Seems like the right way to start.

(This is a continuation of the discussion I started here.)
For those of you joining in the middle of the story, here’s the summary. The pond got really nasty last year. Too much algae and too many water lilies. I’m looking for a natural, non-chemical solution that won’t hurt the animals that live in the pond [...]

Well, I’m old. It’s official. Instead of going out drinking and partying, I stayed in and worked around the Retreat. But it’s SPRING! How could I pass up the opportunity to spend time outside? It was nearly 70 degrees! I love spring! Today I saw the first sprouts in the flower bed. I saw my [...]

Busy busy busy. Managed to finish two project I’ve been meaning to do since Thanksgiving: prune the apple trees and build a compost barrel. Apparently I’m solar powered. After one day of sun, my productivity increased ten fold.

An odd reason to write my first post. I can’t concentrate on doing the work I intended to do.
My grandmother is in the hospital. Her situation is not immediately life threatening. But what if it was? What if it was during an emergency? I had to assess my medical abilities.