I’ve been working out in the yard a lot these past days. So many things to report! Other news: One of the bluebird houses is…. occupied by bluebirds! I moved a couple houses around and one of them is off by itself. I couldn’t be any happier to see them. Trillers have bullied them…
Category: Doodads
Doodads — 5/3/2020
What a beautiful day it was outside. The back yard is polka-dotted with dandelions that sprung out overnight. The grass is summer lush. The rabbits are chasing each other. The chipmunks have re-dug their hole between the sections of concrete under the bird feeder. The frogs have a heavenly chorus going on out there. The…
Doodads — growing things
As humans agonize over viruses and the ripples from them, life goes on for much of the planet. Last year I planted Swiss Chard in a large pot and forgot about it. Glory be, it is alive and kickin. Soon I’ll be eating homegrown Swiss Chard! I planted 36 brandywine tomato seeds I saved from…
Doodads 4/4/20
I’ll be playing an online virtual board game with my kids today so will be “gone.” I did want to share one of the things I did yesterday. My older son’s girlfriend gave me a gift for Christmas of herb growing kit. I opened it yesterday and was instructed to soak the seeds for 24…
Doodads 2/7/20 — One of these things…
I borrowed “The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy” by Valerie Ann Worwood from the library within the last week and have been consulting and taking notes from it since then. Today the copy I bought arrived in the mail. I noticed immediately that there was a substantial difference in size between the two…
Doodads — 1/2/20
I started reading Haruki Murakami’s 3-volume 1Q84 last night. It’s a 2-week e-book borrow, so we’ll see how far I can get in 2 weeks. It’s a simple, but dense story, which is par for the course of what I’ve read of him so far. I also borrowed Season 1 of The Waltons and watched…
Doodads — 1/1/20
Happy 2020 to you all. I’ve heard it referred to as the Roaring 20’s and I called it the year of perfect vision today. Hoping that each of us is inspired to look with clarity and see what needs to be seen, so we can do what needs to be done. Book Review I must…
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