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Sunset, this evening:

A Bosc Pear for me this morning – ripe and firm. It accompanied the Malt o Meal cereal very well. Second breakfast coming up soon as we wait for the next rainstorm and whether I will be going in for a C-19 shot at the pharmacy. Reading about a second cousin and his children, 4 & 5 generations...

ignorant of where the names came from ... Calvin: It's true, Hobbes, ignorance is bliss! Once you know things, you start seeing problems everywhere ... and once you see problems, you feel like you ought to fix them ... and fixing problems always seems to require personal change ... and...

I have never been south of the Monterey neck of the woods on 101. Stayed in the interior to & from SoCal. Missed the "Ventura Highway" scene and I feel a loss for that :). I miss the stucco, red tile roof houses. 🎼All the leaves are brown And the sky is gray I've been for a walk On a...

Wow! One month. Put an end to any notions regarding a Mediterranean climate for SW British Columbia for 2024. You see, 19 inches of rain would be our average ANNUAL precipitation amount. Much (or most) would be as snow. Those mountains form quite a barrier near the Pacific. Except during some...

July, August and September – the airport not far away had .31” of rain, a total for the 3 months. During the final 2 days of October, the 30th and 31st – there was .37 inch of rain bringing October’s 1 month total to .90”. It has been raining today since I got up, sometimes fairly hard. If you...

I have a friend whose family was slammed by polio. Four children, the 3 youngest had no symptoms. The oldest went through life with hunched shoulders after recovery. The mother couldn't walk for some time but I only knew her when she was in her 50's and had worn braces on both legs for decades...

I am voting for dahlias, as well. The caveat is that if you live in colder zones you need a proper storage location. The roots cannot freeze. A dislike for carrying things up and down basement stairs makes sense to me but complaining about digging up the tubers in the Fall doesn't. Don't...

While I was checking out the neighborhood for any more trick-or-treaters:

Microwaved apple with raisins and an apple fritter from the bakery. Redundant, I know but the first breakfast was banana pancakes and a persimmon. It's persimmon season, @ninnymary ! The most trick-or-treaters in 4 years. Now, my coffee is ready.

Perhaps, some type of tradescantia ?? Someone who would be likely to know would be @so lucky . Just thinking about her. Others to help? Steve

It rained here! Mostly, before and after the trick-or-treaters :). Maybe we will have one of those @baymule , 1/4 inches . Steve

Today's lunch included kale, from the garden. Yesterday's lunch included mustard greens, from the garden. The day before, lunch included bok choy, from the garden. Beyond that, my memory fails me but it is likely that we have greens almost every day ;). Think about how a plant grows. The seed...

Wow. I knew nothing about this use, either. I use their blooming to guide my first sowing of pea seed :). The old fellow who was the property owner and garden neighbor a number of years ago was from an orchardist family. A large Oregon Grape(s?) separated our gardens. He made jelly every year...

Okay, how about this one? These ideas may keep you away from that candy bowl until November and the trick or treaters have had their turn ;).

Indoors for the Winter We have recently learned that houses are like cats : we don't own houses, houses own us. And, it is best not to kick doors. Do you have other householder tips? Do you buy counter wipes from this outfit? Work your way to the end of the roll inside and there is nearly a...