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Hibernation
I find myself having the same anxiety this time of year that I had last time of year: should I or should I not hibernate Rex ( Read more... ) -
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The pond was cold today, and the day itself was not very warm. I don't mind if the water is cold, as long as the weather is sunny so Al can warm up. But today the pond was about 70, not too cold for one day, but too cold for several days. I checked the forecast and it's going to be cool for days, so I put the heater into the pond. I set it for ( Read more... ) -
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I just went outside for a few minutes and it's beautiful. The unusual standing water has drained away. There is a mist over the houses, and a new moon glowing through it ( Read more... ) -
Funny pond story
R told me a funny story: he was worried about how full the pond was so he went outside and started bailing the pond with a cup. As he was doing so, the goldfish and Al all clustered round him, and suddenly the smallest goldie jumped into the cup that R was using to bail. He freaked out and because afraid that he had accidentally tossed out a ( Read more... ) -
Rosemary and Eggplant
Tabby gave me a beautiful bonsai rosemary today. (Well, it came in the mail to us today- it was delivered to my neighbor yesterday.) It is a memorial tree for Princess. I am so touched. When Princess's ashes come I will feed the tree a bit of them ( Read more... ) -
Gardening
More trying to distract myself today. I came home from school and worked in the garden a little bit.
- I harvested some eggplants and cut the plant back a little bit.
-I staked up the snow peas with the stakes that tothwolf loaned me. I need to add some more pea plants, a few of the seedlings did not make it. Same with the spinach ( Read more... ) -
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The ants are driving me crazy ( Read more... ) -
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The pond is low but I don't want to add water to it right now, because I don't want this lovely day to be rained away.
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Garden
The garden is doing okay. The latest round of seeds are sprouting. Peas and spinach are coming up. Broccoli, kale, and chard too ( Read more... ) -
Tomatoes
So far we have had a really cool September. I am worried about my tomatoes; they are supposed to be a determinate variety, and they are a)not growing very tall and b)have only one unripe tomato between them (although it is growing at a pretty good rate ( Read more... )