Monthly Archives: July 2021

Wednesday Working – Irrigation Repair and Roses

Our backyard has a lot of roses. Something 15 or so. I’ve tried counting them but I keep losing track. We think most of these are 10 to 20 years old and in bad shape. They all needed to be … Continue reading

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Backup Camera

I bought a car 18 months ago, and to me it’s still my new car.  It will be another 3-4 years before I start think of it as a not so new car and likely a decade before I consider … Continue reading

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Friday Wisdom – Hot

Just so you have some responses to the question how hot is it? It’s so hot that: chickens are laying hard boil eggs the cows are giving evaporated milk you leave tire tracks in the asphalt you need potholders to … Continue reading

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Wednesday Working – Of Valves and Sheds

Just the other day things seemed to be going fine, until Heather mentioned that a bog was forming near the roses. Turns out there is a buried valved there that is now leaking. Seriously, a buried valve that I had … Continue reading

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