Finally had the garden plowed. Our tiller is broken, so a neighbor did it and it looks like the soil is pretty rich underneath, so I’m excited about that. Had a good dirt color, no sand and clay, and lots of worms. I hope to spend some time getting the big clumps of sod and …
Garden Chats
Open Thread
Another content free day from me. Sorry. We went to the greenhouse, was doing some work work that had to be done by tomorrow, and then cleaning. Was so happy with my Fiskars Weeder /Dandelion Implement of Destruction that I went ahead and picked up a Fiskars Edger today. BTW- do you have any idea …
Open Thread: Thursday Night Menu
Take it away, Bad Horse’s Filly… We had snow two days in a row and today was still 20 degrees below normal temps. My tomatoes have been living under black plastic and have their own hot water bottle. So far, so good. Despite that, this weekend looks great for grilling in my neighborhood, so here …
Monday Open Thread
Sorry for the lack of posts, but the others have you all covered nicely. Had some work work to do today, then I had some stuff to do in the yard that was irritating me. Off my back porch, where I have hung the feeders, is a large white pine that had the bottom six …
Volunteers Wanted in the Gulf States
The National Wildlife Federation is soliciting donations and volunteers to fight the oil spill through the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: … We do not know the location or the extent of impact to birds, wildlife, and habitat at this time. What we do know is that we need to be ready with on-call volunteers …
The Silence of the Dandelions
Day two of the anti-dandelion counter-insurgency at the Cole household has ended with me sunburnt, exhausted, and with only half the yard done. I put down 12 bags of mulch and got the second herb planter done, hung some wind chimes, and mowed and de-dandelioned half the yard before the shoulder started to ache. I’ll …
Greatest Tool Ever
Done with the work-work and now am going to spend the afternoon venting my authoritarian impulses on the yard. I figure politicians don’t listen to me, you all don’t listen to me, my friends and family don’t listen to me, my animals, whose continued existence relies upon my generosity and good will, don’t listen to …