I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Pets
Bearly Seen
Last Thursday EJ and I went to the home improvement store to buy supplies for the floor in our exercise room, a corner of which was ruined by our leaky roof. He bought underlayment, tile, and a couple other things. EJ was going to… Continue Reading “Bearly Seen”
The Forbidden Zone
Well, our battles, described in my last post, continue. A couple days ago, we did a load of laundry. Well, we tried. Our washer’s error code, Elf 9, reared his ugly head several times. We took turns trying to clear the code. One of… Continue Reading “The Forbidden Zone”
July Update
I intended to write before this. I now have so much catching up to do! Our weather went from chilly through mid-June to a very sweltering hot (90s). Ugh. I prefer cooler weather. Thankfully, we have central AC, although we didn’t turn it on… Continue Reading “July Update”
What Happened Next
Yesterday, June 1, was the 11th anniversary of our move here. Eleven years ago, EJ drove up from our old house with our dog, Danny, and as much stuff as we could get in his pickup truck. JJ and I followed him in our… Continue Reading “What Happened Next”
Cats, Hens, and Deer
It is a gloomy, rainy day today. The gloom is constant, the rain is not. It mostly just drips with an infrequent distant rumble of thunder. It’s just rainy enough that it’s a good day to write. EJ has a co-worker that keeps urging… Continue Reading “Cats, Hens, and Deer”
Reclaimed Territory
I think that I forgot to mentioned that at first we thought Hannah Joy was sick because she ate something she shouldn’t have. She has–had–a list of priors. She once vomited for several days until she vomited up the red-striped dish rag she had… Continue Reading “Reclaimed Territory”
Out With The Old
I’m finally back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s. Ours, well, ours was exhausting and stressful. We spent the last half of November helping our son move from his trailer into our house so he could save money for… Continue Reading “Out With The Old”
Friends
Both EJ and our son work four 10-hour shifts at their companies. EJ works Friday through Monday and JJ works Monday through Thursday. Mondays are the only days when they are both at work and I have the day to myself. I still accomplish… Continue Reading “Friends”
Dreadfully Busy
Today is the last day of my birthday month. October has had a lot of goodness in it, although one sad thing. The one sad thing is that the two little chicks we snuck under the broody hen didn’t make it. We had a… Continue Reading “Dreadfully Busy”
The Pond
We’ve had some very hot days in August, but the weather is cooling. In fact, it feels very autumnish. EJ remarked that autumn seems to be coming very early this year; I reminded him that we say that EVERY year. EJ had a follow-up… Continue Reading “The Pond”
Merry Month of May?
The month of May has ended up being a bit more busy and stressful than I expected. A friend from Iowa had planned to visit during May. She’s been wanting to visit for a very long time. However, that plan fell through and I’m… Continue Reading “Merry Month of May?”
“Don’t Worry. He’s Friendly.”
Our son, JJ, is a deckhand on a Great Lakes bulk carrier. Last Spring he slipped on deck and badly broke his leg. That ended the shipping season for him. He had to have surgery to insert a plate in his leg and recovery… Continue Reading ““Don’t Worry. He’s Friendly.””
The Dark Side of Sunny Days
This week we’ve had blue skies, ranging from cloudless to mostly, partly, or somewhat, blue skies. It varied. The point is that we actually could see blue instead of gray skies. We’ve had some cloudy gray skies, but not as much as usual. It… Continue Reading “The Dark Side of Sunny Days”
Catching Up
Yikes! I haven’t written since January 2nd. I have a lot of catching up to do. After several mild winters, we are back to normal winters with cold temperatures and lots of snow. EJ read a couple weeks ago that we had gotten ten… Continue Reading “Catching Up”
Dear Human
We have entered a period of cold weather with temperatures in the single digits. When we woke up this morning, the temperature read 1 degrees but it’s possible it was much colder. EJ read online that the temperatures of nearby towns were around -20.… Continue Reading “Dear Human”
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