It's currently still spitting rain outside and a cool-47°F. Quite a change from earlier in the month! One of the Fritillary Butterflies in a patch of mock and common strawberries i...

Since we're dealing with the flu like symptoms from shot #2, I'm glad it's been rainy this weekend. I'm still doing what I can starting more seeds and checking on what we already have started or the starts themselves. Temperatures plunged again to 50s by day 40s by night. So there's no telling what ...

Ran into our neighbor to the west today. She told me her landlord gave her a hard deadline of being out July 1st. I know he's tried to be gracious because of the sibling she's been caring for, but it's evident he's annoyed/worried he's missing the pandemic housing market boom with the sale. We haven...

Gothichome wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 10:31 pmJames what have you discovered in your new interest, flat earthers tend to have a flatter cranium, gear heads have wheel shaped craniums or old home folks tend to have dusty craniums with irregular corners and a slight draft blowing between the ears?

Nicely done indeed.

Mmm....bucket lift. Very nice.

{snip}pegs and boxes work ok I lke putitng lots of tools on a pegboard but I share a bunch of things on one peg and then drawers and toolboxes. you just need ot be able to get to the common stuff you use all the time so one way of sorting it out is putting them somewhere and then you can watch as t...

{snip}what I have done is stack them if you want it taller, drill holes and use spikes to get them to the height you want for the bottom rail. that can be a retaining wall if you want one as well.. and then make two sawcuts like this: Thanks for the idea, Phil. I will definitely keep this in mind. ...

Manalto wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:16 am I love dahlias but, unfortunately, so did the voles.

Have you tried using scent detractors? I've had some luck with that. (Onion/leek/garlic variants--wild or cultivated)