Monthly Archives: April 2008

The last day of Apri, and it’s 22 degrees out there

Posted on April 30, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  Hmmmm;  what gives with the weather?   This chill is certainly slowing down my spring gardening.   The plus side of that is that my muscles no longer ache!   Hauling bags of mulch,  transplanting shrubs,  and all the rest of that; … Continue reading →

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Spring, Little League…and snow

Posted on April 26, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  That title is a pretty good despcription of Michigan in the spring.  Yesterday it was 80 degrees; tomorrow we are expecting snow.  In the midst of all this,  Little League has their kick-off parade and first games today.   So, … Continue reading →

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As earthquakes go

Posted on April 18, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  As earthquakes go, this one was a big yawn, but still, an earthquake in the midwest?    We are not accustomed to being shaken awake at 5:40 a.m. I had thought it was an expected thunderstorm with high winds.   Our … Continue reading →

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Fly me to the moon

Posted on April 13, 2008 by barbaraehardy

On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.)     This quotation is from today’s NY Times.  It has prompted me to … Continue reading →

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Spring slowly comes to Michigan

Posted on April 7, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  Crocus are blooming, daffs are in heavy bud, and I have been busily cutting back the ornamental grasses and doing the other spring clean-up chores a garden demands.   I even fertilized the front lawn.  Last year I had hired … Continue reading →

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