Monthly Archives: April 2020

Remember these pictures from yesterday’s post? First of all, they were taken in summer, when the plants were thriving. Here are two pictures taken by the realty company when they were selling their place a couple of months ago: Kaitlin … Continue reading →

Catherine asked how Kaitlin and Torben liked their new home. They had remodeled their previous one ten years ago and loved it. This one isn’t as compact and elegant as the old one, but they’re making it theirs and it’s … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups just moved to Massachusetts and have finished their two-week self-quarantine. Kaitlin sent this picture of Zoe as they were off to buy some pet food. She also sent this joke: Thanks, Kaitlin and Torben! April … Continue reading →

Andy was afraid the rest of the daffodils in bloom would be frozen by our recent sub-freezing lows, but they survived. It looks as if they will wilt sooner than usual, but we’re not about to complain. We love daffodils. … Continue reading →

Do you rememeber the pea pods? And that the bottom one was filled out? We harvested it Tuesday evening: Harvests like this are the most fun for me, because they’re little treasures. April 16, 2020

The article What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage says Around the world, in countries afflicted with the coronavirus, stores are sold out of toilet paper. There have been shortages in Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, and … Continue reading →

This is what the greenhouse looked like yesterday: And this is what it looked like down here around 6 last night: But the sun was out today so almost all of the snow has melted down here. April14, 2020

Andy made it up to the land all right. If there had been too much snow he wouldn’t have plowed, just come home and waited for the sun to do its thing. It isn’t time to put our winter coats … Continue reading →

Now that Andy has the watering timers working, he installed the drip irrigation system. That means he can move some of the seedlings in starting tray to the soil. If some of them could talk they would say, It’s about … Continue reading →

It’s Spring! April 11, 2020