#mulch

Early late summer morning On Thursday I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got sort of organized for the day and finally made it out to the Small garden at 7:45AM after a small breakfast of just

Magnolia still flowering… On Thursday morning I was up at 6AM and got my post up. I folded some of the laundry and then finally headed to the Big garden to finish the weeding around 7:30AM. I tried to

We’ve had nothing but gloomy or rainy days all week. Tuesday was no exception and I spent most of the day trying to finish the bills/budget. My helper friend was here and did some chores, cleaning and

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

I was a hurting unit when I woke up on Thursday morning and didn’t get up until after 6AM. Someone was pissed. I got him fed before he completely expired and worked on my post. I sat down for a while and

Monarch caterpillar up by the barn, taken by my #2 intern On Wednesday I was up late, not til after 6AM and got the dying cat fed. I checked e-mail and then started cleaning up the kitchen after closing

On Wednesday morning, I wasn’t up so early as no one was coming. It had finally been a nice cool night and I didn’t want to get up. I got my post up, cleaned up the kitchen, and got the laundry folded

On Friday morning I didn’t get up early as it was raining off and on. I got caught up on my posts and got the laundry folded but not put away. I cleaned up the kitchen and then just rested until my #3

(Many of these photos were taken by my #2 intern.) On Friday I was out in the Big garden by 6AM and started planting the plants we bought on Thursday. I started with the parsley and soon found out why

Lovely June day On Wednesday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got the house opened up. It was to be in the 70’sF and partly sunny with strong breezes. I checked the mail and was out in the Small garden by

On Tuesday morning I was up at 4:45AM and did a little bit on photos then got laundry started. I headed out to the Big garden to get mesclun planted. I’d gotten a little broadforking done when I looked

Вирощування гортензій - не така і проста справа, особливо коли ти вперше познайомився із цими квітучими чагарниками зовсім недавно. За деревовидні саджанці, придбані в Україні, хоч не так лячно. Бо вони

Ready to plant On Friday morning it was pretty cold when I got up, outside, so I got my post up, finished the bills as far as I could until the checks come in, did the milk order, and finally got ready

Минулого року вперше побачила на своїй клумбі справжні сортові алліуми. Замовляла цибулини цих квітів і висаджувала їх восени. І вже наступної весни вони по черзі почали квітнути, щоразу вражаючи нас своєю

On Monday I didn’t get up until 6:30AM! Boy was somebody mad! I got him fed and got the laundry started. I needed to get my clothes for exercise class done by 9AM! Then I started on my post. I had to stop

For the #hivegardenqotw I went back to my photos and entries in Quicken. The garlic was ordered on July 12, 2025 but didn’t arrive until October 7, 2025. I had to order new garlic this year as the seed

On Saturday morning I was up around 5AM and got my post up. I cleaned up the kitchen and sat down to read a Christmas book until it warmed up outside. I was cold so I went in to lie on the couch under

On Friday morning I was up at 4AM and got the load of linens washing. I got a load in the dishwasher and then got my post up. I got the linens in the dryer and cleaned up the kitchen. My helper friend

On Wednesday morning I was up at 5AM and got my post up. It was pretty cold again. I got the kitchen cleaned up and then got laundry started. The mulch guy arrived at 8:45AM and we unloaded 20 more bales.

A couple days ago, Larry decided there was something that smelled interesting on the top of the chair. It was thoroughly investigated. On Tuesday I was up at 4:30AM and got my post up. When I went to load