Twenty Years in Missouri
Monthly Archives: October 2016
More Chores, More Yellowjackets
October 30 – Near the end of last week we spent another hour in a different part of the acreage. Quite a number of big branches had fallen from the trees down by our picnic area. Some of those limbs … Continue reading
The Vole Truth and Nothing But the Truth
October 29 – So what’s the latest on our list of “jobs that were just begging to be done?” Well, you’re about to find out! First of all, while Dale has been out out tilling up the garden spot, well, … Continue reading
Mowing, Yellow Jackets, and the Moon
October 22 – We have had several beautiful, sunny, mild days this week with little wind, although Monday wasn’t one of them! That particular day featured a blustery south wind that blew leaves and brought down a lot of … Continue reading
Garden on My Mind (and Hands)
October 21 -Sometimes when Dale and I are near each other in the garden, each doing our part of the work, we don’t even talk much! It’s just great being together day by day. The conversations we do have are usually … Continue reading
The Fruit That Came in Pears
October 19– Have some time to write a few words about what we have been doing lately. I haven’t written a blog in so long that I can hardly remember what I have written earlier! Of course, our days aren’t … Continue reading
The Jobs of Fall
October 15 – The last couple of weeks have included a number of tasks that are linked specifically to the fall season and the end of the garden. For example, Chris recently worked on the orange trumpet vines along our … Continue reading
Book Editing
October 13 – Just came in from seeing Venus in the southwest sky. Fortunately, it still appeared in the midst of a lot of clouds. I have been working this week on editing some book chapters for a friend and … Continue reading
Voles Like Sweet Potatoes?
October 10 – It’s been a calm, mild, cloudy day and I haven’t really accomplished much so far. Yesterday was a nicer day and I started it out in the garden, digging up our row of yellow O’Henry sweet potatoes. … Continue reading
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October and June
October 7 – When I was back in grade school so many years ago, I didn’t like the poem about October’s bright blue weather, because of the beginning lines: O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June … Continue reading
Thinking Back on Town Day
October 5 – Sitting here at the end of a usual busy day, reviewing my diary to help me remember what we did last Thursday when we were in town. Somehow, with our always being busy here at home or … Continue reading
Chris 'n' Dale 