Pumpkin and Hops Updates

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First of all, a week after the artificial insemination, here’s what we have for a pumpkin so far:This is about 1.5 lbs. and about 10″ circumference. I’m so excited at this! Unfortunately, the next several female flowers haven’t been opening up, but they can be really sensitive to amounts of water it receives. There are … Read more

A Barenaked Ladies Concert

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Many of you saw the photo I’d e-mailed out yesterday — you can quickly post to your blog with your telephone and that’s what I did. “What’s the big deal? So it’s a blurry picture of a bunch of guys playing on a stage….it could have been anyone” You’re right, it could have been the … Read more

…And We Have PUMPKINAGE!

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I consider this a success: Before: From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination After: From 2009 07 14 Pumpkin Pollination If the pollination hadn’t “taken”, the bulb behind the flower would have yellowed and fallen off the vine by now. This was about 52 hours after the pollination, and the bulb has at least doubled in … Read more

And the Search is ON!

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We’re looking to replace our time-tested, wonderfully reliable 2003 Honda Odyssey. It’s a great van, we love it still, it took us from here to the east coast and back last month without incident, which was great! But it’s starting to get a bit old, and every trip to the dealership for an oil change … Read more

My New Addiction

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“Hi, my name is Major Mom and I have a problem.” “Hi Major Mom!” I’m addicted to a silly little game on Facebook. It’s called “Bejeweled Blitz” and Facebook went and made it interesting by turning it into a challenge against my other Facebook friends. So if I hear about one of my friends beating … Read more

Stupid Mulberries

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As most people know, Nebraska is more or less rolling prarielands, with very very few trees. The part of Nebraska we’re in has more terrain to it, and it also has some nice wooded areas. Particularly along the Platte and Missouri Rivers. We live about 5 miles north of the Platte, and I guess about … Read more