dughlas Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: We could use a little now and then, it's getting dry here and the forecast only has slight chances of intermittent light showers. 3
Marty Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) I spent a few hours yesterday evening, and again this evening, with the hoe, breaking down about half of the soil I had roughly turned over with the spade in the vegetable garden over the past week or so. I was working on the area where I intend growing my root crops (beetroot, onion, parsnip, carrot, etc.), and the area for the legumes (peas and beans). The surfaces of both are now reasonably firm (from me walking over them), and have a nice tilth, which means I can start actually sowing seeds in them over the next while. I'll also be reassembling my runner bean trellis, and putting up nets for the peas to climb. I find hoeing to be a really relaxing sort of job. It's not hard. Certainly not as hard as digging. And, as I am doing it, I find my mind starts to wander. Yesterday I came up with lots of ideas for possible haikus. Now, they all need working on before I would think about sharing them with the world. The syllable count is wrong at times. And some of them are only two lines yet, and I need to work on the third line. Not necessarily the final line, as a few of them are actually missing the middle line. But the easy and repetitive nature of the hoeing allowed my mind to just wander. As I was hoeing this evening the words of a song kept repeating themselves over and over in my head for some reason. I haven't a clue why I thought about it, but it basically became some sort of ear-worm, and I couldn't even get it out of my head when I came back into the house. Maybe by sharing it here, it will finally go away... Tomorrow, I plan on hoeing the area where the brassica crop is to be grown this year. I wonder where my mind will take me when I'm doing that..? Edited April 16, 2021 by Marty Tidying up 4 1
Bucket1 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Headstall said: I am trying to ignore all the news on the covid situation in Ontario, but it's difficult. 4 1
Headstall Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 32 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: How is things Gary Same old, same old, my friend. How are you? 4 1
Albert1434 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Well I don't have eye damage from the diabetes so that is good But I may need cataract surgery Edited April 17, 2021 by Albert1434 4 1
Page Scrawler Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: Well I don't have eye damage from the diabetes so that is good Glad to hear it, Albert! 3 1
Page Scrawler Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 Just now, Albert1434 said: Thanks Page how are you guys Doing well, thanks. We had takeout from Don's Drive-In. 3 1
Albert1434 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) We made fork burgers Edited April 17, 2021 by Albert1434 4
Albert1434 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 This morning I am making Two-Ingredient Banana Pancakes 3 1
Marty Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: Aloha All Greetings, Albert! Good news on the eye test, my friend. I had my annual test a few months ago. The results came back good for me, as well. 3 2
Headstall Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Albert1434 said: Well I don't have eye damage from the diabetes so that is good But I may need cataract surgery It's great you don't have eye damage, buddy. 2 1
Headstall Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Albert1434 said: This morning I am making Two-Ingredient Banana Pancakes Avocado on twelve grain toast for me. Morning, Albert! 1 1
Headstall Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 59 minutes ago, Marty said: Greetings, Albert! Good news on the eye test, my friend. I had my annual test a few months ago. The results came back good for me, as well. And my eyes are back to normal. We've all had good news on the eye front. Hey, Marty. 4
Marty Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Albert1434 said: But I may need cataract surgery There's a history of cataracts in my family on my mother's side. Fortunately, every time I have my own eyes checked, I have been told I have no sign of any developing. But, as horrible as it may sound to me to possibly have that sort of work done on my eyes, everyone I know who has tells me that it's really quite straightforward. 4 1
Marty Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Headstall said: And my eyes are back to normal. We've all had good news on the eye front. Hey, Marty. Greetings, Gary. 3 1
Albert1434 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 Steve had it done and now he has 20/20 vision 4
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