tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post3502865812196245631..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: A Bright, Sunny Day? Pthffftt!Mama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-67327415467133541332016-06-16T08:20:30.527-05:002016-06-16T08:20:30.527-05:00Fiona - I know what I have to remember is that fru...Fiona - I know what I have to remember is that frustrations are usually only temporary and can be worked around. But when you have a lot to do (as we homesteaders tend to have!), we just want to get a task DONE and be able to cross it off the list so we can go on to the next item! (Yep, not being able to do so is where the frustration comes in.) I keep reminding myself I'm fortunate enough to be living the kind of life I desire regardless of stumbling blocks . . . so I need to quit my bellyachin'! :o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-71262453228587834342016-06-16T07:15:55.563-05:002016-06-16T07:15:55.563-05:00We feel your frustration...if becomes a huge word....We feel your frustration...if becomes a huge word..like if it hadn't had a heat index 0f 117 we wouldn't have given up on the last row in the south garden and the rain wouldn't have caught us again.......Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35527490684281010902016-06-15T08:10:17.615-05:002016-06-15T08:10:17.615-05:00Kristina - How totally different your weather is f...Kristina - How totally different your weather is from last year! Better to have to water today than lose all you did last year from being under water! What kind of jam did you make? Oh wait, I haven't read your current post . . . I bet I'll find out there.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41332668706379502382016-06-15T08:08:39.137-05:002016-06-15T08:08:39.137-05:00Welcome, Annie! Thank you so much for your kind w...Welcome, Annie! Thank you so much for your kind words and do please keep visiting . . . and commenting!<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder to appreciate all that is good, and go easy on the complaining. That's a good thing to remember!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54455309726354156602016-06-15T08:07:02.227-05:002016-06-15T08:07:02.227-05:00Vera - Curious how your weather and our weather se...Vera - Curious how your weather and our weather seem to be so much the same this early summer, isn't it? That ol' sun up in the sky should be big enough to give both of us a needed garden boost, right?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88192732645924190782016-06-15T08:05:50.050-05:002016-06-15T08:05:50.050-05:00Sandy - I know you folks in the "south" ...Sandy - I know you folks in the "south" have lots of trouble with squash bugs. That's one thing we don't have to deal with here. Seems you're having really high temps early this year?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-72606429984249273132016-06-15T08:04:33.029-05:002016-06-15T08:04:33.029-05:00Laurie - I'd even return the Mason jars to you...Laurie - I'd even return the Mason jars to you! Another inch of rain last night. At this rate, I might even be able to stand the heat and humidity . . . for a day or so! ;o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19963070511949581512016-06-15T06:56:44.267-05:002016-06-15T06:56:44.267-05:00I spent the entire day, aside from coming in to ca...I spent the entire day, aside from coming in to can jam, out weeding. There was cloud cover, and it was very, very dry. Hubby tilled in between rows, and we are ready for rain. It's very, very overdue in our parts. If it doesn't rain by 9am, I'll have to go water. And heavily.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91779862317780071832016-06-15T05:32:25.281-05:002016-06-15T05:32:25.281-05:00It's funny how weather keeps us all going...be...It's funny how weather keeps us all going...be it hot, cold, humid, crazy etc...here in Bulgaria, we have cooler and wet early summer...last year wasn't right, this year still is not right...oppss, but I must learn not to complain anymore...just reap whatever we plant gives us LOL! But I wish you a better day tomorrow...and hope your veggies will know how to compensate you with all the rest:) BTW I do enjoy how you put humour in life, so I keep on visiting your blog:) hope you don't mind...Annie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090526620020692343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-29591972600899564082016-06-15T01:16:43.770-05:002016-06-15T01:16:43.770-05:00We have had a very long spell of cold and wet weat...We have had a very long spell of cold and wet weather here in SW France and could do with settled and sunny weather so things can get going in the garden, especially the tomatoes which refuse to put any second leaf on at all. Hope we both get some sunny weather soon.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51128096119475338152016-06-14T22:04:09.934-05:002016-06-14T22:04:09.934-05:00Mama Pea,
