Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet
Last night’s post was my way of venting after fumbling my role as ’steward’ of our little poultry flock. I was (and still am) angry at myself for failing to close up the coop sooner after sunset. Hopefully it’s a lesson that I’ll remember. But last night was actually worse than I realized, and my [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I took two vacation days at the end of last week, so I’ve had four solid days to catch up on things here in the country. The heat slowed me down but I managed to get the last of the peppers mulched, the grape arbor finished, the pole beans and some new perennials planted, and [...]
Posted on June 29th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I got home about 11:30 tonight from a visit to mom’s, and a follow-up visit to my brother and sister-in law. Given that we’re four years down the road from the original diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, things could be so much worse. First, the independent/assisted living facility has worked out far beyond my expectations. The staff [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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After spending a fair amount of time writing posts to this little blog during the winter and early spring, I’ve spent the last three months dealing with the realities of gainful employment and weeds. (Someday I’ll do a post that explains the subtle differences between the two.)
Since the seasonal blast of teaching responsibilities isn’t over [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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