What did you do in the garden today?

[Birdsong 82]

I wish my husband had that mental toughness. He gets a tummy ache and you'd think he was dying! Lol! Will lay in bed half a day for stomach cramps. Makes me so mad! I just want to yell, "Get up, ya p***!" I don't though, because he's quick to anger.

My husband as I Have heard other people say is the biggest baby when it comes to being sick. years ago I had an ovary removed due to endometriosis. The day I came home from the hospital he got the stomach flu. So guess who was taking care of two. Ha ha

 

[Birdsong 82]

I went to Chiropractors for years in my early 50's I was diagnose with closing of the spinal
column in my neck no chiropractor would work on my now as it could cripple me orthopedics wanted to look at my neck admitting they could not fix it I do not have feeling in hands often cutting hand not knowing I had

That’s truly rough

 

[pennyJo1960]

Not too worry like I said tough old broad here I will not lay down and die for anyone

 

[Birdsong 82]

To be able to do what you do with your spine like that you are one Tough person

 

[pennyJo1960]

I was raised on a farm were there was always work to be done
Ma was a bookkeeper Daddy a mailman but grew up feeding and water before school.
My horse needed cared for the deal when I got him but loved my life as long as I can remember, Dad always said no matter the job do it right and do not dawdle always be proud of the work you can do tried to instill this on my Daughter seems to have taken she puts in a good day's work and my two Grandkids growing to be nice decent people..
sorry get off the soapbox now

 

[chickadoodles]

Penny you are truly blessed. You still are able to do so much.
And you have a blessed family.

 

[chickadoodles]

We managed to get half of our raised bed done. We did not have enough blocks or supplies to finish the other half. So another day.

I hope to get some planting done in the morning. It was to hot by the time I got this done today.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

@dunnmom I put cinnamon in my quilt box to prevent ants from nesting in my beehive and it worked pretty darn well. So it's possible it may work in your garden, though I have heard that it must be dry... But I am not so sure. In a beehive one can't use any sort of serious repellents because bees and ants are so closely related. The cinnamon ended up doing the trick and the bees were content with a box of cinnamon above their heads.
You can also pour big pots of boiling water into their nests to try to flush them out and kill them without really harming the plants etc.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Penny you are truly blessed. You still are able to do so much.
And you have a blessed family.

I tell the guys how grateful I am for them every chance I get how blessed I am

 

[Birdsong 82]

@dunnmom I put cinnamon in my quilt box to prevent ants from nesting in my beehive and it worked pretty darn well. So it's possible it may work in your garden, though I have heard that it must be dry... But I am not so sure. In a beehive one can't use any sort of serious repellents because bees and ants are so closely related. The cinnamon ended up doing the trick and the bees were content with a box of cinnamon above their heads.
You can also pour big pots of boiling water into their nests to try to flush them out and kill them without really harming the plants etc.

That’s a great idea. I know keeping cinnamon in the cracks near windows keeps the ants from coming in the house and your right it works!