Category Archives: Gardening

Monday September 23, 2019

Posted on 23 September 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

64 degrees and sunny with a breeze when I left for the gym. From there I headed down hwy 18 to West Jefferson for a Wal-Mart and Lowe’s shopping trip. At Lowe’s I picked up a few more bags of … Continue reading →

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Sunday September 22, 2019

Posted on 22 September 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

58 degrees and sunny this morning. While Frances and Al made preparations to head back down the mountain I went outside to get some gardening chores taken care of. I cut back the brown eyed Susan’s and both the Rose … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 31, 2019

Posted on 31 August 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

67 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. Frances and Al came up last night arriving around 7:30. We spent the morning in the yard. Al brought up his battery powered tree limb trimmer. He trimmed up the low hanging branches … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 17, 2019

Posted on 17 August 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Death Takes Passage by Sue Henry. 74 degrees, sunny, and warm when Colin and I headed outside to work in the yard. I weeded the flower beds and removed grass from the garden that appeared after last … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 10, 2019

Posted on 10 August 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

A beautiful morning with temperatures in the mid 70’s, lots of sunshine, and a slight breeze. Although the temperatures was mild it was hot and humid working in the garden. I dug up the last of the potatoes then hoed … Continue reading →

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Wednesday August 7, 2019

Posted on 7 August 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

64 degrees and cloudy this morning when I left for the gym. I’m home today doing various chores. I mentioned Sunday we picked all the apples we could reach. This morning I went to check on what was rotten or … Continue reading →

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Friday August 2, 2019

Posted on 2 August 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

68 degrees and cloudy when I left for the gym this morning. After my work out I stopped by the bank and library then drove over to Galax, VA to Wal-Mart to pick up a few odds and ends. James … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 21, 2019

Posted on 21 July 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading A Cotswold Killing by Rebecca Tope. 78 degrees, sunny, and humid. I switched up chores this morning deciding to weed the garden and the beds along the driveway first while it was still relatively cool. It was … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 13, 2019

Posted on 13 July 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

72 degrees and sunny with a breeze. I harvested two zucchini and a yellow squash from the garden. One of pea vines on the deck was finished. I pulled it up and planted more peas to see if I can … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 10, 2019

Posted on 10 July 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

69 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. I made a trip to Winston this morning to get a haircut and run a couple of errands. I had to be back up here for a meeting at the gym early this … Continue reading →

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