Monthly Archives: May 2020

I love this style of hat because of the ties. It gets windy here and mostly the ties will keep the hat on my head. The little wooden slider had only one hole, so it wasn’t perfect. The hat would … Continue reading →

Yes, I too am an underachiever, and I love it. May 10, 2020

The daffodils are fading but one of the peonies is growing: May 9, 2020

The tomatoes and some of the peas were great. The radish, beet, and beet greens were fine. Some of the peas and corn were picked a bit late but still fun to try. For some reason we didn’t like the … Continue reading →

Actually it wasn’t so little — it was 12″ in diameter, but I feel some affection for it. What happened? A gust of wind blew it off the wall and it broke when it fell. Where did the gust come … Continue reading →

One of my emails this morning was from Harvard Health with the subject line: Now hear this: Don’t ignore sudden hearing loss The idea was if you have sudden hearing loss don’t assume it’s only that the ear is plugged … Continue reading →

This one has nothing to do with the land. I saw this picture in the Boston Globe yesterday. I was puzzled that the people seemed to be standing so close together. I know that Boston has strict rules about social … Continue reading →

Andy thinks so. He took the snow plow off the truck Saturday and put it in the shed until next season: I shudder to think what the shed would look like if I had to do that! May 4, 2020

Remember the “peonies” that looked like tulips? One definitely was a tulip: Andy said the others had died and fallen over so he didn’t take a picture of them. Another mystery is why they died so soon. But look at … Continue reading →

The subject of three-way calls came up the other day, and it turns out even our little flip phones can do them. I downloaded our user guide and it told us how easy it is to do. We’re unlikely to … Continue reading →