How do you open a door that is too heavy?

I said my next topic would be the door my son built which covers our water well. The old cover, not really a door, was quite unwieldy. It took two people to lift it off and then placing the cover back on, was quite a feat in balancing and hoping the door wouldn’t fall in [...]

One step at a time!

I spent about six hours to complete three steps that go down to the garden. I know tomorrow I am going to be hurting.
I found the plans for the steps in a Black and Decker Landscaping book. Not as easy as they make you think it is. Finding the rise and run is easy enough. [...]

Community Gardens

I am sitting here in a hotel in Arkansas, looking out the window at a beautiful clear day. It is a baumy 50 degrees outside, while New York, in our neck of the woods, is around 25 degrees. I will take advantage of the nice weather here, because when I go home in a few [...]

Niagara Falls!

Breathtaking! Niagara Falls is a must see! Recently I have had family visit and one of the first things on their to do list, is visit Niagara Falls. I have seen it three times now and I don’t think I will ever tire of seeing it over and over again.
My favorite route is to visit [...]

Fall is Here!

My first fall in New York! The leaves are turning quickly and I can see it is going to be a gorgeous fall. The garden is on its last leg. There are still pumpkins ripening and the tomatoes are still producing. I have several eggplants, but I don’t think they will get a chance to [...]

Learning to Relax

This past week has been tough on me emotionally. Although, I think it would be considered normal since I moved from Wyoming to New York, left my children and friends and a very nice job. So last Friday, in the middle of my pity party, I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my friends [...]

Weeds, Weeds, and more Weeds!

The garden is completely planted. It seemed to take forever and everything is growing.  We have had lots of rain the last two weeks. And as the plants grow, so do the weeds. My morning ritual is to see what plants have emerged and how fast they are growing and to pull weeds. I am [...]

Settling In

I am done with traveling for awhile. I loved England and worked the last week in May in Wyoming. I am anxious to get the rest of the garden in. I spent all day mowing the lawn. Between a tempermental lawn mower and the vast amount of lawn to mow, it took all day. The [...]

Jolly Old England

I am spending a week in England with my daughter. We are mainly hanging around Cambridge where she goes to school. Very beautiful! Everyone says this is a good time to visit as many flowers are blooming, everything is really green and baby ducklings and goslings everywhere.
The English love their gardens and their lawns. Anyone [...]

Springtime in Kansas

On my way to New York, I went out of my way to visit family in Kansas. My family has ranched in Kansas for many years and it is one of my favorite places to visit. This is probably one of the nicest springs I remember. I drove through pouring rain, the creeks were flooded and the dirt [...]