Category Archives: Gardening

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wyatt delivered about a yard and half of fill dirt. This morning I was outside at 9am getting the weed fabric down along both sides of the driveway. No easy feat with temperatures at 30 degrees and … Continue reading →

Yesterday at Lowe’s I picked up three varieties of tulip bulbs and one bag each of crocus, and anemone. This morning I was outside by 9:15 to get the tulips in the ground ahead of the predicted front. By the … Continue reading →

Slept in, read the paper, and worked at my desk for awhile. We had a pretty good frost this morning on the grass and roof.No wind to speak of this morning just lots of sunshine. Once it warmed up a … Continue reading →

Gym this morning. On the way I stopped by the vets to purchase another year’s worth of Heartworm pills. The old prescription was under our old vet in Winston. On the way home I stopped at the garden / landscaping … Continue reading →

Another beautiful fall day here in Sparta. Warm, sunny, and very little wind. I had a list of outdoor projects for the morning which included  spraying the grass about two feet out on both sides of the driveway with Roundup … Continue reading →

Another beautiful fall day; warm, sunny, and not much breeze. Several months ago Frances and Al purchased two cute “hens and chicks” clay ceramic planters. I put mine on the deck. Last week I noticed the green airborne slime the … Continue reading →

Gym this morning. It was cloudy and cool but now the sun has come out. The guy came last evening to cut the joints in the driveway. Now we are now tracking cement dust, including Colin, in on our shoes … Continue reading →

I almost forgot to do a post today. This morning I worked outside. I pulled up the zinnias around the mailbox and the vinca in the porch pots. I pulled up the two sunflower plants and scattered the seeds under … Continue reading →