On this day (how would we know for sure!? :) )...
1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar
It was instituted by the papal bull Inter gravissimas dated 24 February 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII
replacing:
October 4, 1582 — Julius Caesar...
yes, one reason why i don't get it going as any kind of a habit. even half a cup of weak coffee a day is enough to set me up for withdrawal headaches (and yes, if i eat too much chocolate i can also get a headache if i quit that too).
one year i was living with someone who had a plate of corn chips and cheese every night. i gained 15lbs... the most i ever weighed. it took me a few years to get back to better.
weight is sneaking back up there now with Mom making too many goodies and me being too stressed so i'm eating a...
bean genetics are much more simpler than apple, but i still appreciate both of them very highly. :)
this area of MI used to have a lot more apple tree farms than it has now, but they are still around.
at one time i was going to put in some apple trees out back but the deer population is so...
i love watching the sledding and the luge but i know i'd kill myself doing any of them, also why i don't downhill ski. i'd surely splat myself or run off a cliff.
very funny that one of the beans i sent you looks like a smaller version of LF and has come about independently... can't be sure as i can't see the eyes of each to compare. but still funny. :)
having been doing this myself for over 20yrs on heavy clay soil, some added sand will help, but also some organic materials put on top to let the worms work on it and do the mixing for you, it also helps with the drainage with their burrows drilling holes.
the problem with all of it though is...
it's a welcome bump to the snowpacks in several areas out there. :)
i watch the levels fairly regularly through the season because so many depend upon them and i have relatives out that way and it gives us something to chatter about.
the Colorado River Basin is the one that is the most...