Author: pete
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A trip to the office
Due to commuting habits, I was kicked out of my office and back to the cube farm. Came on to move myself out on this bustling Thursday! Oh yes, the only other entity here was this wasp. There’s a chronic wasp problem in the building. The back – to – office lifestyle just isn’t really…
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Uncommon Dog Beds
Some time ago we got smallish bean bags (on Amazon) for the kids. I think they used them a bit? The dogs though, became the biggest fans of these chairs. The beans seem to give all the right support, and the vinyl-ish covers must be cool to sleep on or something. Its a very common…
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Falling into October
Yup, yesterday’s post was about summery geraniums.. here, leaves start covering the lawn and mums appear on the step. Kind of a crossover season.. like Summer and Fall at the same time.
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Speaking of flowers
It was a weird Summer – took until the end of September before the geraniums really bloomed. As leaves rain down on em!
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So much for that.
The lone bud was extinguished. Gardening is hard, particularly when kids are in the mix!
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The Lone Bud
Normally, late September brings piles of montauk daisies. This year’s weird weather, coupled with the brutal onslaught of errant basketballs, and the usual horde of awful beetles left the daisies with literally, ONE bold bud.
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Dis Too Early
Fall started early this year – the excessively beautiful weather through the end of Summer, and utter lack of rainfall made the maples dump leaves very early. Then it continued for 6 more weeks..
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Assassin Bug
Nowhere near as intimidating as the name, this is just a young one. The dog often brings them in after brushing against shrubs – as shown by older posts. Interesting little bugs.. slow moving, which makes them way less creepy. But probably best to not mess with them, given the red eyes and name.
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Still Cooking
Near 6 months later, a revisit to the control panel on our stove. After the last post I’ve started the search to try and put some indicator of heat/power whatever going on here. This stove has been working for about 50 years. I’ve decided if I replaced it, nothing would last so long again. I…
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Inside the Smoker
Nothing tasty, just smoldering coals. This was a post-cook, burn-everything-off phase.
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Not quite burning
Some more horticulture – Burning Bush is an invasive and banned species in MA! Turns out they spread fast and choke out the native plants. To their credit, they look great in Fall.