June Is Here And You Better Be Ready For It!

6-13-15 Notice the Finish Area sign! Six months later it's time to measure the commitment to get in shape for a Tough Mudder. I'm sure it will be fine. I've surpassed bigger preps in shorter times but this one is for the books. Which is why its here. Tough Mudder training requires time. Time to train, time to train harder and more time to train. At least a lot of training was required for me....

January

As the snow falls on this secondary of January 2014 I must get off my tail and firm up plans for spring. It may seem like a far way off but in just four weeks I will have to start seeds if I wish for a productive crop starting with green onions and parsley. Then it won't be long before tomatoes and peppers and lots of other stuff are growing under lights in the green room. Before that and more...

Fun With Past Episode-57- Make A Podcast To Market My Way To A Better Life

It's nice to be away from the cares of the regular day and I am having no regular day. Surrounded again by hula hoops, music and bikinis there's really no other choice but to go for it when this kind of fun is within reach. Accompanied by my brother it is great to share the good things in life. Long live the Peach Music Festival. To better understand this podcast and the driving force behind this...

Fun With Past Episode-74- For 7-29-13

Home production is in full swing except for the honey production side of operations there has not been much time other than to record all of the things going on and reaping various harvests. Last night the elderberries were harvested for the first time and I will be making some elderberry jelly soon. Right now the berries are in the freezer for easy stripping from the stems. The battle with...

Carpenter Bees Bouncing Back In The Bee Balm Video

Xylocopa virginica The Eastern Carpenter Bee is alive and doing well in my back and front yards. There are lots of them around and they seem to be easily please with any of my many flowers. the honey bees...not so much. Although I do have plenty of them bringing out the cucumbers and squash quite successfully this year. It's nice have these bees working the bee balm. I got some last year at...

Episode-182- Be Grateful And Positive For A Better Life – Thing One

  Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern Practice Gratitude There’s an old saying that as long as you have your health you should be grateful. But life has so much to be grateful for that I feel compelled to share with you this first of “Three Things To Do For A Better Life”. This is the act of remembering and reminding myself that I am a success because of the things...

Episode-178- How Do I Retire? Review Of The Savage Number

Today's video presents a review of The Savage Number by Terry Savage. I got this book from the library in hopes to evaluate my plan to retire at age 55 and it did not disappoint me. Ms. Savage presents a number of methods and questions for evaluating the realistic goal of retiring and doing so without having to resort to eating cat food as long as you plan carefully and examine the...