| Stormdancer Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 10:17 am: |   |
I agree Anne...I know I'd be ready to horse whip anyone caught setting fires myself...
here's the latest from our local paper
Link to the Daytona News Journal:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD0 3051508.htm
Thursday May 15....
Another day of lower temps...currently at 11:45 am the temp is a very pleasant 79 degrees...beautiful sunny blue skies. By tomorrow, we are forecast to be back in the 90’s again and expect to remain there thru next week....we shall see. They are also tossing a possibility of rain into the mix...but again, we shall see...so far they sure haven’t been able to call the rain...moving towards 40 days since our last rainfall. But aren’t we supposed to be “tropical”? Beginning to look and feel more like a desert.
The biggest news in our area for the day is Palm Bay police caught an arsonist...one who was witnessed setting a fire... this is in the area south of Daytona... but he is of course claiming innocent on the major fires...remains to be seen just how much of the fires he will become the scapegoat for. Not taking his side, but there is quite a bit of acreage down there that is burning in many different spots...they do think there is more than one arsonist at work.
Watered the vegetable garden a bit this morning...cukes and tomatoes are looking real nice. The sweet potato vine is full of pretty light purple blooms...hope its doing its thing below ground as well...the few carrots that remain continue to look just fine and the broccoli remains the same. Still holding off on planting any other things out there...DH hasn’t decided exactly when we are taking time off...don’t want to take off with baby seedlings sprouting and no one to make sure they don’t dry up and blow away. Need to do some serious hoeing out there...but right now, by the time I get home from the farm its already pretty warm and the sun is beating down on the garden spot...DH and I are helping a friend with an engine for a couple nights after work, so looks like it will be put off at least until the weekend.
Sunsprite and the cuttings are sure acting happy...all of them are putting new growth out with surprising speed...feels almost like I can see it grow!! Lol...I’m sure its just my desire for them to come back healthy, but they truly are growing leaps and bounds at this time. Figure I’ll give them a few more days before posting new pictures, just so they can be compared. |
Wow, that's a long time. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 02:52 pm: | |
Yep, over forty days of no rain..sure has been a long time...today is looking like we might accidentally get a bit, but so far, nothing...was pretty nice first thing this morning, temps got up to about 81 and then as this front moved in the temps began to drop back as the clouds rolled in. Currently its about 78 at 4:45 in the afternoon.
New pictures of Sunsprite as she begins to rise like the Phoenix from the destructive attack of Spike the rose killing dog...grin...
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LOL! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:05 pm: | |
The day has ended without rain in our area... weather just reaffirmed that it has been over 40 days since any significant rain in our area. Possibility of rain tomorrow is greater...of course, we have things to do outside planned. Low temps tonight in the low 70's. Got the new light bill today...woohoo, under a hundred bucks...that's what I've been waiting for...now next month we will probably have to start running the A/C...the highs tomorrow and through next week are forecast for the low to mid 90's...with humidity....uuugghh, not ready for that at this point.
DH has finally set a time frame for our first trip to the mountain...two weeks...which means the end of May...possibly the first weekend in June will be our leaving date. Still working out the details...sigh...why is it that DH can't seem to understand that there are things that need to be planned out and organized? As usual all of the organizing will fall on my shoulders. Looks like its time to start getting the lists together...pre-trip things to do...stuff to take...things to be done while we are there. And any other thing I don't want to forget at this point...of all the things I've lost over the years, I miss my mind the most...lol.
So many things running through the mind at this point...thoughts of what I want to do where on the property are beginning to crowd in with the rest of the things I'm trying to recall. Been thinking of digging out the last pictures we took when we were there five years ago...just for reference points...figure I could better determine if what I'm recalling is going to be feasable in reality. Got pictures taken at various times of day so I can see if the idea for the gardens will work...now, where did I put those pictures?? Probably out in my old desk in the shed...will have to remember to look tomorrow, if I can get to it and manage to open the drawers...too much stuff jammed in front of it.
BIL has a riding lawn mower he can't seem to make run any longer, sis asked if we were interested...said it ran until he decided to "tweak it" and make it run better...lol...ok, sounds like something my DH would do, except he hasn't ran across an engine yet that he hasn't been able to make run, as long as it isn't locked up totally.
