Category Archives: Gardening

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

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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We Give Busy A New Meaning!

Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2025 by Paul

We are expecting an 80-degree day, so we’d better get to tending the garden early before the heat hits.  Our peppers are still producing, even after we’ve given away thirty of them to friends.  The ones below are mild and … Continue reading →

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We Did’t Even Leave The House!

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2025 by Paul

We decided to rest today since we will continuously go for the next two days!  First things first, our daily one-mile+ walk in the hood. We thought about taking Scout along, but alas, he preferred to sleep! We read the … Continue reading →

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A Typical Thursday!

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2025 by Paul

There were no big plans today except for Girls Night Out.  We did take our morning walk, and I made it 0.7 miles, only sitting down once, a new record.  We snapped a couple of shots of our front yard. … Continue reading →

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Oh My, 6 AM On A Saturday Morning???

Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2025 by Paul

Alexa went off precisely at 6:00 am, and at 6:00 am and 1.3 seconds, I had the sound off so the princess would not wake up.   As I tiptoed into the office to change into my “go wait two hours … Continue reading →

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A Walking We Will Go

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2025 by Paul

Today we have an adventure planned!  At 9:45 am, we headed to Floral Gardens in Santa Ana, where Bob and Donna live.  We met up with them and Robin and Bob for a walk through some of the older homes. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was NOT A Day Of Rest!!

Posted on Sunday, April 6, 2025 by Paul

I took one of Mary’s latest watercolors, which looked more like an explosion of color than a masterpiece, and used it as the background for the Daily Diary. She was practicing her “spring flowers. ” Honestly, it was like a … Continue reading →

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