Category Archives: Gardening

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

Friday & The Weekend Has Arrived!

Posted on Friday, June 16, 2023 by Paul

No rain this morning; a seismic change must have occurred.  However, it was cold, so we had our coffee before galloping through the garden.  The garden looked quite lovely, and we gave it a final touch by removing a few … Continue reading →

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Friday Has Arrived!

Posted on Friday, June 9, 2023 by Paul

I cannot understand a system where when shown a video, you have six eyewitnesses to a murder, and the culprit is allowed to live!  With this kind of system, do bad people fear the law?  No!  It’s time to institute … Continue reading →

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Monday And Time To Go To Work!

Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 by Paul

Memories: My First & Last Motorcycle It was 1975, and I was beginning to go to the desert and use dune buggies, but I also needed a motorcycle.  I bought a Honda 400 Sports bike for a song.   I fixed … Continue reading →

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We Gardened Until We Needed To Ready For The Elks & Dancing!

Posted on Saturday, June 3, 2023 by Paul

Finally, it is Saturday, and we are back to “normal.” Since we put in the front yard fence, I told Mary we could keep the curtains pulled in the front room and allow more light to come inside.  When I … Continue reading →

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Another Busy Day!

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023 by Paul

Bright and early, we dropped off The Grey Shost sor servicing at Freeway Honda adjacent to the Elks Lodge.  The old girl has 96,000 miles on her and is just now getting broken in.  Since we do not use it … Continue reading →

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Friday Has Arrived And We Are Off And Running Also!

Posted on Friday, May 19, 2023 by Paul

We got up at 6:00 am to watch the blast-off of Space-X, but the sky was not clear, and the launch was scribbled.  We did the next best thing; planned the day!  The fire and coffee were warm, so it … Continue reading →

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The Week Begins!

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2023 by Paul

Memories: Mom, The Creator!  My dear Mother was super creative; she saw art everywhere, not just paintings.  When we were in Arkansas one summer, she visited an antique store, her favorite place to haunt.  She picked up an old wall-mounted … Continue reading →

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Work And Play All Day!

Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2023 by Paul

We arose early since our new furniture was arriving today, and we had to make way for the movers to do their thing.  By 10:00 am, we had finished breakfast and awaited a warning call from the Lay-Z-Boy movers. I … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For Mother’s Day!

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 by Paul

We were sluggis this morning!  We had our coffee without a jaunt to the garden; instead, we cleaned the office and did our delinquent filing!  The office is now almost presentable for Sunday’s visitors, plus we find things we have … Continue reading →

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It Is World Naked Gardening Day! We Shall Partake!

Posted on Saturday, May 6, 2023 by Paul

World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD) is an annual international event generally celebrated on the first Saturday of May by gardeners and non-gardeners alike. The first annual World Naked Gardening Day occurred on September 10, 2005.  In 2007, the event date was moved … Continue reading →

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Dang! It Really Rained Starting at 3:00 AM

Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Paul

Up early, as usual.  I fixed coffee for us and attempted to register for the Hawaiian Eye Meeting for 2024.  After the third time, I tried calling the help desk.  I got a “3D Secure required flag must be boolean” … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Nancy!

Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2023 by Paul

Today was busy; we were on the go!  We had hair appointments at 9:00 am in Tustin.  We arrived early, so we went to the bakery and got coffee, and shared a blueberry scone. Why did the pastry chef poison … Continue reading →

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Tis Friday; We Are Warming Up For The Weekend!!

Posted on Friday, April 21, 2023 by Paul

Mary asked me, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get 6. A short time later returned with 6 cartons of milk. Mary asked me, “Why did you buy … Continue reading →

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One More Day And It Will BE Friday!

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023 by Paul

The weather was warm today and we liked that after days of freezing cold.  We waddled through the garden examining our efforts and they are doing remarkably well.  We see the growth by the peas which every day climb the … Continue reading →

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Monday Is Here And We Are Busy Again!

Posted on Monday, April 17, 2023 by Paul

The world has turned 260 degrees since yesterday morning, and Ol’ Sol is shining brightly even though the outside temperature was in the 50s.  We called Colleen, and New Hampshire was in the 80s; this Global Warming has got to … Continue reading →

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Another Day In The Garden!

Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by Paul

We were terrible today; we did not arise until almost 7:00 am!  Scout slept in, so he did not act as our alarm clock! Someone stole our mountain!  The fog was heavy again this morning, so we lit the firepit, … Continue reading →

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Hi Ho Hi Ho, It’s Off To Work We Go!

Posted on Sunday, April 2, 2023 by Paul

First things first, we are off to The Original Pancake House for a grab-and-run breakfast.  We took it to Jan’s and had breakfast with her, an excellent way to start Sunday morning. Every day at breakfast, I announce that I’m … Continue reading →

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Thursday And It Is Wet Aain!

Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2023 by Paul

We got up late after last night’s adventures!  We walked the garden, and it looked great; the tomatoes are doing well. they almost doubled in size since they went into the ground. Mary and I watch gardening clips on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Sunday; All I Quiet On The Western Front

Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2023 by Paul

The day was perfect for working the garden, BUT we had to wait until 10:30 am so it would not be so cold! A broke up one of the two bales of straw and tossed it into Mary’s two-wheeled wheelbarrow.  … Continue reading →

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Mary Is Down But Improving!

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 by Paul

Stand back; it’s the Tomato Man (without his cape). What do you call a tomato with a trumpet? A tooty fruity. The bonbon lady slept until 8:30 am this morning, getting up only to let the baby out; I was … Continue reading →

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