Category Archives: Outdoors

Strawberry Picking

We made our 3rd annual trek to Blaser’s Acres to pick strawberries on June 19th this year.  Last year we got there at the end of the season and the selection was not good.  This year we timed it just … Continue reading

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This year’s deck garden

After a successful first run of container gardening on the deck last year, we decided to do it again and add a few more plants.  This year we have 4 basil plants, 4 tomatoes, 2 green peppers, and 1 parsley.  … Continue reading

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It’s been a busy summer…

Wow, it’s been a while since my last post.  Like most of my projects, I got off to a good start and then stalled for a while.  Things have been pretty busy around here though, so I guess that is … Continue reading

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“Super Bug Spray”

Monday, Brian stayed home from work, so we decided to get some yardwork done.  Brian went and picked up a load of topsoil to fill in a bed in the front yard that desperately needed to be redone.  When the … Continue reading

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Owl!

Holy cats, there was an owl in my backyard!  I went to open my patio door and there was a huge brown owl perched on the deer feeder.  We have about 3 acres of woods behind our house, so we’ve … Continue reading

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