ANXIETY leads to FEAR, which leads to HELPLESSNESS. Last week I mentioned a neighbor who had their house broken into. This is a peaceful area; in the 30 years of living in this rural area the break-ins are few-but increasing with the economic down turn. As expected, no matter what you believe, there will be […]
Grow your tomatoes from the seeds of the tomatoes you have enjoyed the most.
Our current major storm: Sandy, that will ravaged 50 million people and effectively cause billions of dollars in damage creates in my mind the wonderment of why there is a lack of self or community training to “prep” for known, expected criminal dangers. Notably the family sitting in the dark, anxiously awaiting good news on […]
A very serious invasion is ticks. For our rural lifestyle, way back in the bush, DEER TICKS have expanded their deadly reach along with the overpopulation of Whitetail Deer. This article is directed at why I, and others have contracted LYME DISEASE, how to prevent it, and a plethora of medical links. The identification of […]
This is the season for intruders silently stalking you from the bushes, and slipping into the house to… BOO! It’s Halloween. As the equinox has passed and the long shadows are signaling the end of Day Light Savings Time, we see creepier crawly stuff amiss in the house. Let us start with the weak egress […]
Since I move like a turtle in my late years it will probably be next late spring before I get phase II of my new system of gardening. Preliminary observations with the tomatoes and peppers revealed considerable information vs.: one bed that remained un-watered. The first bed was left to weeds watered by infrequent rains. […]
The current worldwide water shortage, i.e.: Mississippi River drying up, that threatens potable water for a number of cities is but one small example of what is going on in the world. No matter if you want to take a political model of thinking and say it is man made or not, all the rhetoric […]
I have spent 25 or so years puttering along with watering the vegetable garden. All of this time was spent teaching me Mother Nature’s intent of the interaction about the needs of plants and modern technology. Essentially this will be a long article with pictures to introduce you to use less water for a better […]
