I have lost over 13 pounds in 5 days. Hooray, right? Well, to listen to me this morning, not ENTIRELY… I’ll explain why. I have always been inclined towards doing things myself. Even as a kid, I remember Mom telling me that I didn’t need to re-invent the wheel, when taking on something new to […]

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Is tired today. Monday’s have become my ‘day off’. Although it is really only a couple hours off. While killing time I came across this little video. This is awesome! Kind of poignant. Bottle

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Joey got Ivy down for her afternoon nap, and so I am taking advantage of the opportunity, to move the remaining moonflower seedlings into the front yard flowerbeds. These are the ones which were growing in plastic seedling pots. I don’t think I’ll use the plastic pots again, because it’s a messier transplant, and some […]

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Holly picked out this costume for Ivy. I must say Ivy makes it look pretty good!

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About 6-8 weeks ago I started on the yard. The first step was putting a flowerbed in the front yard. After that I ordered 8 little masja purple hydrangeas and potted them, putting them on the front porch to grow. Also started other plants in peat pots and seedling trays. About three weeks ago I […]

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Okay,  I need to get accustomed to this.   Here is a pic of ivy trying hard to catch up with holly on the track @ the ymca.   This was last Sunday. Posted from WordPress for Android

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Well, today we got our first dose of “on your own” home ownership issues. When I went out back to water the plants, the spigot which the garden hose attaches to popped off the PVC pipe. Small geyser as a result (and a wet me). Had to turn the water off to the house (after […]

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In addition to the W1D1 (Week 1, Day 1) of C25K yesterday, I also took a 15-minute gym bike ride on an Expresso bike. How cool! It shows you a 3D course with terrain and everything, which you ride through. The bike simulates hills and even a change of riding surface (dirt “felt” different than […]

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After many years of mental stalling, or starting and stopping, I’m finally getting on the road to physical wellness. The easiest route for me had been a diet shift — those produce good immediate results, but… well, they don’t LAST, permanently, obviously. So, exercise has got to be added (yeah, I know… “duh”). I’m starting […]

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I have never had very good luck with plants. This was probably due to not trying very hard. Since moving into the new house, though, I have found that I WANT to make the yard prettier and to put my stamp on the appearance of our slice of earth, and so I’ve dived into gardening. […]

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