June '07

The garden is a struggle this year, a few more bugs, worms than usual, late cold weather, floods, rabbits and groundhogs and who knows what else. Some stuff will grow, some won’t, I’ll be happy either way. So far about 80 to 90 of LVJ’s cabbage plants look very good, the rest fell along the way. I’m not going to do another big garden until I have a rabbit and deer repellent fence and a flock of chickens to clear out the weed seed and bugs over the winter, plus probably a garden dog to discourage attempts to breech the perimeter.

I have managed to keep ahead of the mowing around the tick grounds, but not much else done. I’ve got to do some re-plumbing and stuff , probably get a start on that next week. Lot’s of work related travel lately. In the last month I’ve been to Hot Springs, Amarillo, Iowa City, Chicago, and Oklahoma City, still got another Chicago trip and one to Aberdeen SD in the next two weeks. Hard to find time to pick a tune or hoe the corn. I’m gonna quit this crap in a couple of years and start looting out the Social Security trust fund before you 40 and 50 something folks get there and want your share.

Looking forward big time to a week off for Tickfest. Otherwise, I got nothing to say, so will spare any readers and not say it.