tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post5629967906071890570..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Draggin' My WagonMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6959278446628686462010-07-27T20:58:26.310-05:002010-07-27T20:58:26.310-05:00Jody - Full moon. Duh. Why didn't I think of...Jody - Full moon. Duh. Why didn't I think of that?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-90314807580793181132010-07-27T19:48:38.439-05:002010-07-27T19:48:38.439-05:00I usually don't sleep well during a full moon....I usually don't sleep well during a full moon.Jody Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319247865999565138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-64393530802300263072010-07-27T16:15:40.250-05:002010-07-27T16:15:40.250-05:00Susan - I actually put on some decent clothes this...Susan - I actually put on some decent clothes this morning and met a good friend for coffee and 2 hours of non-stop talking! I hadn't realized how long it had been since I'd spent daylight hours doing something other than gardening or thinking I SHOULD be doing something garden related!<br /><br />Cindy - At least we all know we're not alone! :o)<br /><br />MaineCelt - Maybe we should have "solidarity" t-shirts made up. Wearing them would give us the strength to go on!!<br /><br />You, m'dear, have really been through it lately. (Just how long does "lately" cover? A couple of months? Two or more years? Aw heck, let's not count up how long it's been, eh?)<br /><br />Stephanie - Another good idea. Why aren't we all closer? Then I could kidnap YOUR teen and send him/her home with a shopping bag of garden produce!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-39192175662667223722010-07-27T15:40:55.033-05:002010-07-27T15:40:55.033-05:00What about finding a local teen who would work pic...What about finding a local teen who would work picking stuff for you in exchange for some of the bounty? Maybe a teen of a single mom like me?<br />Just a thought...Then it would give you some more time to do other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35398729947651517702010-07-27T14:54:27.369-05:002010-07-27T14:54:27.369-05:00From out of the depths of our refinancing, in a sl...From out of the depths of our refinancing, in a sleep-deprived state unhelped by last night's twilight escaped-pig chase and the fun of killing a predator-mangled laying hen, I yodel out a call of solidarity! <br /><br />Yes, it's beautiful outside, and one of these days we're all gonna plunk ourselves down with cool drinks in our hands and refuse to get up until we've gol-dang ENJOYED it for a while!MaineCelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318937035647123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-22469565257700068202010-07-27T11:09:04.784-05:002010-07-27T11:09:04.784-05:00Same thing here, too!Same thing here, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613560832462002975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4724220432212162792010-07-27T09:09:43.220-05:002010-07-27T09:09:43.220-05:00This time of year reminds me of ordered chaos. So...This time of year reminds me of ordered chaos. Sort of. It's important to take the time to deep breath and do something non-gardening. If you're like me, the heat really drags me down and saps what little energy I have at the end of the day. Have a nice glass of mint iced tea, put your feet up and give yourself a break. You've earned it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88232236538651137952010-07-27T07:41:36.129-05:002010-07-27T07:41:36.129-05:00Kim - Good idea! These are the times when a large...Kim - Good idea! These are the times when a large family or a maiden aunt probably came in very handy! (But, wait, then the garden would have to be that much bigger to feed everyone!)<br /><br />Erin - Thanks for your good advice, Mom. ;o) You're so wise. (I really mean that.)<br /><br />Apple Pie Gal - Sure makes one yearn for a snowy, rehabilitation day inside with the wood stove crackling, doesn't it?<br /><br />Sue - Ha! Your comment about actually ENJOYING the day! I said the very same thing when I was helping hubby install a new storm/screen outer front door yesterday afternoon. As I was holding up the door (grunt-groan-sweat) while he put screws into the jamb, I looked out across the yard at the fruit trees, the garden, the lush woods beyond and said it was such a shame that we're so darned busy this time of year that we don't have time (take time?) to enjoy the beauty of the season.<br /><br />These days I have to question why we kill ourselves gardening. But I know that answer, and so do all of you . . . so I shall not blather on.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86188314971113554742010-07-27T02:20:34.185-05:002010-07-27T02:20:34.185-05:00Ah, that wonderful time of the year, where its imp...Ah, that wonderful time of the year, where its impossible to even find an hour to relax and actually ENJOY the day. You'll note what time this is being written. I drag my sorry butt into bed earlier and earlier every day-too exhausted. But, soon the produce will slow, and the days will cool, and the bugs will go away and wow-won't life be wonderful. Keep plugging on! Autumn is coming (I saw the first goldenrods!). And the peas, well, they can't go on forever!<br />:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86958323776537926252010-07-26T21:15:39.143-05:002010-07-26T21:15:39.143-05:00It must have just been that day for everyone all a...It must have just been that day for everyone all around. Sorry to hear your are so beat with everything! xoxoThe Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35002853870704405612010-07-26T18:57:39.324-05:002010-07-26T18:57:39.324-05:00I know exactly what you mean, sometimes I think we...I know exactly what you mean, sometimes I think we eat better dinners in the winter! It's all I can do to preserve or freeze what's coming in and no time to cook, but look at it this way, in the winter when we can spend an hour or two prepping dinners we have loads to choose from in the freezer or pantry! Sorry to hear about the other stuff, this too shall pass, right? The remodeling will get done, don't worry, my experience is that it goes in spurts, a flurry of activity and then nothing for awhile. I actually gave away my entire day's produce today, I just didn't have time for it with all the other work that needed to be done outside to ensure that the garden would keep producing! Definitely grab that book and put your feet up, work and worry will always be there, but the chance to rest may not! Hope you get an evening breeze through the windows tonight!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-70059097191642138432010-07-26T18:45:07.354-05:002010-07-26T18:45:07.354-05:00sounds like it's time to call in reinforcement...sounds like it's time to call in reinforcements to work in the garden. maybe sending them home with some bounty will get them running to your aid.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992045408735413650noreply@blogger.com