This will make about the fourth mower we have ended up with in this manner. Our first one was a clean out for a friend...it had sat in his yard where it stopped for over five years. DH replaced a .25 piece of fuel line and we used it until I finally wore it out after six years. Found another one just like it that another friend had blown the engine in...I wore the transmission out in the first one. We swapped some parts around and I ran that one for three years before it finally gave up. So since this one ran before the "tweaks", should be ok. I don't really care as long as I can get the yard cut without running the brushog...or the walk behind.
Guess I'll wait until we get through with our running around tomorrow before I water...maybe we will be lucky and the rain will drop on our area a little bit.
Thinking about some of the possibilities for the mountain:
A friend has given me three books for reference about living on the land...one was put out by the Dept of Agriculture in 1978...some really good stuff there...one is on building log cabins...haven't got into that one yet...and the other one is also about living on the land, right down to giving detailed instructions on dressing a deer. Pretty cool reading. Got some good information on things to consider once we get the house up. Lots of other areas to research information is given as well.
I'm going to be researching on what herbs will do good in that area. From one of the sites I've bookmarked, the state has a lot of programs for different agricultural things. The one book I've been in gives some pretty good directions for cold frames and greenhouses...both will be a must if I'm going to try to make this a money making venture.
Figure I will also acquire a few more hens and that will give me additional eggs to sell. There is a campground not far from the property that has a nice little store...possible outlet for extra eggs and produce. Lots of things to research and many will have to wait until we are there. This is a small community and there are always neat little gatherings going on...time to remember how to socialize in Southern company.
My friend who's property joined ours on the mountain had a real culture shock when she moved up there from Florida. The people are so different in this part of the country. Luckily, my family has southern roots and we were raised around the culture so I have a good understanding of what to expect. I'll just have to dust off my southern manners...lol. |
Do you read Mother Earth News? I love their web site.
http://www.motherearthnews.com |
Hey DJ, thanks for the link...its been ages since I've been on that site...had it marked on my old computer and when I lost everything on it, well, that was in it too. Got her marked again now thanks to you! |
May 18, 2008
Another hot humid day...it has remained overcast and very humid...highs today reached 92...even the breezes blew hot as the air was coming in from the WSW. Still no rain, rerouted the soaker hoses in the vegetable garden and turned them on for 2 hours...turned the front half moon garden hoses on as well.
Broke the sprayer nozzle on my front water hose, can’t seem to locate the good one, so found my soaker wand...works for the moment. Got everything in the front beds watered and the birdbaths filled. The Rhubarb is starting to show another leaf...yeah!!! looks like it will live after all. The baby cukes are beginning to look pretty fat...could be plucking a few soon. |
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Morning began with temps around 74 degrees at 7:30am...sky was dark and threatening with rain...yeah ok, big deal, I've seen those clouds pass on by for weeks now.
Headed into town to make the bank deposit...fighting a losing battle with DH over this deposit garbage. Stopped on the way home and picked up Scratch feed for the Chickens...jeez is that stuff getting high! Over $12 for a fifty pound bag...was only half that amount just a few months ago. Took the back road home...washboard bbbbbuuuummmmpppyyyy and noticed as I reached our crossroad that the truck wasn't throwing the plumes of dust any longer and the color of the road was darker...humph!! what's this? puddles on the paved road? When did that happen? I was only gone about 45 minutes...then as I unloaded the bag of feed it began to drop big drops....RAIN!!!! YIPPPPEEEE!! ok, so it only lasted about ten minutes, just enough to make it really muggy once the sun hits it...joy! But we had RAIN!!!
The chickens just shook it off and continued pecking around the chicken pen...Ms Piggy ran up to the fence when I put the feed in the can...hahaha...PSYCH!!! Didn't open the bag as it was beginning to rain harder. Clouds are still black to the west of us and I'm hoping that more rain will decide to land in my parched yard. Beginning to sound very crunchy.
At least I won't be watering today.
So many things to get organized for the upcoming mountain camping trip. DH makes me nuts when he acts like things just magically organize themselves and load up with no help. HA! Don't I wish!!
Got sleeping bags to wash...my fault cause when we came in from the Thanksgiving camp trip we weren't speaking...tossed the totes out in the driveway when I unloaded the truck and that's where they have remained since I didn't put them in the shed. Part of my beef with DH.
The remaining camp gear should be ok. Its all in totes and the tent is in its bag inside a tote. If not, the DH will just have to deal with replacing it. I'm done with it all falling on me to set it up and tear it down and then put it away when we get home.
