Monthly Archives: July 2008

I was very upset the other day when I went out to check the progress of our sweet corn. Several of the ears of corn had burst open with these purplish/black, swollen alien-looking pods attached. I opened up some still-closed ears and found the same.

I jumped online to research the blight that had … Continue reading »

Well that didn’t take long. I just talk about lightening our load of animals and more come to take their place…and none have even officially left yet!
We have added a new dog to the family. A very large bulldog named Junior. He looks like a super-sized Daisy, but is bigger than Buster. … Continue reading »

It’s full-on summer: Hot, breathless, busy! We’re in the full throes of it. It’s been quite rainy here (almost like a Florida summer) so everything is humid, green and overgrown. We’re quite proud of our gardens this year, overgrown weeds and all. They’re about twice the size of last year’s … Continue reading »