Monthly Archives: May 2011

Yesterday got so hot I couldn’t work outside in the afternoon so I got a lot of knitting done.  We still have not put on the AC but we use the fans and remain under them most of the afternoon.  … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took the day off and wrote letters.  When I am not outside working in the gardens I am  in the house writing or knitting.  I want to get mittens done for everyone for Christmas.  I have 16 out … Continue reading →

Yesterday I dug a hill of potatoes and got enough for dinner, not a very good yield but other farmers have said the same thing so maybe it is not a good year for potatoes.  I tied up my cucumber … Continue reading →

Yesterday we got a beautiful rain, a little over an inch and no wind, just a long gentle rain.  Now the gardens are happy for a few days.  Starting tomorrow it will be hot, hot, hot!!  That will be the … Continue reading →

We could not find any new seedlings at the farmer’s market so have decided to plant green beans in the new bed.  I should have a nice surply of canned beans this winter.  We are finally getting some rain from … Continue reading →

The storms keep missing us so we are blessed but we are also missing the rain and our gardens need water badly.  We are watering each day but you can never water as well as mother nature.  Dad dug a … Continue reading →

It has been so long since I have worked on my blog that I have forgotten how to do it.  I am hoping this is it but who knows.  We have missed all the bad weather that has been coming … Continue reading →