Category Archives: Gardening

Wednesday August 10, 2016

Posted on 10 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning and library to pick up  reserve. The guy from Blue Ridge electric showed up not long after I was back home to give us a quote on installing a propane tank and running lines to the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Tuesday August 2, 2016

Posted on 2 August 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I had surgery yesterday in Winston. We left at 4am to get to Baptist Hospital for my 5:45 check in. I was in the back getting prepped for the procedure when a volunteer came back to let me Frances and … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 31, 2016

Posted on 31 July 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly in her County Cork mystery series. This weekend was the 400 mile highway 21 yard sale running form Wytheville, VA to Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina. The locals set … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 30, 2016

Posted on 30 July 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

House cleaning this morning. Otherwise, we are working on kit stuff. I did check the garden this morning and discovered we had blue lake green beans ready to pick. I harvested more than enough for our dinner tonight. I will … Continue reading →

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Tuesday July 19, 2016

Posted on 19 July 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

A nice overcast, cool morning just perfect for working in the garden. I used the hoe to dig up the worst of the grass and a few weeds in and around the vegetables. I harvested a few more squash and … Continue reading →

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Monday July 18, 2016

Posted on 18 July 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning otherwise working on kits today. It’s been hot and dry the last few days other than some brief heavy downpours with passing storms. This morning I gave my new bushes down in the back a good watering … Continue reading →

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Monday July 4, 2016

Posted on 4 July 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Happy 4th of July. I spent this morning weeding the garden before the grass takes over. I filled 180 tubes with the activated charcoal out in the garage. That is one of the messier dry items we fill even being … Continue reading →

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Wednesday June 29, 2016

Posted on 29 June 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning then I came home and planted the bushes I bought yesterday in the back natural area. It’s a start but I have a lot of work to do back there. We have a few cherry tomatoes and … Continue reading →

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Thursday June 16, 2016

Posted on 16 June 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

After the weather forecast changed late yesterday evening from a chance of thunderstorms to partly cloudy we had a storm move in bringing an inch of rain. I had already planned to do some weeding in the garden this morning. … Continue reading →

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Monday June 13, 2016

Posted on 13 June 2016 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading The Bark Before Christmas by Laurien Berenson. Gym this morning. On the way home I dropped off a box of paperbacks at the Friend’s bookstore. The member of the Friends group who is in charge of the … Continue reading →

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