Grateful Discoveries

Ice cream flavors at Baskin-Robbins®?  Could be, but tonight the answer is Citrullus Lanatus, commonly known as Watermelon. Found fresh lettuce and watermelon starts at H&H Nursery this afternoon and purchased a few of each.  I just finished planting them … Continue reading →

Today’s jigsaw  is a 500 piece Springbok® puzzle at a finished size of 20″ x 20″.  The picture on the box cover appears to be a rectangle so this should be fun. Five hours later, the photographed image was completed. … Continue reading →

Close-up photos of backyard garden potato buds, first to open sunflower and agapanthus, and view of fuschias, carefully guarded by St. Francis. Peace Be With You.    Daniel John Cooney Filed under: Backyard Produce Gardening, It Is What It Is … Continue reading →

From my Cooney Great-Grandparents  growing potatoes in Ennistymon, Ireland in the 1840-50′s, to my Grandfather and Father harvesting corn, barley and melons, raising cattle and selling natural spring water in Mitchell, South Dakota in the 1910-30′s, and now I as … Continue reading →

Emptied the cedar planter boxes as the heirloom lettuce had run its course. Refilled with planter mix and moistened the soil. Planted full sun loving astericus and marigolds.     Removed flowering lettuce plants, remaining oversize onions and scraped up … Continue reading →

I wrote this post as “Grateful Care” on May 26, 2010. Thought I would share it today in advance of the May, 2012 Mother’s Day holiday. What follows is my reflection as a Caregiver Son with what became her last … Continue reading →

Even though I switched to low acid coffee, the  reflux incidents reoccurred.  I am now one week into a “low acid diet” which is helping and has greatly relieved symptoms.   By eliminating coffee, citrus, tomatoes, salad dressing, chocolate and … Continue reading →