tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87479655260969855362024-03-15T20:09:57.222-05:00Painting on the CeilingJ. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-43947562643603930972023-12-27T15:20:00.003-06:002023-12-27T15:20:22.929-06:00Soil Test Results<!--[if gte mso 9]>
<![endif]-->When we got the soil test
back, it turned out that our basic nutrients – nitrogen, potassium, and
phosphorus – were literally off the charts.
It looked exactly like two idiots not following directions and fertilizing too much. But we don't fertilize at all, except for an annual dose of Miracle Grow that my husband puts on the tomatoes despite my J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-39135577069191410302023-12-27T15:16:00.003-06:002023-12-27T15:16:20.195-06:002023 Garden Totals Carrots: Your size may vary....Very tall sunflowers.... We didn't weigh sunflower seeds, mostly because we were unable to get to them before the birds and squirrels did. But sunflowers were about the only thing that did really well this year. I guess beans did OK. But I planted a lot of them. Strawberries were impressive. But some of our regulars were duds. GladJ. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-48676026607149929852023-11-04T10:08:00.000-05:002023-11-04T11:11:05.132-05:00Getting ready to plant garlic J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-6763203753988440862023-10-22T17:00:00.003-05:002023-10-22T17:00:35.024-05:00First Soil Test We probably should have done this a long time ago....I'm pretty sure it's going to come with something like: This is clay. You should make pottery and not try to grow stuff.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-4094547419163978892023-10-05T07:20:00.002-05:002023-10-05T07:20:12.277-05:00Organizing, a Life-Long Task I found this when I was cleaning and organizing. Based on the handwriting and the fact that I thought I might make friends with the neighbor girl, Kristy Krull (didn't happen). I'm guessing about I'm about 8 years old here.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-50733630525423203952023-06-15T08:04:00.000-05:002023-06-15T08:04:01.582-05:00 Now that my husband is working from home full-time and he's moved his stuff to his man cave downstairs, I asked him the other day if he was going to empty the bottom drawer of one of the two filing cabinets that makes up my desk. He replied, "Oh, that's not my stuff. That's a bunch of your old grad school stuff."He was right.Obviously, I don't need it if I never knew I had it, J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-26052332313528023382023-05-27T07:20:00.000-05:002023-05-27T08:21:23.172-05:00Summer = Strawberries Summer has officially arrived! This morning I went out and gathered enough strawberries for my oatmeal.
J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-911225722653725462023-03-23T07:39:00.013-05:002023-04-06T07:42:01.451-05:00And so it begins.... I have big plans this year! We are starting a lot more under grow lights so we can do more mulching. Currently under grow lights: leeks, lettuce, peas, kohlrabi, beets, and tomatoes.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-46130493421700619522023-01-02T16:45:00.007-06:002023-01-02T16:51:57.996-06:00Garden Total by Crop
In pounds... beans = 17.8 cherry tomatoes = 4.3 tomatoes = 126.5 okra = 18.4 garlic = 5 broccoli = 1.1 carrots = 10.4 zucchini = 43.3 kholrabi = .4 bell peppers = 1.5 beets = 3.4 radishes = 1.5 peas = .5 cucumbers = 39.3 snake melon = 18.5 Total 292.1 Not weighed: chives, lettuce, oregano, basil, thyme, kale, J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-75920752864628874912022-12-30T07:42:00.002-06:002022-12-30T07:42:00.190-06:00Don't Throw Away... Old Calendars You can use old calendars as wrapping paper for small gifts. I like to find a theme and chose a month that matches the recipient.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-72735634513285074442022-12-09T20:17:00.006-06:002022-12-09T20:17:28.785-06:002022 Garden Total....We harvested 292 pounds this year! Not bad, but last year's was 365. However, we bought a new scale this summer, so we're not sure how much is the scale and how much is just less of a harvest, and how much of it is me confusing the "fluid ounces" and the "grams" on said scale.....
More details coming soon!J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-38009002796348289492022-11-13T17:05:00.001-06:002022-11-13T17:05:34.194-06:00Probably our last harvestWe harvested this today. It's just a little above freezing, and boy are my hands cold!We still have some kohlrabi and some peas in the garden under shelter, but I'm not optimistic.... We should have Garden totals soon!
