Category Archives: Gardening

Wednesday September 14, 2016

Posted on 14 September 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

More kit work today. We assembled 13 chemistry kits this morning. This afternoon Bob prepared two chemicals on the stove. Once one cooled we bottled that one. The other one is still cooling in the flask. Warm again today. We … Continue reading →

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Thursday September 8, 2016

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Home front projects today. Bob is doing laundry. Once it dries I will put the clean sheets back on Al and Frances’ bed. I watered the tomato plants and all the hanging and porch pots. I also dead headed the … Continue reading →

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Monday September 5, 2016

Posted on 5 September 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Al and Frances left just after lunch. We grilled ribs and chicken to go along with the baked potatoes. Frances fried some zucchini, yellow squash, and egg plant. It was fun having them up here for the entire weekend. The … Continue reading →

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Sunday August 28, 2016

Posted on 28 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Relaxing morning. I slept in, read the paper, and ate breakfast. While Bob was doing his morning computer stuff I washed the HHR and watered the tomato plants. We have not had much if any measurable rain fall for this … Continue reading →

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Thursday August 25, 2016

Posted on 25 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Sunny and breezy today and a bit warmer. The leaves are not starting to turn yet but the small ones from one of the trees are starting to fall already. One of the best things about moving up here is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday August 24, 2016

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin pen name for Mary Logue. Gym this morning. We have several nice days with no rain which means the hanging pots and those on the porch all needed watered. I also … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 20, 2016

Posted on 20 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

We had another inch plus of rain last night. No storm, just a hard rain. This morning I changed the sheets and cleaned house. I then headed outside to pick apples. Even with the hard rain there were none on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday August 16, 2016

Posted on 16 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

My fruit picker came today. It worked great once I got the hang of knocking the apples off with the without getting hung up in the leaves and branches. It has a telescoping handle to allow me to get to … Continue reading →

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Monday August 15, 2016

Posted on 15 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning. Back home I watered all the porch hanging plants and the pots. I cleaned up the apples in the yard and picked some more from the lower branches I could reach. The garden is about finished. I … Continue reading →

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Thursday August 11, 2016

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

We did get a rain storm again late yesterday afternoon around dinner time. This morning I worked in the garden digging up grass. The area where we did not plant crops had almost been taken back over by the big … Continue reading →

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