"faerie rings"

Fungi Folklore Mushrooms often suddenly appear, as if from nowhere. This is probably why there are so many magical tales surrounding them. Have you ever seen mushrooms growing in a circle? People used to think that fairies, elves and goblins danced the night away on the circular "dance-floor" within these so-called fairy rings. It was thought that the mushrooms were used as little stools and chairs. Others believed that fairy rings grew where lightning had struck the ground, or that haystacks, ants and moles were the cause of the rings!

Speaking of Blood

The Happy Campers: This year Henning managed to allow the AX to get him. Note the “before hand” and the “ AFTER HAND”!

OOPS! Did I just do that?

This one as it was explained to me is how NOT do manage a Three story high incline on a portage. One just does NOT let the canoe bump and grind that far on purpose. But then I can understand the mammoth labor-intensive grueling blood sweat and gumption just to go up and down such severe portages. No wonder I have never been invited. Thank goodness for that!

Portage

port·age (pôr t j, p r -, pôr-täzh ) n. 1. a. The act or an instance of carrying. b. A charge for carrying. 2. Nautical a. The carrying of boats and supplies overland between two waterways or around an obstacle to navigation. b. A track or route used for such carrying. tr. & intr.v. port·aged, port·ag·ing, port·ag·es Nautical To transport or travel by portage: canoed and portaged the goods; portaging around the rapids. [Middle English, from Old French, from porter, to carry, from Latin port re; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

What’s up doc?

Your docs My docs Shared docs It is all a Pair of docs Quack Paradox Ha Ha ~~~ Doc Martens? NOOOOOOooooooooooo Bottom line the pictures are transferred to my PC My Sweetie took some awesome pictures. Enjoy!

My Dear

Yes he is home and as well I saw three DEER walk past the Nook today. Dear and Deer. Just about as good as it gets. I was just almost ready to go to Guild when Linda called and said lets go to The Garden Spot, sit on their Deck, look at the mums and have a hot cup of coffee. “Well all righty then” I said. Twenty minutes later we were off. Wish I had taken the camera, but it was drizzling. The mums were most amazing and we indeed sat, rocked and had hot coffee. She had packed a thermos and two cobalt blue coffee mugs. Many mums later we sauntered around my home. I had about 6 years ago commissioned her to paint our home from the front. She is almost ready to begin that project. Her year of cancer treatments have set her back but she is raring to go now. Her energy levels are regaining strength and she and her hubby will soon baby sit BOTH Caitlin & Megan their granddaughters. The second birth was September 20, 2006. We also found a tree I have wanted for about two years. A Tri Color Beech Tree & one called Purple Fountain, which is also a Beech. Ummmmmmmmm, I am pondering placement in and around Sarah’s Pond. While this will likely happen next summer Time to research the possibilities. My dear friend is recovering and my Sweetie is HOME! Life is GOOD!

What CHICKS they are

Hope it looks good! I think he will be pleased.

Almost ready

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring went the phone ~~~~~~~~~~~~

The phone call came in last night just as HOUSE was ending. The great fishermen are returning to civilization, as we know it. Last evening my Sweeties ducks decided they would not be housed. I am thinking they know that the evenings of warmth on the pond are numbered. I checked on them as well as the wee chicks and all is well. There are just a few more things to get accomplished before his return. It’s a good thing, in many ways, that he is returning I am so darned tired. George has missed him as well, no one to communicate with! However working as I did had its desired outcome. I was always too tired to begin sleep and miss him more. I would honestly say when one leg got into the bed I was already in sleep mode. I did find two more TV shows I liked. Ummmmmmmmm! ;=) Now to remember when they are on and what day. HA!

Almost Thirty years ago~~~~~~~~~~~

The doctors said on September 23 I was to give birth to our first child. Obviously that did not happen because on October 10 of that year we finally held in our arms this most amazing being. Not that the rest of our children aren’t amazing, but this was our first. As I cruised about mowing yesterday I reflected upon that time that in some ways seems like yesterday. The weather I do recall was stunning. After we brought her home we would sit on the upstairs porch and I would tell her all about the creek. For sure the stories go on with all of the children. I wonder what she needs/wants for her Birthday?

Good bye Danny Boy

No more water hammer The Battle of the Singing Pipes is over. While some people get to vacation, like sweetie in the Boundary Waters and my sister-in-law in Prague, I have chosen to occupy myself getting painting and essential stuff done. Naw no sour grapes just fact! One thing that has been bugging me for several months is the toilet downstairs singing after every flush. While it does define where people are at a particular time it is annoying as heck. If our sons were asleep in their bedrooms the mere flushing would rattle up into their rooms. Burgess has been doing the painting. See I got smart…he paints I garden…a win win. On with this however, he had to use the facility while painting the family room, so did I from time to time. I suspect he was driven to fix it because it was just as irritating to him as it was to everyone else. It appears that the valve that controls the incoming water was not turned on to a total open position. So no more Danny Boy!

