Category Archives: Gardening

Wednesday May 8, 2019

Posted on 8 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

62 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. From there I drove over to Galax, VA to go to Lowe’s to pick up a couple of things I needed for house and garden projects. One … Continue reading →

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Sunday May 5, 2019

Posted on 5 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Frances and I had a potting party yesterday afternoon while Al worked on moving two of my indoor plants to bigger pots. The Philodendron needed a lot of work including a new stake Al had to cut. The rain held … Continue reading →

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Saturday May 4, 2019

Posted on 4 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

68 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. I did a load of laundry and tidied the kitchen while waiting on Frances and Al to get here. After lunch we went into town to Scott’s nursery and Hawks produce to pick … Continue reading →

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Monday April 29, 2019

Posted on 29 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

48 degrees, cloudy, and breezy when I left for the gym this morning. The sun is trying to make an appearance this afternoon after a cloudy, cool morning. We may make it into the low 60’s by this afternoon. Colin … Continue reading →

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Monday April 22, 2019

Posted on 22 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

50 degrees, sunny, and breezy this morning when I left for the gym. It’s a nice day with lots of sunshine but with the breeze and mid 60 temperatures still a bit cool. While I worked outside Colin enjoyed being … Continue reading →

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Tuesday April 26, 2019

Posted on 16 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

40 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. I did a volunteer shift at the bookstore. JoAnn came by the bookstore to hang around until I got off so we could go to lunch. When I got home James was here. … Continue reading →

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Saturday April 13, 2019

Posted on 13 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

58 degrees, cloudy, and breezy this morning. While the sheets and bed spread were drying I took Colin out to play and get some stuff done. I weeded the mulch bed, replaced the guy wires on the feeder with a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday April 2, 2019

Posted on 2 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

33 degrees, cloudy, and calm this morning. I did my volunteer shift at the bookstore. The sun came out mid morning but, like yesterday, deceptive when you are inside looking outside. Temperatures are only in the mid 40’s but no … Continue reading →

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Monday April 1, 2019

Posted on 1 April 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

28 degrees, sunny, and calm when I left for the gym this morning. When I got back home I dug up the aster that is in the little bed by the side porch. It wanted to split it and replant … Continue reading →

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Tuesday March 26, 2019

Posted on 26 March 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

42 degrees, cloudy, and breezy this morning. I worked a shift at the bookstore. Al arrived while I was at the bookstore to till the garden and plant two rows of potatoes. The bean and squash seeds will have to … Continue reading →

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