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In and Around the Home This Week

11:10, Thursday, April 3, 2008 .. Posted in Small Homemaking .. 4 comments .. Link

This week my husband was hard at work continuing to dig post holes for our fence, pouring concrete, and setting the posts. He also brought over the tractor to even out some dips and swells in our land, and to finally turn up the soil for our garden. I've written before about what an archaeological excavation it always is here, turning up bits and pieces of junk whenever we dig more than a few inches into the ground. My husband has continued to uncover bits and pieces of automotive components, flattened beer cans, and has even come across what is either an upholstered chair or car seat buried about eighteen inches in the ground. There was also the surprise discovery of a square concrete pad, which we think was once the foundation of a flag pole.

So you must be thinking, well, her husband's sure busy, but what is she doing?? Oh don't mind me, I just manage the rest of our lives so that he can do what needs to be done around here. I'm not complaining one bit. I knew what I was in for when I answered this ad:

On the table: Fruit salad with walnuts, garlicky peppers and shrimp, Mom's cheese and pepperoni bread, and I have a prepared pie crust ready to go but no plan on what to put in it yet.

In the garden: When my husband and I travel, he buys magnets and postcards, and I buy locally made food items and seeds. It's about six weeks before our last frost now, and I'll be looking to plant some of these seeds for late Spring-early Summer blooming. So hopefully this weekend I can start my sweet peas and wild flower butterfly garden. We have enough wildflower seeds to start our own prairie.

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12:04, Thursday, April 3, 2008 .. Posted by haflinger
Just love the poster..Sounds like you HB likes to keep busy don't they all. Like us we always have something to do.
As for seeds good for you ..Seeds are going up all the time..
Blessings Sister Brenda

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12:49, Thursday, April 3, 2008 .. Posted by Kitty
We live on a sugar cane plantation and the house that I live in is probably arounn 80+ years old. Back in the day they didn't have garbage pick up, you dug a hole in the back of your property and threw any and all trash in said hole. I love to dig in my yard we find all kinds of treasures. Pieces of china dishes, old bottles, many of those, children's toys, even pots and other utensils. I once removed a piece of the lanolium flooring in a closet and found a newspaper that they had used as backing under the floor, dated in the 40s. How cool is that? I love digging up the history of this plantation. Just my ramblings.........Kitty

***Thanks, Kitty! I love hearing what other people are unearthing on their property. There has never been trash pick up in this town, so there is little doubt that we are seeing some very old trash, at times. Pieces of dishes are a big one here, too. *****

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04:14, Thursday, April 3, 2008 .. Posted by smmagers
I understand finding things buried in the yard. When we till our land we find such odd things. I'll tell you there is a car lot buried there, we find so many car parts. We also find whole doors, screens, house hold items. It is neat at time and maddening too.
God Bless. mj

****We've got a car lot, too, and probably the remnants of an auto repair facility. Thanks, MJ!****

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12:24, Friday, April 4, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427
I like that poster. How true. Dinner sounds wonderfully yummy.

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo