Category Archives: Vegetable Garden

Hello Week! We Are Ready!

It’s Monday, so you will hear one of my favorite tunes when I was growing up. We were up at 5:30 am this fine morning as we needed to be at the surgeon’s office at 8:00 am to get a … Continue reading

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Out And About!

Take a minute and listed to “The Carlton Weaver” Did You Know? In the summer of 1787, the journeymen weavers of the Calton started to agitate for a wage increase. The dispute grew bitter, with the strikers cutting the webs … Continue reading

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Green Weekend Ahead!

Click the arrow to listen to Danny Boy. We were up and ready for the torture session at the gym.  We arrived at 8:30 sharp to begin our bicycle ride.  At 10:00 am, we exited the front door in severe … Continue reading

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A Mid-Week Crrisis?

Who, me getting grumpy?  In a single word, yes!  When I get up in the morning, that is the best I will feel all day! Today, we had a free morning and afternoon, and we knew that our cleaning staff … Continue reading

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Monday And Time For Torture!

It is Monday, so you will hear another of my all-time favorite pieces of music! “Lollipop” is a pop song written by Julius Dixson and Beverly Ross in 1958.  It was first recorded by the duo Ronald & Ruby, with … Continue reading

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Monday And Time To Plant!

Now, this hardly makes sense, but this tune was banned!  The spiciest thing about “Mambo Italiano” is the mention of “enchilada,” yet WABC in New York banned the song in 1954 for its supposedly suggestive lyrics. As usual, we were … Continue reading

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Off To Seal Beach For Lunch!

As the sun started to rise in the East, we got up from our beds and turned on the heat to melt the icicles that had formed in the house overnight.  We let Scout, our trusty sidekick, go out for … Continue reading

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To Day, The Inn!

Join Us For The Day On Our Website The rain had stopped for a while, so we went to the garden to check on everything.  The first stop is the rain gauge.  We expected more than half an inch, but … Continue reading

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Meeting Old Friends At “Girls Night Out”

I woke up this morning expecting a bright and cheery day, but to my surprise, the mountains had disappeared overnight, and the fog was incredibly heavy.  After watching the local news, we confirmed that the LA basin was covered in … Continue reading

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Hump Day!

Today is Wednesday, hump day, but as retired folks, every day is like a weekend!  We went to make coffee, and the sky had grown caliginous overnight, even though the weatherman said it would be 89 degrees today. For the … Continue reading

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