Cherry tomatoes taste like candy. Don’t they? And who doesn’t love candy? [All hands up in the air- pick me, pick me, pick me].That’s why I planted 24 cherry tomato plants last year. Overkill, huh? But didn’t I just say they taste like candy and are nutritious. The yield? The average was 3 to 4 pints per plant. Some plants easily produced 5 pints. I love cherry tomato plants because they just keep on ... Read More »
Just call the Plumber
It is hard for most men to ask for help.Last spring we started to hear a gurgling sound outside at night. Well it appeared the sewer line was clogged. At first I was smart and called a plumber. He was pretty busy and suggested that I buy the below attachment for my garden hose, which I picked up at Home Depot. I was impressed with myself. I detached the pipe and ran the garden hose. There was no longer a build up next to the house ... Read More »
That’s o.k. Dad will fix it
Where do children get the idea that dad will fix everything they break? photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net By mapichai I don’t know? Emma (4yrs old) has a bowl where every time she breaks something she puts the broken item in it. It’s almost as if she excited to add something to the “dad will fix it bowl.” If Esther (2 yrs old) or Laura breaks something during the day when I’m at work; Emma ... Read More »
Left Over Man
Every day when I sit down for dinner I realize my future fate. Yesterday was taco night. I look to my right and I see my two year old playing with her food. Then she starts eating her food, first with her spoon but apparently she’s not efficient enough with that so she uses her hands. I understand the want for Esther (2yr) old to be independent but does she always have to wash her own hands. Really? What do they say the rule ... Read More »