Babies everywhere

So much went on in my little corner of the world. Eldest son came in and did the manual stuff I was unable to do. So the garden is tilled and seeded for the season. The dregs of the garden taken care of, beans poles sorted and I could go on and on. Here is the NEAT stuff. Three wee chicks that we surmise had to be all of day old in the chicken with their mom. Later my son was getting the tractor out and spied a baby snapping turtle. I should have taken a picture. It was about the size of a quarter, quite young to be sure. Then he found another baby frog in the Sarah pond area when he released the little snapper. As we sat down to enjoy the WVU [27-10] game the rains came. What a feeling of satisfaction that the garden was finished.

Waking up to a LIGHT Show

With the outside lights off so as to be able to see the raccoons and to be able to capture them the night wore on into the wee hours of morning. There was many a brilliant display of lightning then the roll of thunder rolling overhead, like one would roll out the carpet. A stretch a sigh another STRETCH and George wanted up! After the preliminary preparations of the day behind me I wander about looking at the new placement of ART WORKS! It is such a satisfying feeling that we are so close to getting the room together, now to wait for the couch and chairs. It would be too perfect if the furniture arrived just before sweetie returned. WOW would that be awesome or what? Heyya a gal can dream! Meanwhile the garden needs tilled before WVU plays today. West Virginia travels to East Carolina to face the 1-2 Pirates at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (43,000) in Greensville, N.C., in a 4:30 pm non-conference match up to be televised nationally on ESPN2 (Gary Thorne, Andre Ware and Todd Harris).

Happy Friday

They opened up~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lures

Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward, a spoon, plug, jig, fly or other such device made only of feathers, fiber, rubber, wood, metal, plastic or similar materials, that does not attract fish by scent or flavor. It has been one week, one more to go BEFORE the Great Fisherman returns. OR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lure of doing your Laundry for “FREE”! The lure of having venison steaks for dinner and other stuff your Mom makes that you like. All of this is true but there is more. Yesterday was a turning point, the painting is finished and now the onset of re hanging Art Works. Scattered prints hither and yon re grouping, re thinking etc. is so mentally stimulating. Finally locating that one print you knew you had. Waking up at 3 a.m. because in your dream you remembered re hanging that ONE print in another room over a year ago. Gads. Feel like a DOLT or what? In a sense getting the garden ready for winter is stimulating mentally and physically. Lord knows about the latter. Knowing that help is on the way to finish moving the heavy items. Then relaxing Saturday and watching WVU play East Carolina at 4:30 p.m. Life is GOOD= That is a reward. I failed to mention that at 3 a.m. I saw Mom Raccoon and her three babies merrily jaunt off the porch, after having their fill of the cat’s food. . Trap time!

Once again a garden surprise

I had forgotten I had planted these Fall Blooming crocuses. They were hidden under the Crocosmia. After cutting the Crocosmia back about 6 weeks ago these little dudes were starting to do their thing and I never noticed. Colchicum corms are irregularly shaped and large — half the size of a fist. Sometimes called 'Naked Boys' because their leaves don't appear until spring, they thrive in well-drained soil. Unexpected Pleasures! I am so pleased I planted these last year.

Technically,

Eggplant is a fruit -- a berry, in fact! Eggplants are related to the tomato and potato, which are in the same family -- the nightshade family. Our Garden Eggs, the luscious delicate Purple Orbs The last of clearing the garden before tilling. These delightful purple Orbs of succulent appeal are destined to become… Eggplant Supreme 1 large eggplant 1 small bell pepper (I use the red and yellow, less FEEDBACK later) 2 ribs of celery [I use more] 1 large onion [I use red because it is prettier] chopped ½ stick butter 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 dash hot sauce 1 cup sharp cheese, grated 1 cup ripe pitted olives, chopped [One extra can for me to munch on] Cracker crumbs {next time I will use one that are seasoned i.e. garlic} * Note cracker crumbs may have added salt so check that and note when adding additional salts. ADD GARLIC I also added Mushrooms Cut up peeled eggplant and steam in a little water on low heat until tender. Sauté celery, onion, and bell pepper in butter [add garlic here]**** Add cooked eggplant. Add Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce and stir. Now add cheese and olives. Taste before adding any salt, for the cheese is salty. Put in baking dish and cover with cracker crumbs. Bake 30 minutes in 375-degree oven. Serves 6 ***Sometimes I add ground beef and or venison, otherwise this is a perfect meatless dish.

Why is it called a Mantis Tiller?

Mantis Tiller Trivia: Because the tiller handles resemble the shape of praying mantis arms, and the praying mantis is a beneficial insect in the garden. A great sense of accomplishment… All that remains is one raised bed with the Eggplant. All of the ‘brush’ has been cleared and hopefully I can get The Painter to take pity on me and at least move it out of the garden. The three wheelbarrows and the one wagon are too full for me to roll out of the way. It is to begin raining again tonight so the timing on the First step in putting the garden to bed has been accomplished. Who knows I just might figure out how to operate THE MANTIS. One last bush to plant tonight, one more tree to stake and just 6 bulbs to plant, I do believe I can manage that. The dehydrator will finish up with the sage before it too is put away; Then the daunting task of cleaning the fridge and the range. But then it is going to rain so how perfect is that? I admit I overdid it yesterday I think moving the “Puddle” was not the wisest decision, but it is moved and that is what I wanted. Someone else will have to get that to the barn.