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I have a bunch of hats but only one with a Garden tie in! When i retired the guys got me this one and dared me to wear it on my last flight home from the slope! DOT jobs frown on even an illusion of inpropriety!

On the other hand; adding up “our tenth’s” since the end of May told me we’ve had 5 inches of rain since the end of May! There was a 1.2 and a .6 tenth’s in there; the rest were .2-.4 showers. I shut the drip off.

I don't but im sure it and Celery do good outside; the reason i stay in the Greenhouse is season length. When i move into the Greenhouse mid April the Parsley and Celery are nearly a ft tall and edible at that point. In the fall they are the very last thing to die out September or after. I did...

Inside: Parsley, Celery, crookneck sq, Pole beans, Cucumbers, Tomatos and Stevia. In raised beds. Outside: Kale, Broccili, Potato’s, Beets, Parsnips, Onions, Carrots, Asparagus, Oregon gia. peas, in 3x12 ft. Raised beds. Pumpkins, Artichoke, Raspberry, Strawberry, Comfrey Mint, Self Heal...

Artichokes are looking good and should still have a month of decent grow weather. I tallied up the tenth’s and we’ve received 5 inches of rain since the end of May! Garden stuff is responding favorably but the big pots of flowers are shot. In the Greenhouse a strong second flush of Cucumbers...

I’ll be 74 in February and wondering what I wanna be when I grow up. In the mean time the good Lord gave me skill in my hands that served us admirably for many years; and still does! There’s only one thing on my “bucket list” that I hope to just live till I die and skip the growing up part.😉...

I’ll get this 3rd cutting of Stevia on screen’s to dry next week and i need to tie up these 2 Potato plants. At least enough the get a mower in-between. And some peas, which like everything else are slower this year. The 4th and last Stevia cutting won’t be this full but it will be the best in...

Like i mentioned, “i use it all”, talking about the Salmon! Once these skeins are dried a bit; they’ll be vacuum sealed into useable size bag’s and frozen. From here on out thru the fall and winter they are a preferred bait.

Today i brought in the Anise Hyssop and got it on screen’s and a few more Tomato’s for sauce! Once dry, i strip the leaves and flowers from the top 2/3 of these stems and store as tea. I don't need Mint this year so i’ll probably process it the same way and give the dried tea away. If i can...

Crooknecks stir fry real well with a sliced onion in a little butter!

Today i made the hour long drive over to Palmer to get my Timothy Hay for the year. The hay was beautiful this year so i let my “eyes be bigger than my stomach” you might say and brought home a dozen bales. In one year my bunny’s will eat 3-4 bales, so im good for a bit. You never know what next...

Thanks for the kind words. My buck (Earl Grey) is a purebred Satin and i keep one Pure bred Satin Doe, to be able to continue the line. Also i keep a pair of Champagne deArgent doe’s for production. I raise Rabbits mostly for the poop and with this group; there’s no shortage! With only 2 of us...

The Rabbits are happy that i’m back on track with the Garden. The early morning fishing put a crimp in their breakfast. They still got the normal pellets and Hay but i skip the “green’s buffet” due to the time required. All around the mowed section of the property i’ve planted red mammoth...

No, these are all Sockeye (reds) Silvers will start showing up in our streams within 2 weeks. They are good eating too but around here the preference is Reds, Kings then Silvers. Now that i no longer have the ocean boat, Kings are a thing of the past.☹️ In theory maybe but these nets are large...

As we came in i took some shots of the rest of the action. Once the initial flurry com’s down we know a lot of the people and those we don't know personally we recognize from year to year. Makes for pleasant conversation. First 2 pictures are friends one of which lashed 3 canoes together which...

Winding down another successful dipping season i took some pictures to help you get a better perspective of how this goes. After yesterday i only needed 16 and had them in under an hour! It was a banner day. In these first 4 pictures im walking downstream lining the canoe and keeping those...

Thanks, here’s another dose of Alaskana for you. People have been netting these Salmon for hundreds of years and the State monitors the escapement so that the runs thrive. We get the rest; if you can catch them. What a difference a day makes, today was the quietest day people wise ive seen in a...

Thanks @Dahlia, year after year consistent production with out major problems. It’s that time of year where we’ll dip Sockeye’s. Today was the opener and a lot of people showed up. That’s usually not an issue if there’s fish in the stream. Today wasn't one of those days. Last week we 3 days in...

The flowers are my Red Norland plants. I save seed each spring for (may) planting. Those shown are 9th or 10th generation; successfully.

You sure know how to work it! Very nice.