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Remember Summer
Awhile back I read this news story about a guy who died and was cryogenically frozen. He was being stored with his wife who died before him and was cryogenically frozen and also his second wife who died before him … Continue reading
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Pam Against the Machine, Part 627
I finally found the picture of the cucumber plant. It did nothing all summer and then blew up at the very end when summer was winding down. Still, it didn’t make any cucumbers. Then when summer was finished, it finally … Continue reading
Before and After
I enjoyed my flowers more than usual this summer. Maybe because summer took so long to get here. At this time of year I know the days are numbered and I keep an eye on them knowing that the first … Continue reading
Apples and Pumpkins
For the first time our backyard apple tree not only has tons of apples, it has tons of pretty ones (relatively). Last weekend I picked two giant bowls full and canned applesauce. It really isn’t that much work but I … Continue reading
Three Tidbits
This was one of the first promising looking early pumpkins that then withered without explanation. A couple of weeks ago a guy called the office. I answer the phone with the name of the business. He said, “Yeah? I had … Continue reading
Tomato Report
I don’t have so many tomatoes that I want to cry, but I’m getting there. Remember, that was the goal. The German Lunchbox are small. They’re like Roma shaped cherry tomatoes that are a pinkish color. The Roma are also … Continue reading
Pumpkin and Puzzle Update
Guess what I got in the mail today? Another puzzle book. I finally sorted through my immaculate record keeping system and found a number to call about my subscription. The person who answered the phone was very nice. She told … Continue reading
Did You Hear That Screaming?
This is the plant that I grew from a seed I saved last year and knocked all the leaves off when I planted it. Not now. It was last night. I’m setting this to post after I hit the road … Continue reading
Garden Update
I still have plants that haven’t bloomed and I keep finding dahlias I’ve never seen before. I think I say that every year. Yesterday I noticed that one of my tomatoes (the German lunchbox) was growing so crazy it was … Continue reading