2008
*rain: 1/10 inches

2002
*harvested potatoes & onions
*planted Merit corn, black-eyed peas, and straight 8 cucumbers

2001
*set out 2 daylilies: Halleluah Chorus & Mrs. Aaron

1997
*daylily bloom count: 26
*in bloom: liatris, sunflowers, astilbe, spider wort, rudbekia, & butterfly bush

2009
*1/2" rain
*began potato harvest: red - 7 lbs, 3 oz & Yukon Gold 14 lbs, 14 oz
*set out 2 daylilies & 2 irises from Mother's before rain -- daylilies & blue iris in flower row on southeast corner of Pantry Garden, brown iris in "island" within Cottage Garden

2008
*rain: 1/2 inch

2003
*harvested 6 pts blueberries

2002
*froze 28 ears corn & 2 qts onion

2001
*began main potato harvest

2000
*canned 9 pts of green beans; froze 2 pts

1999
*dug 1 hill potatoes - small but rotting from rain
*pool: 87F
*harvested first apples from William's Pride tree - windfalls

2008
*rain: 1/2"

2003
*harvested 9 pts blueberries

1999
*rain: 1/2"
*daylily bloom count: 26

2008
rain: 1/2 inch

2002
*harvested 1st potatoes

2001
*harvest 4 oz blueberries

1999
*1 2/10" rain
*daylily count: 20 blooms

1997
*in bloom: hostas

1996
*found and protected wild rose inside pool fence [mistake!]

2008
*rain: 1 inch

1999
*9/10" rain

1997
in bloom: Grand Ways daylily

2009
1 1/2" rain

2008
*harvested 5 oz blueberries (first harvest of the year)

2003
*harvested 4 1/2 pts blueberries

2002
*harvested 1 pt blueberries - Bluecrop & Blue Ray
*first daylily bloom of season - 'Meg'

2008
*rain: 1/4 inch

2002
*rain: 7/10 inch

2001
*harvested 20 oz blueberries

1996
*in bloom: bee balm & spiderwort

2008
*rain: 1 & 1/4 inch

2002
*in bloom: hydrangea - back half only, Shasta daisy
*1" rain

1999
*picked first blueberries - a handful

2008
*rain: 1 inch

2008:
*3/4" rain

2008:
*rain: 1"

2008
*rain: 3/10"

2008
*rain: 7/10"

2008
rain: 1/2"

2002
*set out Festival Maxima Peony at southwest exterior corner of pool fence - root from Walmart sale rack
*transplanted mallow & angel's trumpet from burn pile to provide cover while peony grows
*planted 25 'Fidelio' gladioli - bought from Walmart sale rack - brilliant pink - planted on west side of Mother's peony, intermingled with irises, at south end of daylilies & at SW corner of pool fence in groups of 5 or more - marked with white golf tees
*weather: threatening rain
*adopted black & white long-hair 7 week old kitten from family outside Elkins; Skye & Love named her "Cookie"; her mother is a Siamese mix named Taco & her father is a Sylvester-cat named "Oreo."

2000
*dumped pool water
*newly in bloom: mallow

1999

* 2" rain

1997
*frost
*in bloom: Mother's peony

1994
*planted 1/2 row Kandy corn
*set out 6 habenero pepper plants & 6 cayenne pepper plants

2008
rain: 1/2"

2002
*set out tiger lily from Mom's
*9/10" rain

2000
*made bed under butterfly bush at SE corner of pool fence
*opened pool
*newly in bloom: purple coneflower

1999
*set out 2 banana peppers, 3 jalapenoes, & 2 bell peppers

2008
*rain: 1/2"

2000
*newly in bloom: Ultimate Pink rose, pink cornflowers, medium purple iris, & chives

1997

*pruned apples, pear, and plums

1996
*chives blooming
*canna up
*set out tomatoes & peppers
*planted cucumbers & okra

2008
*rain: 1/4"

2008
rain: 1/8"

2008
*rain: 1 1/4"

2008
*rain: 1"