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Bulb Planting
My daffodil bed is all yellow and white. The red tulips died out a few years ago. So I decided that purple tulips would look good. I planted 25 in groups of 5 yesterday. And I planted 50 hyacinth...
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Compost Bin
After turning over the older compost and adding new material to it, the bin is finally heating up. It is 120F now and I expect it to get to 160 in a week or two. I had little compost last year...
View ArticleAyla's Special Spot
TBT: Not my usual kind of post...I have never been so reluctant to bury a cat in the Memorial Garden. Or had so much trouble trying to do so. And I have to relate a sad story.I recall doing it for...
View ArticleOopsie!
I didn't mean for yesterday's post to appear. I had written it and moved it forward because it wasn't complete. Then moved it forward again to adapt it for Laz. I lost track of it.Ayla was buried a...
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Two Busy Days - Saturday
Saturday and today were busy. I just sort of blew off Sunday (I got up late and had to real "get up and go").Saturday was outside stuff and not much went well (some did).I started by soaking the...
View ArticleTwo Busy Days - Monday
Errands and shopping. Monday. And I have to consider items that are temperature-sensitive. Milk, ice cream...So I went to PetsMart first. Marley needs his kidney care diet food. And PetsMart has...
View ArticlePrinters Drive Me Crazy
I don't print a lot of color images or documents. But I do usually make my own cards for the Winter Holidays and for family birthdays (it is actually quite easy to do in Excel and if anyone wants a...
View ArticleAilments
I aged slowly, but age is catching up with me now a bit suddenly. Leg cramps, calf cramps, ankle cramps, rib cramps. Left pointer finger has developed "trigger finger". And my fingers go all...
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Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice is my favorite day of the year. Sure other holidays are good, but there is only one day of the year where the days start getting longer again. It means more daytime. As a gardener, I...
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A Couple Of Good Productive Days
Some things have not been going well around here lately. Nothing life-altering, but when things go wrong (broken birdfeeder pole, lettuce plants died inside the house, roof shingle blew off in a...
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2023
2023 was eventful. It seems easiest to just make a list...1. I lost 2 cats but gained 2 new ones. Sadness and happiness at the same time.2. I got my flu, covid, and RSV shots. On separate visits...
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New Years Eve
I normally celebrate New Years Eve with a small fire. I don't have normal firewood this year, but there is a pile of kindling, so I will do the best I can with that. It's symbolic anyway.I hope 2024...
View ArticleNew Years Day
Here is to hope for a better year for the World. 2023 was not very good in a lot of places for a lot of people. May at least some of the problems get resolved. I can't hope that all will, but if at...
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Something I learned Recently
I learned a new thing from the newspaper tech column a few days ago. I say that acknowledging that I am not the most natural or skilled computer user. So if the following is obvious, forgive me. I...
View ArticleBlocking Spam
Ducky (and thank you muchly) mentioned that the "3 dot" option depends on the provider. It may be the browser too.The article I read didn't mention that, but it makes some sense that it could. I...
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Stuff
Random and varied...1. I would like to go to bed, but I don't feel like I can sleep. Yet I have to get up in 6 hours to call the vet about one of my cats (Lori) who is having bouts of diarrhea.The 2...
View ArticleSummoned!
To jury duty... I was of 2 minds on this. I wish to do my civic duty. And I would probably be a good fair fact-based juror. Not to make a joke, but I've watched '12 Angry Men' several times. The...
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Good Day
I had a good day!1. Received notice from the County Court that my request to be permanently excused from jury duty was approved. I feel bad about that in a way, but I just can't sit for hours...
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Lori Update, Part 1
I brought Lori to the vet for her rabies shot and to discuss her meds with the vet Friday. The rabies shot went fine. They clipped her nails too.She is still having diarrhea. It has been well over a...
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Lori Update, Part 2
So we were at the Vet, discussing Lori's long-lasting diarrhea problem. The vet has prescribed a few meds. There was originally Fluoxetine to reduce her stress about Loki and Binq joining us, a...
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