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So how is the greenhouse growing? It’s not with shorter days and not too many sunny days it is not heating up. The greens are still alive. We’ve taken down the tomatoes and bitter melon. I’ve taken 3 tomato slips and rioted them , just for fun. Will pot them up soon to see how they do.Finally shortened some pj pants. Got tired of rolling them up or stepping on them. Sometimes when desperate I just cut and not bother hemming. But I did the whole nine yards on these.I can hear Burton Cummings singing Stand Tall to my cucumber plants. They’re getting new leaves. I was expecting them to flop over but here they are. Next are my mom’s one and my 2 bougainvilleas all squished into one pot. I gave them a dose of lactobacillus bacteria (LAB) and sprayed the foliage to see if it would help turn the yellowish rusty one back to green. I gave my garbage and kitchen compost container a few sprays, too. Helped in cutting down the odour. This LAB is a bit exciting for me. 😂A cold November morning Nothing like our Sunday breakfast of sourdough pancakes, bacon and eggs to warm up.Saturday morning ski. Finally tried out all my new stuff! No wax skis and boots that gave my bad ankle good support. I fell down right away of course. Forgot how to get up without taking skis off. At least getting them on and off is not a struggle like my vintage skis. I will never be a great or fast skier ⛷ but I love the sport. My second fall I could get up with skis on. With my new snow pants no one will know I had fallen unless they saw me. The snow does not cling to it.Getting ready to put the greenhouse to sleep. Harvested all the tomatoes and tiny bitter melons and leaves to dry for tea. We ate the last cucumber a few days ago. The nights are getting colder. Not worth it to heat. Will let the greens struggle on their own with a blanket or two.#chillinGot my snow pants shortened. Was rather a strenuous job. Had to take zippers on pant legs off first. Then working with all the layers. The elastic on the cuffs was the hardest. Had to use all my limbs and my tongue sewing them on. You know if you don’t hold your tongue just right, you can screw up big time. Now I have to do some stretching myself out.Someone said if you have some light you can get cucumbers to eat by Christmas. I believed her and got these 2 babes started. I don’t think there’ll be cukes at Xmas. What was I thinking? 😂I’ve been busy making this and that. Have you ever made lactobacillus (LAB)? It’s great for plants and is super easy - just rice water and milk. You end up with curds as a by product and you can make cheese with it. Check out @soilsteward’s videos for how to do. He has YouTube channel also - Chris Trump.Instagram
So how is the greenhouse growing? It’s not with shorter days and not too many sunny days it is not heating up. The greens are still alive. We’ve taken down the tomatoes and bitter melon. I’ve taken 3 tomato slips and rioted them , just for fun. Will pot them up soon to see how they do.Finally shortened some pj pants. Got tired of rolling them up or stepping on them. Sometimes when desperate I just cut and not bother hemming. But I did the whole nine yards on these.I can hear Burton Cummings singing Stand Tall to my cucumber plants. They’re getting new leaves. I was expecting them to flop over but here they are. Next are my mom’s one and my 2 bougainvilleas all squished into one pot. I gave them a dose of lactobacillus bacteria (LAB) and sprayed the foliage to see if it would help turn the yellowish rusty one back to green. I gave my garbage and kitchen compost container a few sprays, too. Helped in cutting down the odour. This LAB is a bit exciting for me. 😂A cold November morning Nothing like our Sunday breakfast of sourdough pancakes, bacon and eggs to warm up.Saturday morning ski. Finally tried out all my new stuff! No wax skis and boots that gave my bad ankle good support. I fell down right away of course. Forgot how to get up without taking skis off. At least getting them on and off is not a struggle like my vintage skis. I will never be a great or fast skier ⛷ but I love the sport. My second fall I could get up with skis on. With my new snow pants no one will know I had fallen unless they saw me. The snow does not cling to it.Getting ready to put the greenhouse to sleep. Harvested all the tomatoes and tiny bitter melons and leaves to dry for tea. We ate the last cucumber a few days ago. The nights are getting colder. Not worth it to heat. Will let the greens struggle on their own with a blanket or two.
Tag Archives: seasonal affective disorder
NOT SO HARD AFTER ALL
Day 18 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I am suffering a little winter and what-have-you fatigue. The only music in my head today is “the day the music died“. It’s a line from Don McLean’s song Miss American Pie. The … Continue reading
NOT ANY TIME SOON
September 12/20 It’s another Saturday morning. My Sheba is on my mind, good memories of our time together. My arm is still aching down to my hand from my shingles vaccine earlier in the week. This reminds me of my … Continue reading
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THE GLAD IN SAD
Sheba is doing her job. She gets me out whether I want to or not. She’s not affected by seasonal changes at all. When I ask her if she wants to go for her walk, she pops up off her … Continue reading
LIFE IN THE SAD LANE
Here it is, after six, and I have no words or thoughts on the page. They’re all in my head. I have conversations and tell stories there all day long. They keep me company. I’m never lonely. It is a … Continue reading
# ENCOURAGER SOCIETY
I’m finally here to see if I can impart some thought, some wee bit of wisdom. Mostly I’m here to tap myself well. It’s not that I am ill or anything. I am languishing too much. I’ve let go of … Continue reading
LIFE IS HARD – JUST DO IT
When the spirit doesn’t move me, I have to work hard at everything. I worked hard to get here, in the chair, in front of the keyboard and onto the page. I feel ravaged by inertia and sleeping sickness. I … Continue reading
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Tagged buckle up, exercise, inertia, just do it, life, life is hard, my malady, outdoor light, seasonal affective disorder, sleeping sickness, writing
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WORKING THROUGH NOVEMBER
November is coming in like a lion. The yard is speckled with snow as I let Sheba out this morning. It is wet, grey and dreary. I am reminded of another autumn, the time after I came back from a … Continue reading
EVERY DAY HAS ITS CLOUD
The clouds can get to me. Their shifting shadows feel ominous, giving me a sense of impending doom. It feels as if someone is walking on my grave. I’m waiting for the shoe to drop. It never has. I’ve learned to … Continue reading
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DARK, DARK NIGHTS
The nights are so long now, the sun setting early and rising late. I was having a dream when I was waken with a very wet nose and tongue in my face. SHEBA! It was still pitch black. I rolled … Continue reading
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