On Friday morning I was up around 5:30AM and got the sprinklers going. Then I emptied the basil out of the dehydrators. I didn’t pack the leaves as they retain nutrients better if not crushed much, but

On Thursday morning I woke at 4AM but I didn’t want to get up. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I read and dozed until 5:45AM. I got the sprinklers going even though they said 30% chance during the day

Juneberry flowers - Photo by general helper On Tuesday I was up around 6AM. I got my short post up and then went out to clean up the kitchen. Once that was done, I set up to process beans and went out

Sunday night was an even worse night, up multiple times in the night and not out of bed until 6:30AM and only because the cat had nearly expired. Tom appeared because, while he has 10 motorized vehicles

Rain… It was cool and rained off and on during the night Saturday night. Normally that would mean a good night’s sleep. But alas…. So I wasn’t doing so good on Sunday morning. I managed to be ready when

The big amaryllis doing its thing… On Wednesday I was up around 5AM and got my post started. I stopped around 7AM, got the house closed up and headed out to harvest the green beans. I even remembered the

On Sunday after finishing the New South garden, I was sitting in my chair resting. After talking to Tom for a while, I got up when he went to leave, and my back went out. So Monday I got next to nothing

On Friday morning I had no one coming so I made it a leisurely morning. I got the sprinklers going, got my post up, closed up the house, worked on the checkbook, made some breakfast, and finally got out

Tuesday’s harvest from the vegetable gardens On Tuesday I was up around 5AM and got the sprinklers going then got my post up. I got a load in the dishwasher and headed out to the gardens to harvest. I

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