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Brian Bilbrey March 24, 2012

Another Spring, Another Garden

The snow peas are coming in fine ... ... although that might be a bit of a misnomer. It was nearly 80 yesterday. Fortunately the humidity didn't match. We could still get a late cold snap, and even snow. But I really want to get more things started. Potatoes should do okay regardless: That looks boring now, but soon, soon. As the potatoes come up, I'll sweep the earth in from the sides and mound over the potatoes, which should increase yield. And there at the bottom left, you can see my snow/frost preventer. In years past, I've started from…

Brian Bilbrey March 4, 2012

I'll rest when I'm dead

I took off from work a couple of hours early on Friday. At that time, I was still feeling a bit off my feed - this whatever it is that isn't a cold anymore has been kicking my ass. So I "took it easy" this weekend: I slept in past eight both days! Thanks, Lexi!!! After that, though, no rest for the wicked. I put in about 12 hours writing for both classes yesterday. Today: Shopping, washed the car, cleaned the dining room, weeded out the raised beds, and seeded/prepared for snow peas. Then I reviewed the writing I did…

Brian Bilbrey October 9, 2011

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Mostly chores and a bit of school work defined this weekend. I turned over the garden this weekend, and mowed the lawns. With a warm-ish week, the lawns both grew quite a bit. Washed the car, cleaned and organized in the house today. Tired and a bit sore, and debating whether to clean out the front beds, or wait for the first frost. I'm leaning towards the latter right now. * * * Our condolence to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors: Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, of New York, died Oct. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Lance…

Brian Bilbrey October 1, 2011

Putting the garden to bed...

Summer session (school) wiped out my garden. That is, I didn't have enough time to tend it, and it went a bit wild. Today, I mostly put the garden to bed. There's some basil still in, and the peppers need final harvest, but all of the cruft is cleared out, and I'll have to turn the soil soon. That and a quick threshing of the hay (the back "lawn" was well over 12" tall) just about finished up my day. I spent a while playing Witcher 2, a fun RPG. A new release this week brought a very useful new…