Will be checking out storage facilities close to the property once we are there. On our list of things to do:
check on Septic installation
check on permits for septic
****go to courthouse/permit office and check on
what we need to do to put a camper on the property and whether or not we can.****this one is TOP priority...could just throw a wrench in the plans if we can't.
get a storage unit
DH is only planning on taking a week at this time. I'm ready to jump and go now...just walk away and start over...nothing I own has that much sentimental value any longer. SIGH...this could take way too much time if DH is only willing to go for a week at a time. I may just have to move myself and my dog up there so I can keep things moving. LOL
Hmmm, just had a "wild" thought...wonder if our friends who split their time between the mountain and the west coast of Florida still have their house on the mountain....might be a spot to land until things are ready for us on our spot...shall have to give them a call and see what's going on with them....one more thing to add to the list. 
this list is becoming a NOVEL... |
| Stormdancer Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 09:40 am: | |
Today has begun as pretty much a repeat of Monday...overcast, black clouds...sun is breaking through at 11:30 am...its 83 degrees with a light breeze. Supposed to have the chance of rain again today...after the little spit yesterday...come on RAIN!
Re-potted the Stevia last night...put both plants into a very large pot. It has done so well and I'm hoping that by keeping it in the large pot until we get ready to head for the mountain that any seeds that fall will germinate in the pot. Moved the pot to the herb side of the front flower bed to help keep the Stevia from baking in our "summer" sun.
Little Sunsprite continues to push new growth on the original plant...Sprites one and two are hanging in there...Sprite 2 may not make it...the little leaf set had turned black so I pinched it off. Sprite 1 continues to look ok.
figure if they both make it that will be awesome and if they don't, well at least I gave it a shot! |
| Stormdancer Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 01:40 pm: | |
Heat, heat and more heat...that's our forecast at the moment. Supposedly we are to expect rain by Friday and Saturday. After the tease of only a few drops the other day, yippee...I'll believe it when I feel the rain pouring from the sky. The breeze is even hot today and from the temp of 93, I guess it should be. Feels like a convection oven when our winds come out of the west...must be because its bringing all the heat and hot air from the concrete jungle of Orlando. Sure will be glad when this wind shifts and brings the cool ocean breezes back our way.
I'm still fighting the urge to turn the A/C on....although with the temps above 90, its getting harder during the hottest part of the day to resist. If I turn it on now though, by the time we really get the humidity and heat in July and August I'll be unable to bear the heat, even with the A/C. At least its still dropping down cool at night...this morning it was 69 degrees at 6 am...I was freezing...lol...but after spending the entire day sweating rivers in our record breaking 94 degrees yesterday...yep, Daytona broke a heat record at 94...69 was a big change in temps.
We have been leaving the fan run in the bedroom window at night just to help circulate the air a bit...our room is a dead air zone even with the windows open. Won't be long though and we will have to leave the A/C run even during the night because of the heat and humidity. And this months light bill has dropped to just over seventy bucks...what I've been waiting for!! Dreading the heat already and its only the beginning.
Got the list going for the mountain things to do...time is getting closer!! Still deciding whether or not to replace some of the camp gear or just wait and see what we are gonna need...leaning towards the wait and see side. Figure I'll just load the camp gear we have and once we get things lined up on the mountain then I'll make the decision. The way things seem to happen, that will probably be the best anyway.
Lots of ideas running around in the brain about what I want to do where on the property...of course I still haven't found the pictures so I can really play. Thinking about getting the sketch pad out and working it out on that. Of course then I'll be hunting where I stuck the sketch pad...lol
Never ending fun trying to locate things I haven't seen since we moved almost three years ago....sigh...guess that means I don't really need all that junk I haven't touched in the past three years. Looks like its time to downsize.
The Stevia is looking happy in the big planter. At least now I can reach the pot to water it when I water the other things in the flower bed. The Rhubarb is starting to take off real nice...more leaves are appearing...WOOHOO! And here I thought it was dying...PSYCH!!
The patch of Cannas continues to get thicker every day...wish they'd hurry up and throw a few blooms out...I really like their little yellow faces. The Lavender doesn't look any bigger, but it doesn't look bad either. Just is taking its time doing its growing thing. I've never grown Lavender before so I'm not sure just how long it takes it to grow and bloom. This plant hasn't been growing long.
Won't be very long and the Peppermint will be taking over its corner of the bed. Looks like it has decided it likes its spot....seeing new sprouts here and there in the mulch around it.
