Category: Around The House
Small Dramas
There is that saying, “Stop and smell the roses,” but even if some of us do slow down and enjoy the flowers occasionally, how many of us stop to notice the little dramas in life? I mean the very small dramas in life. So caught up in our hustle, we don’t notice the birds, bees, […]
Early Pruning
Pruning the apple trees is a rite of spring. In past years I had a tendency to get started late and finish in a somewhat hurried splurge of activity–tinged with a bit of panic that perhaps I wouldn’t get it done in time. This year I had to take a different approach.
Since I’m no longer […]
Our Reforming Toilet
Our toilet reformed. To properly appreciate this news, you must read the previous post here.
Have you read that entry? Okay, good. Now you know exactly how vile, how utterly evil, our toilet is (or was). A perfectly new toilet that failed to function properly and now for several years has failed to function properly. How […]
Mow The Field, Mind The Blueberries
Sometimes, it’s better not to think about certain things. Sometimes it’s better to pretend you didn’t see, to not think about it. Sometimes one might wonder how their can be such moral quandaries about mowing a field.
We have a back field of about five acres that runs up the hill to the edge of the […]
Pardon Me While I Step On Your Head
‘Tis the season for chicks. That means early morning runs down to the post office to pick up a box of peeping fuzz-balls that the mail ladies are eager to unload.
This year I was actually prepared. When you place an order for chicks the company tells you the week they will arrive so it’s not […]
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