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I heard that we got about 6" of rain in that last storm and everything is soggy, soggy, soggy. The grass needs to be mowed and all my plants are really waterlogged. Hubby tried mowing some today; the grass is dry enough, but the ground is just too saturated and he was tearing up the yard. He got about maybe 1/4 of the front yard done, but all of the back. It looks terrible! Thursday is supposed to be HOT and DRY, so maybe I can finish it then.
We've had two new calves born next door in the last few days and another one due any minute. Having never lived in the country before this is all very interesting to me. I love the little calves, they frolic around like little lambs, kicking up their heels and head butting their mothers like little goats. So doggone cute.
My next door neighbor is putting in a vegetable garden in a fenced off area of the cow pasture. I've never done a vegie garden, but most everyone here seems to grow one. And it seems like just everyone I know is doing one of those topsy turvey tomato thingees. I do love tomatoes - maybe I will try one of those. My grandfather was a farmer - he was a German from Russia and farmed his whole life - seems like I'd know a little about growing veggies, but I don't.
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May 4, 2009 | 5:13 PM PST
My grandmother and grandfather, my Dad's parents, were from Bavaria, the southern part of Germany. Have you researched your family tree any ? I know this has nothing to do about gardening and all, but when you mentioned your grandfather being German, I just wondered how much you knew about your past ancestry. I just thought it was interesting. Take care, mitzilou Last edited by mitzilou on May 4th at 5:15 PM. |
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May 4, 2009 | 5:22 PM PST
I was just looking at your profile for the first time, and then I saw you were a genealogist. That's odd that I just asked you about that. Kinda strange ! mitzilou Last edited by mitzilou on May 4th at 5:27 PM. |
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May 4, 2009 | 10:34 PM PST
oh yes, the Germans from Russia are a well-documented ethnic group. There are many web-sites and an entire University Dept devoted to the study of the Germans from Russia. And technically it is related to gardening - they were all great farmers and that is why they originally went to Russia in the first place was to farm on the Steppes of Russia and when they then immigrated to the US they settled in the plains states and farmed there - North/South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, etc. Many of their descendants are still farming there today. Last edited by efprince on May 4th at 10:36 PM. |
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May 5, 2009 | 2:42 AM PST
Keep your eye on your neighbor's topsy-turvey tomato. Let us know if it yields a lot of tomatoes. Very interesting about your ancestors. |
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