A HUGE windstorm yesterday, and today this:
These babies are glad to be in the garage, I'll bet....
Just as these babies are glad to be in the house!
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| Babysitting Molly.... |
Have a great March 31st, all!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Hey! It's Spring in Central Oregon!
These babies are glad to be in the garage, I'll bet....
Just as these babies are glad to be in the house!
Have a great March 31st, all!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
It's That Time Again
Time to start seeds, woo hoo!
Last year you may recall I exercised amazing restraint in ordering seeds for our place, and for the front of the subdivision (for a review, see this).
Well, this year, I was even more restrained!
Yes, no garden-envy issues here, folks.
I was also unceremoniously moved from one bay of the garage to another,
nor will I be booby-trapping the mechanical room. I'll hang my grow lights from the shelves (above) and go from there.
Things I've learned from last time: Give it time; seedlings that looked like crap when I put them out, grew into spectacular flowers last year (like this). Don't listen when someone says a plant won't grow here - try it out for myself, because you know who knows everything about gardening? No one.
Things I've learned already this time: Don't start snapdragons from seed, because those seeds are too damned tiny! Smaller than lettuce seeds! No kidding!
Things I've learned in general recently: I only have to recertify as a master gardener in Oregon if I want to work in the plant clinic or teach. Otherwise, I can call myself a master gardener forever, even if I never learn another thing. Unless they change this, I suppose. Weird, huh?
One more thing. Even when a kid only weighs a minute, hauling her piggyback a few miles down the Monkey Face trail at Smith Rock will give you a sore back the next day.
Last year you may recall I exercised amazing restraint in ordering seeds for our place, and for the front of the subdivision (for a review, see this).
Well, this year, I was even more restrained!
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| Isn't Salpiglossis a great word? |
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| That cherry punch is a 48 day tomato, friends and neighbors! |
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| I decided against these carrots - they take too long. |
Yes, no garden-envy issues here, folks.
I was also unceremoniously moved from one bay of the garage to another,
Things I've learned from last time: Give it time; seedlings that looked like crap when I put them out, grew into spectacular flowers last year (like this). Don't listen when someone says a plant won't grow here - try it out for myself, because you know who knows everything about gardening? No one.
Things I've learned already this time: Don't start snapdragons from seed, because those seeds are too damned tiny! Smaller than lettuce seeds! No kidding!
Things I've learned in general recently: I only have to recertify as a master gardener in Oregon if I want to work in the plant clinic or teach. Otherwise, I can call myself a master gardener forever, even if I never learn another thing. Unless they change this, I suppose. Weird, huh?
One more thing. Even when a kid only weighs a minute, hauling her piggyback a few miles down the Monkey Face trail at Smith Rock will give you a sore back the next day.
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| I love this kid. |
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
March Catch-Up
Things are just staying busy, busy, busy here on the property, despite the fact that it (finally) snowed several times, keeping us indoors. I've been doing a lot with the Master Gardeners here, preparing for spring, and of course, just keeping up with the everyday stuff!
We've taken a few trips to Portland, though, and I thought I'd share some pictures of the lovely hotel we stayed in on the river.
As you can see, we were right on the River Walk, and the weather was remarkably beautiful for our entire stay. It's not a bad drive up there at all, as long as one takes care going over Mt. Hood - which can be treacherous even when it's not snowing.
Otherwise, we haven't been getting out all that much - mainly because I've been dieting hard. In November, I lost 15 lbs on the HCG Diet, and now I'm working the Medifast Plan (Ted was supposed to start with me, but has put it off until he heals up from a recent minor surgery). All told, I'm down nearly 35 pounds since January of 2011. I wasn't going to put up any before and during pictures, but my niece Jessica inspired me (again - she also inspired me to create this blog) so here goes:
This is me eclipsing my granddaughter Megan in the Summer of 2010, at about 220 lbs:
Here I am at 203:
And today at 192:
One fifty, here I come!
Earlier this week, Ted and I attended the Living on a Few Acres Conference, put on by the OSU Extension Service/4H. Ted attended classes on pond management and water rights, and I went to the sessions on Honeybees 101 and Fruit Orchards in Central Oregon.
I've determined that honeybees are a bit more than I care to tackle right now - mainly because our speaker told us to get used to being stung! Not me, ha ha! I also learned that for fruit trees, I'm pretty much stuck with apple and cherry. I love apples and cherries, but I miss my little orchard at the Vegas house, which had peach, nectarine, almond, fig and pomegranate. Oh well.
Last but certainly not least, yesterday was my 29th wedding anniversary. Here's a pic of the lovely Red Intuition roses my sweetheart bought for me:
I love the variegation - even better than the Fire and Ice roses he would buy me in Vegas. I love you sweetheart <3
Finally, I have bought all the seeds I wanted for the front of the subdivision this year, and for our own place - I'm just a little slow getting the seedling pots made. Since I can't put them out until late June, I'm not in that great a rush....
We've taken a few trips to Portland, though, and I thought I'd share some pictures of the lovely hotel we stayed in on the river.
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| Living room fireplace |
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| View from the living room picture window |
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| Balcony view |
As you can see, we were right on the River Walk, and the weather was remarkably beautiful for our entire stay. It's not a bad drive up there at all, as long as one takes care going over Mt. Hood - which can be treacherous even when it's not snowing.
Otherwise, we haven't been getting out all that much - mainly because I've been dieting hard. In November, I lost 15 lbs on the HCG Diet, and now I'm working the Medifast Plan (Ted was supposed to start with me, but has put it off until he heals up from a recent minor surgery). All told, I'm down nearly 35 pounds since January of 2011. I wasn't going to put up any before and during pictures, but my niece Jessica inspired me (again - she also inspired me to create this blog) so here goes:
This is me eclipsing my granddaughter Megan in the Summer of 2010, at about 220 lbs:
Here I am at 203:
And today at 192:
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| Go Ducks! |
One fifty, here I come!
Earlier this week, Ted and I attended the Living on a Few Acres Conference, put on by the OSU Extension Service/4H. Ted attended classes on pond management and water rights, and I went to the sessions on Honeybees 101 and Fruit Orchards in Central Oregon.
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| Tara and Shannon's Bantam Lane Farms booth - a great business with wonderful products, now specializing in beer soap! |
Last but certainly not least, yesterday was my 29th wedding anniversary. Here's a pic of the lovely Red Intuition roses my sweetheart bought for me:
I love the variegation - even better than the Fire and Ice roses he would buy me in Vegas. I love you sweetheart <3
Finally, I have bought all the seeds I wanted for the front of the subdivision this year, and for our own place - I'm just a little slow getting the seedling pots made. Since I can't put them out until late June, I'm not in that great a rush....
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