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Purple Hot Thai peppers. If you don't like hot peppers, you could harvest, dry out, pulverize and make a nifty vegetable insect spray. Also, add marigolds to the outside edges of the pots.

I bought some potted herbs at Meijer on Thursday, too--sage, thyme, parsley and mint. I cleaned off the top of the fridge, cleaned the heat mat and LED light that I had stored in the back room--I should have all 4 transplanted by this evening. I think we all should assume that purchased plants...

Not a lot of calendars left at Dollar General, probably bc of the great price, but I found a great gardening calendar for a...dollar.

Rain predicted for 3:30PM through about 11PM. "Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning." I gotta get the ponies done before the rain hits this afternoon. I have been doing kitchen cleaning/organizing. I brought my rake up to the house and I hope to force myself to clean up after Tegan...

DD's have been exTREMELY helpful. Both youngest and eldest DD took time off work this week for bereavement and we 3 went to my bank Thursday to take DH's name off of the 3/4 accounts. The 4th account is an Atty Client Trust Account and nobody but the state of IL can touch it. The bank clerk...

While I lived in my bedroom for 86 days I fell down the internet rabbit hole of German Shephard Dog owners. It is aMAZING how, "what do I do when my GSD is biting my child?" CONSTANTLY, find a toy and REDIRECT. Poppycock!!! I do what I have always done with a puppy, grab their mouth shut and...

I just watched a video that included starting root crops in flats first, then transplanting out. The guy said it was all about timing, but could be done successfully.

I baked up 36 oatmeal cookies, a little bit less NOW--VERY Tasty!! I packaged them in my clear glass cookie jar, and I will pack up some for DD's house and put the rest in the freezer for...later.

Don't know what's going on in my brain--the iris I planted in December are dutch iris. The bulbs resemble small pearl onions, and they look like this: Flowering Time:Late spring to early summer (May-Jun) I cannot remember if they are a mix or all are blue--happy surprise later this year!

That's my Youngest DD, tough as nails prosecutor, but HIGHLY susceptible to "puppy business."

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I think, "Thaterday" can be any day that you want.

DD took this shot last night on the walk around town.

DISH guy just called, so it WILL be repaired today! :weee Meanwhile I have preheated my oven to 350 degrees so I can start baking/packaging/freezing cookies. I actually softened twice the amount of butter, had to double to recipe--there will be MANY cookies made today! My houseplanting has not...