Last week was a big week – Lulu had her scheduled tonsillectomy. Or, as she likes to put it, “I’m now a part of the no-tonsil-kids club.” I was rather shocked at how quickly the entire process went. It was 7:10 when the OR nurse carried Lulu into the operating room as we went to […]

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This is why you can never turn your back around this place… Peanut actually started it, but once she figured out that we were watching her dressing up the dog she took off and left Lulu to pose for pictures.

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While I’m no expert, I’m fairly familiar with grafting plants. Growing up, we had a dozen or so apple trees in the yard that were the result of some ISU Extension program from many years ago. While we got various types of apples from the trees, they were all grafted onto crab apple root systems. […]

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Sticking with Tuesday’s “goal” theme, it’s about time to start thinking about what’s going in the garden this year. We’re still eating potatoes, carrots, onions, squash, and garlic from last fall that were stored in the basement all winter. Plus, there’s all the stuff we canned, froze, or dehydrated: pickles, salsa, tomatoes, peas, beans, strawberries, […]

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While most people think of planning for the new year before the Christmas tree comes down, our “home improvement calendar” typically kicks off with the arrival of spring weather. Here’s what’s on our list of this year: THE ATTIC It’s been on the list since day one, but continues to get bumped by more urgent […]

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