The first sign of Spring is the arrival of seed catalogs in the mail and all the bags of soil amendments piled in the parking lot of the local Bi-Mart in Sutherlin. This last Sunday our neighbor, Jim brought us a couple of bags of greens from his greenhouse. I have been providing him with biochar to incorporate into their compost and from that he makes a potting soil that beats anything I can buy or put together. Something he learned from his grandmother in his younger days. My gardening abilities are limited by a shortage of water in the summer and an increase of critters eating everything I plant, except potatoes. Last summer my motion camera detected mice climbing the bean supports and eating all the foliage, plus everything else, including what was started in our greenhouse. Even our three cats can't keep up with the varmints. Anybody know of a poison that will not be harmful to our cats?
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
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THE HOLIDAY SEASON
This time of year living alone with no family nearby can be depressing. Being alone one can lose track of what's happening during the...
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It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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My old friend Arthritis showed up last weekend and took advantage of my right knee. By Sunday afternoon I was confined to my chair in pain...
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This time of year living alone with no family nearby can be depressing. Being alone one can lose track of what's happening during the...
Mike, it's about time to start planning for Spring again!
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