Category Archives: Gardening

Vegetable gardening is our hobby and besides, it makes for great food

The Weak Begins But We will Be Strong After The Gym Visit

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2026 by Paul

Colleen was up because she is still three hours ahead.  Colleen wanted to go to Dunkin’ Donuts for her caffeine fix, so, being rather brilliant, I sent Colleen in The Silver Fox with instructions to get lattes for Mary and … Continue reading →

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January In California, It’s Going To Be 87 Today!

Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2026 by Paul

Oh my, the weatherman indicates it will be in the high 80s today!  That’s great news for my garden and terrible news for my will to do literally anything else.  I guessit’ss time to wrestle with the weeds like they … Continue reading →

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Tuesday And That Means Watercolor Time!

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 by Paul

Mary slept again until 8:30 am, as those pain pills seem to be working.  We stayed in the office until the late morning.  I needed some additional dirt for the garden and was planning to get it from Home Depot.  … Continue reading →

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The Weak Begins With A Trip To The Weightlifting Wonderland

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2026 by Paul

We arrived at the gym 30 minutes early, ready to conquer the stationary bike like it was a wild stallion!  After burning enough calories to earn a participation trophy, we transitioned to the fun and games—also known as the “let’s … Continue reading →

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More Good News!

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 by Paul

Today, we spent two hours working in the garden and then prepared for our visit to the cardiologist.   It was a good visit as the BP is normal, no atrial fibrillation.  I need to see him in about six weeks … Continue reading →

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I Escaped The House Today!

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2025 by Paul

We got up, and Mary did the morning groin check, and I was leaking every so slightly on the right side.  It was not significant enough to worry about, so we proceeded with the morning shower and a new gauze … Continue reading →

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Hello Friday, We Can See You!!

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2025 by Paul

It’s gonna be another hot one!  We saved water today by frying our eggs on the concrete pavement since it was so hot! Out in the yard, we worked for several hours.   We pulled some of the older corn and … Continue reading →

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Work Around The House

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2025 by Paul

Today was rare; we had nothing planned.  The weather was nice in the morning, so we donned our gardening costumes and hit the patio with clippers flashing, carts moving, and greenery flying into the air. We trimmed almost every bush, … Continue reading →

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Did I Say Inactive?

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2025 by Paul

We were without energy today!  We did decide to have steak for breakfast. We then headed to the garden to do cleanup before the gardener arrived.  We started by removing the flowers from around our pet pineapple.  They were shading … Continue reading →

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Always On Saturday!

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2025 by Paul

We sat on the patio with Robin for two hours shooting the s**t, and then when Robin headed for home, we broke out the gardening tools and got underway.  Talking to myself is okay.  Answering back is risky. Robin said … Continue reading →

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