Beltane Waxing Flower Moon As is the case with all Celtic holidays Beltane began at sundown. Over the years that I have kept the Celtic calendar, now 14 years at least, Beltane signals a real shift from the getting going … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon All my baby plants have moved from the nursery into big plant pots. Now we have to wait until May 15, the average last frost date here, and all these babies can go outside into the … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Another computer problem averted by cyber wizard William Schmidt. If you had tried to access the files from February 2005 to October 2007 in ancientrails, you would have been met with a not found error message. … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Rain. We had a red alert, a fire danger warning over the weekend, but now we’re soggy. Soggy is better. Kate came home with information from the Minnesota Department of Health on how to handle potential … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Shifting my workout to the AM. The whole routine has gotten stale and needs shaking up. Maybe when it gets a bit warmer I’ll take the aerobics outside. I used to workokout outside all the time, … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Business meeting this morning. We decided to go ahead with a vegetable garden renovation planned by Ecological Gardens and to get the deck in on which we will build the playhouse for the grandkids. That work … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Went on a mission today. That’s Kate and mine’s language for a frustrating shopping experience focused on finding a particular thing. Today I wanted inoculant for the peas and other legumes we’ll plant. This inoculant, actually … Continue reading
Spring Waxing Flower Moon Our bees came here from California so I hope they don’t suffer too much climate shock as the temperatures fall this week. Lows will hit 35 or so midweek. Right now, in fact, the temperature is … Continue reading
Spring New Moon (Flower) The bees have come. Mark Nordeen drove over today with our first packet of bees. This is a picture of a bee package off the web. The circle at the top contains a can of nutrient … Continue reading
Spring New Moon (Flower) Lost sleep night before last, got up early yesterday and had a long day at the museum. I still feel loggy, not quite focused this morning. This kind of dulled down makes everything just a bit … Continue reading