J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-91232925947450073492022-10-01T09:36:00.001-05:002022-10-01T09:36:37.032-05:00Happy Harvest Homecoming, Handsome Husband!My handsome husband returned from Europe yesterday! He had left on Sept 8, and meantime, the garden went nuts. I harvested and processed 43 pounds of food while he was gone! (With help from Mom - thank you!) That doesn't count the stuff I don't bother to weigh: kale, lettuce, basil and green onions. Between that and the fact that he had bad turbulence both trips and it rained in Germany J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-51086307655196769812022-07-02T14:53:00.001-05:002022-07-02T14:53:01.389-05:00Harvest Sampler
Beets, beans, peas, kale, cucumbers, and two kinds of lettuce. Not pictured: zucchini.Note that we already have twice as many cucumbers as we happen to need! Why, oh why, did I plant four cucumber plants?J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-64461006699783065542022-04-17T15:35:00.001-05:002022-04-17T15:35:55.102-05:00Happy Easter!J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-47456986391715860902022-04-16T15:20:00.003-05:002022-04-16T15:28:48.045-05:00A Wonderful Gardening Day! Not only did my husband harvest and eat the very first crop of 2022 (asparagus) today, I discovered that tiny shoots of green are appearing in our cold frame, despite the below-freezing nights we've had since I planted them April 9, a week ago! Thrilled seems like an inadequate word -- I am dancing with delight!And I added another tray to our worm farm. (I'm going to call this "J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-7673947653900974762022-04-16T13:46:00.003-05:002022-04-16T13:46:14.100-05:00First Harvest of 2022! My husband picked (and ate!) three spears of asparagus this morning.We're off and running!J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-81139987471612153692022-02-21T18:20:00.002-06:002022-02-21T18:20:24.071-06:00Seeds have arrived! I'm hoping to turn this into 300+ pounds of food. It would be fun to beat last year's record of 364.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-72848991176739171362022-01-28T12:43:00.001-06:002022-01-28T12:43:46.051-06:00Hopefully, this is the beginning of a skirt...J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-78885495474344963682022-01-11T12:39:00.000-06:002022-01-11T12:39:51.660-06:00Did You Know? As an infant, Humphrey Bogart appeared on baby food jars.J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-18130782029375715772021-12-25T17:30:00.005-06:002021-12-25T17:30:45.232-06:00Merry Christmas!Best wishes for love, peace, and joy this Christmas!J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-69775568580501375072021-12-05T10:39:00.002-06:002021-12-05T10:39:00.174-06:00Sunday Thoughts I found this article thought-provoking:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/tim-keller-growing-my-faith-face-death/618219/Have a good Sunday!JenJ. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-32424072869614518702021-09-04T09:34:00.006-05:002021-09-04T09:46:56.537-05:00A Gift for Hailey VictoriaHere are some photos from an early foray into making stuffed animals.First I did the small one:Then I started on the bigger one. The hardest part was picking out the fabric for the patches on the shell. I wanted some that had a family connection; for example, the one with the tulips is from a skirt I made, the big polka dots are left over from a costume my sister Rachel wore, but I J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-12353890802398277102021-07-25T11:17:00.002-05:002021-07-25T11:17:42.471-05:00Awaiting Death This article from the Boston Globe columnist was so beautifully written that I just had to put it here where I can find it again....https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/21/magazine/i-just-learned-i-only-have-months-live-this-is-what-i-want-say/?utm_source=pocket-newtabJ. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747965526096985536.post-86989877727331702932020-12-27T11:00:00.002-06:002021-09-04T09:13:36.085-05:00Garden Totals for 2020 We weren't going to do a garden this year. We were going to rest the beds instead.Then the pandemic hit, and I decided that I might as well do a garden. I figured (correctly!) that even if civilization didn't collapse, I'd have lots of time on my hands.By the time I decided this, it was too late to order seeds. Ergo, the most productive garden we've ever had was planted J. Pariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735405908618985161noreply@blogger.com0