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Day #76 – Pool and Potato Dreaming

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. I just placed an order from a local farm (Davies Hillside Farms) for pork sausage and duck eggs – SCOTCH EGGS ARE IN OUR FUTURE THIS WEEKEND!…

POOL!

POOL! Oh. My. Goodness. Our life is surreal. Today? Wheeeee! It’s really happening!!! One truck down, two more to go…. And then fingers crossed that all the heating…

Pool in Progress!

Pool in Progress! Our lawn might be a foot long, but at least during the rain the wonderful people from Designer Pools can stop by and work on…

Whirlpool Jet Boat

So guess what I did at work on Friday? Not much work…it was a day of *staff development* Whirlpool Jet Boat! Have I mentioned how much I love…

All Things 11/14/2022

Monday. DAY OFF. I have a list of COULD-DO but somehow I ended up reporting and playing with every single one of my houseplants. Surprise! It started with…

All Things 10/1/2022

Yesterday, all my coffee felt so far away… but now today is Saturday, a different day, my body is fully caffinate* *not a real word, but it rhymes?…

Flares and Rage

I’m still learning to accept/understand this diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis – there’s just no rhyme or reason with when/where/how flares hit. My hands this weekend have been stiff…

All Things Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns. I had no idea this plant existed until I saw it in the back corner of my friend Cat’s house while visiting. “Holy cow, what…

SEEDS & PLANTS

SEEDS & PLANTS

Day #81 – So. Darn. Hot.

Two Weeks Ago: WHY IS THERE SNOW IN MAY. My rosemary plants died from the frost! Today: WHY IS IT IN THE HIGH EIGHTIES IN MAY. I’m sweating…

Day #80 – Memorial Day & Meat

I woke up thinking about all the incredibly brave souls who died serving our country and wonder what they would be thinking right now about what is happening…

Day #78 – Threesday

Me: I don’t mean we have to do it today, today. You know, do it threesday. We have three days, all days are the same. And thus a…

Day #75 – Stimulus Splurges

Wait, what did I do today? I guess the thing is, I’m working again. So for the last six weeks where I used to blogging about doing something…

Day #72 – Garden Update

Before the rain. Garden time! Baby bok choi plot next to the garlic. Valerian plot w/ catnip and echinecea. Chinese broccoli plot w/calendula. In case anyone needs to…

Day #71 – Sick of Counting The Days

Once again I remind New Yorkers: pic.twitter.com/emY6paBwEX — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 16, 2020 The words OPERATION WARP SPEED and SUPER DUPER MISSILE make me want to crawl…

Day #58 – Accomplished

I said I was going to wake up early. And I did. Well, 10:30am is early right? Scrolling through Twitter depressed the heck out of me. The news…

Giving TOOLSday

This #GivingTuesday wwe at The Foundry are asking our friends to lend a hand by donating a TOOL from our Tool Registry. We’re calling it Giving TOOLSday! (Sing along…

Stuck in a Swarm of Stinging Ground Insects

Labor Day. I decided to not labor on Labor Day. Not even in the garden (it rained all last night and it’s still pretty damp out there.) DESPITE…

Ay, Me Boys

I’ve been in a terrific funk the last few (weeks?) so having the Philly boys in town this past weekend really brought a smile to my face. I’m…

A List of Snow Day Activities I Could Be Doing But Instead I Sit On The Couch Staring At The Internet Next To a Snoring Dog, Cup of Coffee and Fireplace

BLIZZARD IN WNY! The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning in effect until 1 AM Thursday. Wind Chill Warning in effect until 6 PM Thursday. Stay…

Second Civil War Letters

My dearest HWMMS, I write this message from far across the room wondering how long it will take our rural satellite internet service to send to you my…

Fourth of July? Meh.

Hmpf. Happy Fourth of July Weekend(s). As an adult, I’ve never really fallen in love with the Fourth of July holiday. Since meeting HWMMS and spending that weekend…

Garden 2018

Garden 2018: Attempting to Grow at Weber Wonderland As always, let’s see what actually grows for Garden 2018…and then see what actually produces a harvest. Tis an experiment…

Annie

Being in Annie I’ve been able to relive happy memories of times performing in musicals back in High School. But this time—I get to do one better—Weber Wonderland…

Easter Events Around WNY

With the start of Spring this week we now can officially look forward to the upcoming Easter Season here in Western New York.  There are two weekends left…

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

One of the places I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVEN’T BEEN TO BEFORE NOW—the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. I know right? ME? Never at the gardens? How…

Winter Break Activities Around WNY

A reprint of my article in Springville Times: Happy February Break! Here we are in the middle of February and it’s already time for the kids Winter Break. There’s…