I've been debating on trimming the red Hibiscus and shaping her up a bit...seems like I get her trimmed up and the critters start munching again. She's getting a bit leggy in spots and when she's not being chomped like a salad, she's very full. An old plant that has been moved several times now...her main trunk is as big around as my wrist. Got her starts in the bucket ready and just waiting for me to get them into the pots. This is one plant I'll be taking with us for sure.
One of the books I've been looking at has some very excellent plans and designs for cold frames and greenhouses...already told DH that I want some type of greenhouse area so I can protect tender stuff during the winter and also be able to grow vegetables from seed. Looks like I'll be "whipping" myself into shape again one way or another working on the mountain property. 
Lots of ideas, just chomping the bit to get things started...lol...hope I don't run out of energy chomping the bit...
I think right now, the biggest advantage to moving to NC will be the ability to shed a few unnecessary expenses. Our main expense here is pretty much the same as most people...housing. The property is almost paid off and to build something or have a mobile home put there should still allow us to free a huge amount of cash each month. I know the initial expense of getting things together is going to be a bit costly, but these will be one time expenses in most cases...permits, septic, water, etc. I haven't actually sat down with the calculator and paper to figure it to the penny, but I know that not having almost a thousand a month going out for rent will be wonderful. Plus, if we have to take out a mortgage loan, it won't have to be for a huge amount like it would down here...and the place would be brand spankin new. With the way we purchased the property...1.75 acres and then 3.5 acres...the first lot is paid in full already...the second lot only has maybe two more years before its paid in full. The original parcel was split for us when we bought the first 1.75...I'm hoping to consolidate the parcel again once we get the house started. Got to hang on to the bottom parcel, that's the one that gives us river access...
Since we don't have vehicle payments, or major credit card expenses, our only real bills are daily living expenses...food, utilities, fuel, insurance...we already live pretty simple, so losing a huge rent/house payment will really make life easy as everything else continues to increase. I plan to try and grow what we need for food and (god forbid)even plan to give canning another try...just wish mom was still around to give me pointers. Eh, oh well, whatever don't can, will get frozen, or dehydrated, or eaten...grin. The electric bill will be the only "outside" bill...will be on spring water and septic...food isn't a huge expense with us already and the area has many close vegetable stands for fresh produce if mine doesn't work out. Figure I'm taking the hens, so we'll have eggs available most of the time...any extras could be sold locally...IF Ms Piggy ever decides to begin laying...will definitely be obtaining a few more layers with this in mind.
Monthly Bill projection:
electric $100/mth
phone/cells 150/mth
cable/dish 100/mth
food 150/mth
property payment 350/mth
mortgage
vehicle insurance 400/mth
fuel for vehicles 400/mth
TOTAL w/o mortgage $1650/mth
After looking at this, we're still coming out ahead, because this is about what we are spending now, plus the rent and once we get the property paid off the $350/mth will be available as well. Should be able to work this out and depending on the pricing, even combine the phone/cable like we have here. Changing the cell plan will help also, but want to check a few things before I make changes. Groceries are the biggest flexible expense...don't always spend the budgeted $150...but between the two of us, we should have no problem living there. Even part time work would allow us to live pretty comfortable.
Won't know til we get there and see what the difference is in costs. Having the wood burning stove (yes, I kept my stoves) will help keep heating down during the winter months, and we have a big supply of trees on the property to keep me in full supply of wood...got to move a few anyway to put the house up...and of course there's always one that's needing cut because its dead or dying. Wood to burn won't be an issue...lol...been scraping for firewood before.
The heat is smothering at the moment...at 3:15pm its 94 degrees now...funny, the forecast high was only supposed to be 92...think we passed that around noon....ah well, off to find something cool to drink and maybe even start a load of laundry so I can get it in the dryer after dark...sure hate to heat the house up if I don't have to... |
| Stormdancer Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 05:57 am: | |
At 6:30 am the temps are mild...72 degrees already and the sun is barely showing in the eastern sky. Watching the weather this morning...looks like we will finally be seeing a bit of rain if the map is correct. Showing a big system coming across from the gulf. Its just coming onshore now at 7:20 am...temps are supposed to be cooler because of cloud cover today...guess we shall see...
Thought I smelled smoke yesterday afternoon when I re-opened the porch door...the sky had that weird hazy, grey-red cast...even looked like bits of ashes floating. When DH came in, he stated that "We have a fire nearby"...he was seeing the smoke plume billowing as he headed home. Turned out that the fire is west of us, in another county. From the way it showed up on the weather map, you could see the way the wind was pushing it straight across and on out to sea. So far, that fire has burned over a thousand acres and appears to have started in the Ocala National Forest. Looks like they are checking out a homeless campsite as possible suspects. What bothers me is the way the fires are allowed to consume everything with minimal attempt to stop the spread. Same old stuff that makes me crazy.
