My life became a bit for colorful Iman unwanted way last week. One kid left a crayon in his pocket when doing his laundry. I saw it in the washer, thought I had gotten all the pieces. Alas,a laid of towels later told me I had not removed everything. This week’s laundry has been delayed […]
Slugs. I hate them. Slimy. Sneaky. Worst of all they eat my plants.
Gardening should be something you enjoy, not dread. If it has become something you no longer look forward to, perhaps you need to reassess what you are doing. One of the benefits of living in Zone 7 is the ability to have a second, or Fall, garden. In other words I get a second chance […]
About a month ago I wrote a post about ways to deal with the Isolation Doldrums. Several of the activities I have been good about doing while others were a bit hit and miss. Something, though, it better than nothing. Since that time I have found myself feeling better, or at least able to do […]
Hand pollination has been the go-to method when bees or other pollinators are lacking. It is time consuming and manual labor. It seems there may be another option which gives similar results, not as labor heavy, and quicker. There are some limitations but I think this method hold hope.
Apparently it is not too late for the robins to start a new brood as they are busy carrying grass and twigs to the top of our maple tree. Many others birds were flittering around as well including a yellow bird I need to identify. My neighborhood may have been quiet but the birdhood were […]
After watching this I shared it with my kids during our morning time. As pre-teens talking about self esteem is important. Sprawled out on my bed watching a video was a very nonconfrontational way to talk about this. I followed this up with handwriting work of having them write 4 “I am….” truths including ones […]
Yesterday was uneventful, until it wasn’t. After church I did a few things around the house but was fairly relaxed watching various YouTube videos, including ones where various beekeepers were catching swarms. Then the doorbell rang. A neighbor behind us, whom we have not met hesitatingly asked if we kept bees. He wasn’t sure if […]
Among other things we are dealing with right now the doldrums have set in. Not sure why it did not come to my realization sooner but after 12 weeks of social distancing we are stuck in it full force. Realizing the highlight of my week was my kids’ on-line German class was both depressing and […]
May 23, 2020 Today’s two inspections of Hive 1 resulted in the queen being found. Finally! (Two inspections as the first one had too many worker bees in it, making the search even harder. The second inspection was after the sun came out.) It has been a few weeks since I have seen her. The […]