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7 July 2013 Rainy Day at the Pool

Jul 8, 2013

Look closely at the ground and you can see that it was teeming. We were happily swimming in the downpour (water was warmer than the air) until the lifeguards booted us from the pool because “they couldn’t see the bottom.” (My read: they were ready to close up and go home). But really, this is the wettest summer we’ve …

6 July 2013 Neighborhood Spoils

Jul 7, 2013

It pays to be around when the neighbors are away on vacation! In addition to chicken-sitting, we are keeping an eye on two different gardens. We’ll get to repay their generosity, however, because I suspect that our tomatoes and peppers will start ripening while we’re away for two weeks.

5 July 2013 Runner On First

Jul 6, 2013

Richmond Flying Squirrels v. the Akron Aeros. It turns out that the Squirrels are an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants! They could have used some help from their Major League brothers, though. The Aeros toasted them, 6-2.

4 July 2013 Happy 4th!

Jul 5, 2013

3 July 2013 Day 4 of Chicken-Sitting

Jul 4, 2013

Found 5 eggs today!

2 July 2013 Hungry Kitties

Jul 3, 2013

We’re feeding chickens AND cats this week.

1 July 2013 Peppers!

Jul 2, 2013

30 June 2013 Chicken Sitting

Jul 1, 2013

Sam and I will attempt to keep our friends’ five chickens (including one broody hen) alive and well for the next few days while they are out of town. Day one = a success! Plus we got two eggs.

29 June 2013 Shelves for the Shed

Jul 1, 2013

And a new use for all the leftover blue paint we had from the failed trim experiment last year.

28 June 2013 The Makings for Juneberry Muffins

Jun 29, 2013