Link to the local news:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_WILDFIRES_FLOLSITE=FLDAY&SECTION= HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
this one is the local tv station:
http://www.wesh.com/news/16352654/detail.html
Little Sunsprite is really making progress!! I took her picture yesterday for the Intrernational Run for the Roses race and I swear she's jumped up a few more fractions just since last night. Go Sunsprite!!
Watered the vegetable garden as the sun began to drop...clipped some dead from the tomatoes and supported a few that were bending from the weight of the fruit. I think the next time I do the Big Boy variety I will do things a bit different. These have grown well above their cages and some are over five feet high.
Checked on the carrots that remain...looks like they are getting nice size around at least at the top. Will have to remember to take pictures when I pull them so I can share with DJ and Sharon the benefit of mounding the carrot rows. My girlfriend here told me I wouldn't be able to grow them more than just a couple of inches...so far, the largest has been about eight inches long.
Still watching the weather, 50% chance of rain today through Saturday night...hmmm, might actually see a few drops land in our area afterall. OH WOW!!! COLD SNAP!! The temps are only going to be in the mid 80's next week instead of the mid 90's. How in the world are we going to get through this? Looks like I won't be turning the A/C on afterall...lol. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 06:39 am: | |
Update on the rain: WOOHOO...we have moisture falling very lightly at 8:30 am...the weather map is showing the rain is over our area at this time and I have droplets falling in my yard... |
| Stormdancer Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 01:42 pm: | |
Afternoon weather update: The rain seems to have found my yard!! Its only light rain, but with stuff being as dry as it is, light is the best for now. The temps have been hovering right around 84 most of the day...forecast said 85 for the high...could still happen. The humidity has made me feel like the temps were still in the 90's tho...felt like I was melting when I went to the bank...no sun, just muggy hot.
Picked up a second weedeater and my garden tiller attachment...woohoo, can hardly wait to try it out...rain is my delay at this point. DH and I talked about it and decided that two would be better than one when I picked up the replacement one a few weeks ago...has it been that long already?
Fed my Sunsprite a little drink of the chickypoo tea, gawwwd,that stuff smells...hope she enjoys it...makes me almost gag when I take the lid off...ok, it might just get poured on the garden area...don't know if I can handle that stench too long on the porch area...whew! May have to re-think this and see if there is another way I can use it in the gardens without choking from the odor while I'm applying it. Never dreamed of THAT smell...lol |
Woke this morning to temps around 68 degrees...the rain stayed with us a bit through out the night, got little puddles standing in a few spots. Forecast is for more rain through Sunday, we shall see...looking pretty cloudy at the moment, and the temps remain comfortable at 10:45 am hovering around 81 degrees at this time. So far, the humidity hasn't been too unbearable...although once we start seeing the sun, it could change quickly and become the sauna again.
Had a pleasant surprise when I got up...went to let Mojo out and as I turned to come back inside, I noticed one of the Wild Turkey hens with two young chicks out by the birdfeeder... she paid me no mind when I went outside to get Mojo...he likes to chase the Turkeys so I brought him in before he noticed them... didn't want him hurting the babies or scaring her away. In past years, the hens have had a dozen or more little ones when they come to feed in the yard. Must have lost several to the predators...could be that gnarly looking raccoon that is the culprit, or could be the opossums that live in the neighborhood, or even stray cats and dogs that seem to be cropping up out here...just sad to think that she's down to only two. The babies are about the size of Mourning doves right now.
DH said last night that our date to leave for the mountain is going to be next Friday...May 30...WOOHOOO!!! We're going to the mountain!!!
Still have a ton of things to do before we leave, but that is my specialty it seems, getting everything done and organized in crunch time...thank god I have the lists to follow!!!
