Monthly Archives: July 2021

Guess who’s playing around with her iPhone? July 21, 2021

A wife texts her husband on a cold winter morning: Windows frozen, won’t open. The husband texts back: Pour lukewarm water over it, then gently tap edges with hammer. Ten minutes later the wife texts back: Computer really messed up … Continue reading →

We saw a big herd of elk on both sides of the road when we were driving back from the land the last night Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups were there. At one point there were no cars behind us, … Continue reading →

Apparently some pups hate going to the vet, but Tempi isn’t fazed by it…she’s as relaxed and poised as usual. Because of Covid, yesterday was the first time that Kaitlin (wearing a mask) could go in with her, so the … Continue reading →

The weed seedlings: The tomato seedlings around the tomato tower: Who would have guessed these plants would have had seeds? July 17, 2021

One of our corn seeds has sprouted, but notice the little weeds. The weeds actually popped up first, here’s a picture from three days ago. We didn’t have trouble with weeds last year, can you guess what these might be? … Continue reading →

Andy took this snapshot of our coneflowers yesterday…it shows how they are thriving. Andy doesn’t fertilize or water them, but clearly the recent rains have helped. Here is a picture I took of them last week: July 15, 2021

The composter we ordered arrived, and Andy assembled it yesterday. And more seeds are sprouting: Carrots: Cucumbers: And beans, we think: July 14, 2021

July 7, 2021: July 12, 2021, five days later: That’s why we love radishes. July 13, 2021

Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups had hoped to be home last night after three long days of driving. Instead they didn’t get there until about 2 this afternoon because of all the rain and thunderstorms. Last night she wrote, More … Continue reading →