Monthly Archives: May 2011

Memorial Day

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Tom

I awoke to the sound of thunder at daybreak.  The forecast called for rain until nearly noon, with temperatures then popping up to the high 80s with high humidity and a lot of wind.  Not completely miserable, but getting close … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend, Home & Minnetonka Gardens

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tom

I was sore this morning.  Real sore.  Took a few cups of coffee and a few hours of moving around slowly before the anti-inflamatories kicked in enough to do much.  I putzed around in the gardens here, weeding here and … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend, Red Wing Garden

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Tom

On Friday night Nell and I drove down to my parent’s home which gave Nell and Patti some apart time (sorely needed for them) and so that I could get an early start in the gardens down there.  I had … Continue reading →

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No Tornado Here, Just More Rain

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Tom

So this was an eventful weekend.  Just not a ton done. Yesterday evening there was a tornado touchdown about 20 miles north-west of me.  The photos seemed to indicate it just hit fields and woods. Today I awoke to darkness.  … Continue reading →

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Glad I Am On High Ground

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Tom

So it is raining.  Again.  Still.  Whatever. There was a break in the rain this morning.  Enough time for me to stirrup hoe around the beehives (without getting stung) plant a pack of Cream of Saskatchewan watermelon, 30 feet of … Continue reading →

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That Which Doesn’t Kill You, Scars You For Life

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tom

Came up with that last night, talking to a friend about a past experience he had with a redhead.  <smile> But in some ways I think it can be applied to just about everything. Every time I stoop down to … Continue reading →

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Feeling Better

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Tom

In a general way, about how much has been done.  Sunday left me a bit depressed with how little had been done, but working early mornings and late evenings I have managed to get a good sized planting of Arikara … Continue reading →

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Not Enough

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Tom

Only 4 hours out at the Ness Farm gardens.  Body is very unhappy with me.  Weeds are coming up so I took a stirrup hoe to the area around one of the pea trellises.  Nell stuck with me long enough … Continue reading →

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The Rain Is Getting On My Nerves

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Tom

The ground is heavy and wet.  When I awoke this morning and pulled up the weather radar and forecast for the day, initially I was heartened.  There was solid rain to the east of me, but nothing to the west.  … Continue reading →

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Raining

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom

Again.  I know the rain is good for what I have in the ground, but I had a couple of hours here this morning, and wanted to do something in my own yard, but am just not feeling up to … Continue reading →

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