I'm arranging for one of my friends to come out and house/dog sit while we are gone. She works down at the farm with me and I asked her awhile back about taking care of the dogs and chickens when we took off...since Mojo is still not doing well with riding, I've decided that this trip we need to leave him home. Way too many things to do once we are up there to keep track of Mojo. He's good to leave home during the day alone, but if someone would just be coming in to let him out a couple times a day, I'd be having to leave him in the pen with Bear. Mojo hates the pen with a passion. And then there are the chickens...with the loss of Goldie, I've been closing them in the coop at night and letting them out first thing in the morning. So I've decided that we really need to have someone here to keep things going smoothly. My GF has agreed to stay out here for the week. It will actually be to her benefit as she won't have far to drive to go to work. Being right here, she will be saving on gas too. Figure whatever eggs are laid during that week, tomatoes that ripen and cucumbers that ripen will at least be eaten while she is here. Now all we have to work out is how much she expects to be paid for doing this. I know she is an animal person, so I don't mind paying her to stay with my animals...she's very dependable. DH is fine with her being here and He's the one who said offer her cash...DUH! I wouldn't expect her to do it for free. Much better situation than last year when we were trying to do this... the boy's dogs were here and one (Mojo's father) is very aggressive towards people they don't know. Didn't feel like I could leave them for someone else to deal with knowing how the dog was...my dogs are pretty cool with most people and since my GF has been here alot, all of my dogs know her and slobber her just like family...don't foresee any problems there. Another thing in her favor...I won't have to worry about WHO is being dragged into my home... with the kids, ya never know who they will bring out, or what they may decide to do while they are here. |
| Stormdancer Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 09:15 am: | |
RAIN,RAIN,Glorius RAIN...the temps are comfortable 78 degrees and the rain has begun once more. We had rainfall of almost an inch yesterday according to the weather, looks like I need to get the raingauge back out, so I can keep better track for myself. This is about the third set of showers this morning, its almost 11 am.
Only drawback to the much needed rain is the timing, so much to do before we leave next weekend. Trying to get a motor job finished so we can collect the cash for that, mowing to do, minor things to finish on my truck, tires, topper and in DH's mind the most important...cleaning the inside...ok, so I don't dust or vacuum the truck, or keep the windows spotless...it still isn't the trashpit he drives...lol...everytime I ride in his truck I'm having to kick trash out of the floor and move junk off the seat...but he thinks mine is bad because it needs dusted and vaccumed....At least I know what a trash bag is for...grin.
The fires down in this area are beginning to be contained. The smell of smoke is no longer hanging heavy on the air and unless we have the lightning as this front moves through, the rain should help immensely. No human lives lost but I'm sure there was wildlife not as fortunate.
Excitement is growing leaps and bounds as the days get closer for us to head to the mountain. I don't ever recall us going up this early in the year, normally its closer to July 4th. With this in mind, I might actually get to see the Mountain Laurel, Dogwood and others in bloom this time. Usually by the time we get up there its the tail end of the blooms and only one or two can be seen drying on the plants. It has been what seems like eons since I've seen the mountain in bloom... I think the last time I was in the mountains during the spring was many years ago at Easter when I was about seven...lol...considering my age now, it is definitely eons ago...
Hoping that the wild Strawberries will still be either coming in or still in fruit...jeez, looks like I'm gonna be having to learn what comes in when all over again...grin. Hope it don't take another 20 years to figure it back out...hahahaha...hoping that my common sense will kick in and say "but you know this from when you were here before"...guess I'll see just how much garden knowledge has took root in the memory. Of course I know my GB's will be around to give the memory a kick in the pants if I need help. (ok DJ...might be calling on your knowledge and experience)So glad I found this forum and all of the great people who are part of it...has really helped my poor plants survive while my green thumb had time to return... |
| Growit Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 04:03 pm: | |
Well just in case I don't get to GB again before you go, have a good trip up the mountain Karen. I look forward to your journal entries from there.
I can take a picture of the inside of mine for you to show him. There is more soil and plant matter in there than in my garden. That would stop him complaining lol! |
Thanks Moira, I'm hoping it will be great! We leave this Friday and I won't be online for the week we are gone... No electric or internet on the mountain at this time...we camp primitive when we go up, including hauling water while we are there. Can't wait to get a permanent structure up.
Hahahaha...sounds like my old car, had more sand than the beach in the back seat from hauling the kids...if you saw his truck you'd wonder why he's so whiney about mine...you open the passenger door to his and no telling what trash will fly out to attack. It isn't just the floorboard, its the seat as well, empty containers, some with milk still in them...YUCK...food wrappers, parts and don't even let me get started on the bed...can't hardly find his tools because they are scattered in the bed of the truck instead of in the toolbox...silly man...lol |
| Valia Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 - 07:00 am: | |
Our place on Huckleberry Mountain is off the grid, too, but we make our own power (part diesel, part wood/steam). For Internet, though, we have to go down into town with our laptops and hang out in the library.
Have a great week! |
