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ursulas_alcove) wrote2025-03-11 07:41 pm
ursulas_alcove) wrote2025-03-11 07:41 pm
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It was a Lot
I had to move a fence. It wasn't big. It was difficult. T-posts had to get pulled up. Chicken wire had to be detached. The T-post pounder hitting loose posts with a 12 mph wind and getting caught in chicken wire while doing it, that was difficult. After redoing a post three times, I got it straight. The chicken wire got re-attached. The bottom of the wire had to be staked. It was seriously bent chicken wire. I put in the loose 6 foot gridwall panel. A little shimming helped. Hills are annoying to work on. The little fence panels were put back to discourage the deer. Time for a break.
I found my missing hand-held rake. I went back into the garage and got out the hose. Today was bone dry with wind and fire warnings/burn bans. I ran down to the basement to turn on the water. All good.I watered in the strawberries from the 4th or 5th again. I got tired of hauling water. The bird bath is full. Off to run errands. We still ship on Tuesdays. Then head to the library.
It was still light when we got home. I soaked some pea seeds and rejuvenated a block of coconut coir. I planted snap peas along the fence I had moved and put spinach behind them. Everything got watered in.
Moving the seedlings and grow pots in and out is also a chore. I can't wait until I don't have to do it anymore. Tonight's low is 36. I did get lazy and leave the younger potatoes under the awning. The cement and brick heated up pretty good today. The high was 72. I think they'll be fine. Dew point is 27; we won't have dew fall.
I have a lot of garden beds to prepare. The other side of the peas needs to be amended for potatoes. The hellebore bed needs work too so that chard can go in. Holes need to be dug for the cherry trees. And tonight, I found a whole nother packet of strawberries. Say what? How many did they send? I think it was in the cherry tree box.
Still, I managed to clean more of the freezer out. Pumpkin muffins were made. I am working hard to clear out the freezer. Not that I don't want to use it, I do, but Ontario's decision to add a 25% tax on electricity has me concerned about power outages over the summer. Last time the entire eastern seaboard grid went down, we were hit. I was at Pennsic. Ontario into Quebec were hit as well. Here's the news blurb:
By 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2003, millions of people had lost power after a tree branch in Ohio sparked an outage that reached seven other states and Canada. People from Michigan to New England had intermittent phone service, no lights, and no air conditioning in the summer heat.
I fully expect that to happen again. Software has been updated to prevent tree limbs from giving a false signal, however, without electricity from Canada, the demand on our lines is greater. The more load, the heavier the lines and more likelihood that they'll hit trees. Yes, something to think about.
Meanwhile I made mozzarella cheese and ricotta is next. There could be lasagna in my future. I have tomato sauce to use up from 2023.
I found my missing hand-held rake. I went back into the garage and got out the hose. Today was bone dry with wind and fire warnings/burn bans. I ran down to the basement to turn on the water. All good.I watered in the strawberries from the 4th or 5th again. I got tired of hauling water. The bird bath is full. Off to run errands. We still ship on Tuesdays. Then head to the library.
It was still light when we got home. I soaked some pea seeds and rejuvenated a block of coconut coir. I planted snap peas along the fence I had moved and put spinach behind them. Everything got watered in.
Moving the seedlings and grow pots in and out is also a chore. I can't wait until I don't have to do it anymore. Tonight's low is 36. I did get lazy and leave the younger potatoes under the awning. The cement and brick heated up pretty good today. The high was 72. I think they'll be fine. Dew point is 27; we won't have dew fall.
I have a lot of garden beds to prepare. The other side of the peas needs to be amended for potatoes. The hellebore bed needs work too so that chard can go in. Holes need to be dug for the cherry trees. And tonight, I found a whole nother packet of strawberries. Say what? How many did they send? I think it was in the cherry tree box.
Still, I managed to clean more of the freezer out. Pumpkin muffins were made. I am working hard to clear out the freezer. Not that I don't want to use it, I do, but Ontario's decision to add a 25% tax on electricity has me concerned about power outages over the summer. Last time the entire eastern seaboard grid went down, we were hit. I was at Pennsic. Ontario into Quebec were hit as well. Here's the news blurb:
By 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2003, millions of people had lost power after a tree branch in Ohio sparked an outage that reached seven other states and Canada. People from Michigan to New England had intermittent phone service, no lights, and no air conditioning in the summer heat.
I fully expect that to happen again. Software has been updated to prevent tree limbs from giving a false signal, however, without electricity from Canada, the demand on our lines is greater. The more load, the heavier the lines and more likelihood that they'll hit trees. Yes, something to think about.
Meanwhile I made mozzarella cheese and ricotta is next. There could be lasagna in my future. I have tomato sauce to use up from 2023.