A pregnant coworker with a 1 year old at home who works full time turned around in her chair and folded her arms, “Tell me, cuz i want to know. I want to know what is so time consuming that you cant find time to fit in projects or sleep. I want to know what …
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My First Salad from the Garden
On this day i decided to use up the lettuce as it was getting too hot to have it in the garden anymore. I made a little salad from lettuce, spinach, basil, and tomatoes from the garden. I added avocado and chickpeas from the fridge. It was pretty good with some vegan dressing and umami …
Grandpa’s Weeder
I ordered this thing online and it came in the mail. It is the greatest invention. I immediately went and pulled up all the bull thistles on the property. They pop right out root and all! It’s so amazing! You just line it up, push it down, and lean to the side. It is now …
It’s Frog Season
I try to keep these guys away from the dogs but this time of year they’re everywhere. Occasionally one comes in throwing up white foam and i know they’ve picked up a frog of some sort. You’d think they’d learn but they never do. They just dont eat for a day and they throw up …
Not all Snakes are Bad Snakes
I hear a lot of coworkers that live in slightly larger more populated cities say, “the only good kind of snake is a dead snake”. Well that’s just cuz you live in a more landscaped developed area and you dont have a bunch of wide open tall-grass areas and you have little need of their …
Evolution of a Blackberry
Building a Carport
After the hail storm i got online and ordered a carport from amazon. Something had to be done. I called a handyman i had used in the past and asked for a quote for the job. A quote was given and agreed upon and they let me know when they could come out and start. …
Electricity in the Greenhouse
Before i bought the property i live on now i spent about a decade living in apartments. I had balcony gardens. I had courtyard gardens. I had hanging gardens…but i always had a garden of some sort. I did fairly well for having everything in containers. I grew roses and double blossom hibiscus, herbs and …
The First Egg Appears
Depending on the hatchery i got each of the chickens from, some of them lay fewer eggs during the winter and some of them stop laying eggs during the winter. I believe it was a 3 fold problem. One, less chickens were laying because it was winter. Two, the chickens did not like the kind …
Winter Weather
Looking at the forecast i noted there was one week day in which it was set to precipitate and also remain well below freezing all day. I asked to work the sunday before so that i could have this day off. My request was granted. The electricity went off for a second but then came …