Early morning at sunrise Monday morning I was awakened by the smoke alarm going off 5 times and then stopping. Probably a bug in it, but I was thoroughly awake. Sigh… I finally drifted off again after

On Sunday morning I was up just after 4AM and got the sprinklers going. I got the parsley in the dehydrator unloaded and then cleaned up the kitchen so I could process beans. On Saturday I had forgotten

Watering the grass strip On Saturday morning I was up at 4:15AM and got the sprinklers going. Then I worked on editing photos and trying to get my post up. My #2 intern arrived late at 7:30AM as she had

Hibiscus – 1st flower Tuesday was going to be one of those days. My #2 intern begged off coming. I got up late and had to clean the kitchen up and get ready for the freezer guys around 9AM. My general

#2 intern planting green pea seedlings On Friday morning I was up at 5:30AM and worked on photos and posts. I had to stop at 6:45AM to get ready to plant peas with my #2 intern. When we got to the Big

All that’s left… On Tuesday morning, I woke at 1:30AM and couldn’t get back to sleep. I stayed in bed and read and dozed until 5:30AM. I finally got up and got my post up. I got laundry started and got

#2 intern weeding in the New Herb garden On Friday I was up at 5:30AM and got the kitchen cleaned up before heading out to the gardens. I got started to get out the equipment we’d need and as I rounded

On Monday I was up at 4:30AM and got my post up. I got the kitchen cleaned up and then prepped for processing blueberries. My friend picked me up at 7AM and we headed north. A month ago the organic blueberry

On Wednesday I wasn’t moving too fast. I’d been short on sleep for too long. I didn’t get up until 5AM and just worked on my post until my #2 intern arrived at 6:45AM. I was just finishing it. I had decided

St. Johnswort alongside the driveway On Saturday morning I was up at 4:30AM and got the sprinklers going. I got to work editing photos and had started my post when I stopped at 5:45AM to close the house

Big garden – 1st summer squash On Friday morning I was up at 4AM and worked on photos until 5:45AM. I got the house closed up, the cat fed, and headed out to finish the weeding in the Big garden just after

On Wednesday morning I was up at 4:30AM and checked e-mail and worked on photos until 5:15AM. Then I got the kitchen cleaned up and got set up to process the rhubarb marmalade. I got the jars heating,

Rainy Day On Tuesday I was up at 5AM and got my post up. I got the kitchen cleaned up and went out and harvested an armload of rhubarb for making rhubarb marmalade when the rain abated a bit. My brother

Image Credit: M Kazim I got far too comfortable with potatoes because they are such a familiar food that everyone eats, and it doesn't really seem possible they could harm anyone until I read about an

Transcription supervisor On Tuesday morning I was up at 6AM, fed the cat, and started on my post. Once that was up, I got the shades up, the stoves set, and started on the transcription. I finished the

On Saturday, I was moving really slowly. The only things I accomplished was mending the 2 shades and ordering dinner. The rest of the day was spent dozing or watching Doc Martin. On Sunday I was moving

Magnolia in February On Friday I was up just after 5AM and got my post up. Once the cat was fed, I got the kitchen cleaned up and the laundry put away. I would need large flat areas for the new project.

On Thursday I was trying to get as much done as I could before I took the new meds. So I got the laundry folded, the kitchen cleaned up, my post up, paid some bills, and started getting ready for my #4

Today I decided to use up a few more of those tomatoes I froze whole last fall. Basic stewed tomatoes are quite simple, so that's what I chose. I used the recipe in my 2009 edition of the Ball Blue Book

Saturday night was another night interrupted by coughing so I never woke up until 7AM. Someone was quite distressed so I fed him right away. I got the shades up and found it to be quite foggy on the ground