Monthly Archives: March 2015

Spreading Out the Iris

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

The nice weather is back so we spend most of the day outside cleaning up the property.  There are still some sticks to pick up in the grove and several cart loads to take to the burn barrels to burn … Continue reading →

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The End of Spring

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

This morning it was 55 degrees when we got up.  By noon it was 74.  Now the clouds have arrived and the rain has come and so has the cold.  They forecast 28 degrees by morning and 29 degrees tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Back On My Feet

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Last Monday we went shopping in McMinnville, 20 miles to the nearest Walmart and there are some things we just can’t get any other place.  Then we went to Food Land for meat.  We just won’t get  our meat any … Continue reading →

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Time to Burn

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Yesterday we spent the whole day in a cloud.  It didn’t really rain but as you walk through the cloud you pick the water right out of the cloud and the temperature never moved all day.  At 6 am it … Continue reading →

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Done Early!!

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Raining this morning so Norman could not go out for a walk.  We had breakfast early and then got to work in the cellar.  Norman got the old bird houses and started on those.  We knew last year he was … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Garden

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

A little cooler today and cloudy all day but still a beautiful day for working in the garden.  I worked on my genealogy when Norman went for a walk, I finished the Carver Line but that one does not go … Continue reading →

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Spring is Here!!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

It was so wonderful to see spring!! Each morning when I get up the first thing I do is go out onto the upper porch and look around at the yard to decided what I need to do that day. … Continue reading →

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Back into the Routine

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Beautiful day today.  The sun shone all day and the temperature got up to the 70’s.  While Norman went for his walk this morning I cut 20 pounds of seed potatoes.  I finished before he got home so I hung … Continue reading →

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What a Difference Help Makes!!!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Got started with breakfast early today as it was raining again so Norman could not go for his walk.By the time breakfast was done the rain had stopped so I went to work on the hosta bed and got that … Continue reading →

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The Big Clean Up

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Saw the sun rise for the first time since we came home.  The sky is only partly cloudy this morning but a big rain storm is headed for us this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow so we both were out cleaning … Continue reading →

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