I would trade your weather for ours in ...Mama Pea,<br /><br />I would trade your weather for ours in a heart beat :-) It's in the 80's with a heat index up over 100. It's humid, and it rained earlier today.<br />Planting seeds a tad early in the workshop under grow lights really does help make for strong starts for your garden. I'm going to have to try your secret on fooling the cabbage moths. Last season, I found that if I plant zuchini and squash after June 30th I avoid the squash bugs. I may have to try that again this season.<br />Hugs, and love.<br />SandySandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8488529015334170592016-06-14T21:43:45.231-05:002016-06-14T21:43:45.231-05:00Wish I could pack a dozen or so Mason Jars full of...Wish I could pack a dozen or so Mason Jars full of our South Carolina sunshine and ship 'em to ya. But, you would have to take the heat and humidity along with it. Love how you figured out how to fool the cabbage moths! Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569684144657934330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-64426474428962095382016-06-14T19:08:28.818-05:002016-06-14T19:08:28.818-05:00Sue - I did go out in the garden to do a few thing...Sue - I did go out in the garden to do a few things today . . . but ended up getting bit pretty much by the black flies. Not a good thing. I could only work in the raised beds. The field garden was way too squishy. And I really, really need to get the potatoes hilled up for the first time. More rain (80%) forecast for tomorrow. Darn!<br /><br />Go home to Michigan, you silly girl. Leave that heat and humidity in Iowa corn-growin' territory!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35529359554147218912016-06-14T19:05:47.559-05:002016-06-14T19:05:47.559-05:00Rain - The description on your seasons sounds a lo...Rain - The description on your seasons sounds a lot like ours!<br /><br />It's often mid-June before it's safe to put out warm weather plants and seeds. And it does seem that we're now going longer into the fall before we get a killing frost. I think your idea for your garden next year is a good one! Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-84184105694999086612016-06-14T19:03:23.894-05:002016-06-14T19:03:23.894-05:00DFW - Just doesn't seem right we can't ble...DFW - Just doesn't seem right we can't blend all the weather and have it be juuuust right for all of us, does it? I know we'll get a good dose of sunshine and warmth come July. Our month of June can frequently be on the cool side. More rain than usual this year though.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51603856177117863672016-06-14T17:07:20.175-05:002016-06-14T17:07:20.175-05:00I'm sorry the weather isn't cooperating fo...I'm sorry the weather isn't cooperating for you.<br />It's been ninety and humid here in Dubuque and I'd give anything for cold and rainy right now. I forgot just how muggy it can be down here. And let's not talk about the skeeters..............................<br />I never worry about you going stir crazy --you have too many hobbies for that, but I know how it is when you want (need) to get out into the garden and can't . Keeping fingers crossed for you.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74375398390350722262016-06-14T13:12:07.818-05:002016-06-14T13:12:07.818-05:00We just came out of a 10-day stretch of cold, dark...We just came out of a 10-day stretch of cold, dark and rainy weather, it was depressing! We even broke our rule and put the heat back on a few nights in a row...in June, the humanity...I hope you get some sunshine soon. Ours is here today and hopefully staying now for the rest of the summer. But you know what I noticed? At least here in Northern Quebec, we have NO spring anymore; we have one week of a heat wave in mid-May, then November weather for a month, then summer until October, then a mild fall and winter only really starts at Christmas...I didn't have the money for seeds this year, but next year when I plan my garden, I'm going to plan for a shift in the gardening season to start mid-June and last a month longer in the fall...rambling here lol...Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-1571242099743689192016-06-14T11:42:26.728-05:002016-06-14T11:42:26.728-05:00Mama Pea,
Sure wish I could send you some of our ...Mama Pea,<br /><br />Sure wish I could send you some of our bright (& very hot) sunshine & 99 degree (& very humid) temps! Just being outside for a few minutes results in sweat soaked clothing. Makes it downright chilly to walk back in the AC.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.com