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Winter Starts Today!!! Let’s Garden!

Fact:  The Jewish people view Jesus Christ as a historical figure, not the savior of mankind.  However, as Huffington Post notes, Jewish composers have penned about half of the top 25 bestselling Christmas songs of all time, including “Let It Snow!  Let It Snow!  Let It Snow!,” “The Christmas Song,” “Silver Bells,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” and “White Christmas.”.

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This Christmas, give the gift of peace: add a little Prozac to the cookies.

Winter officially begins Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 1:48 PST.

It was colder than a witch’s tit this morning, with the Alexa saying 43 degrees!   We had our coffee and then dashed out to survey the situation; we had a lot of work to accomplish!

So very true!

It was the second Wednesday of the month, so our cleaning folks were not scheduled to show up until about 3:30 PM.   We had an excellent breakfast waiting until 10:00 AM to face the garden.

A perfectly managed Christmas correct in every detail is a sure sign of someone who hasn’t enough to do.

The first to be planted were the six blueberry plants.  I was pleased that the soil remained loose even without the perlite.  The drip system was perfectly placed, making the digging easy.

After the blueberries came the black, Boysen, and raspberries.

The gardening was not too bad since we always worked in the sun.  The little critters like the sun also!

We had a visitor!

I got the acid planting additives and a box of perlite and used them in every location.  Mary placed the plants along the wall, making it easier for me to dig.

Mary put the plants where they will be placed.

I stopped halfway through as the old back was giving me fits.  Then it occurred to me that I have a power auger in the garage!  I retrieved it, and the remaining plants went in pretty fast!

Digger Liles at your service!

You know you are getting old when everything hurts, and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work.

Mary worked on the sweetpeas, planted several flowers, and began filling in the bare spots where we needed additional mulch!

I got the power auger out, and that sped things up!

I am coming to get you!  FYI: By the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, your home is crammed with 23 flying Birds and 50 hyperactive Humans.  Speaking about hyperactivity…

“Run!  I am going to get you!”

By 3:00 PM, we were bushed, so we cleaned up a little, waited for our cleaning folks, and then headed to the market to get Jan and dinner.  We had California rolls and a glass of wine.  We left Jan with a large package of pinwheel sandwiches; she is set for a week!

We are leaving Jan’s home after dinner.

By the time we returned home, it was bedtime, 8:00 PM and after a day in the garden we crashed immediately.

About Paul

Just an old retired guy trying to finish out my last years on this planet. I lost my best friend and wife in early 2020. I was blessed again by reconnecting with Dr. Mary Côté, a long-time friend. Mary and I got married July 28th, 2021, and are enjoying life together and plan to spend the rest of our lives being a blessing to our friends and family.
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