Happy About Rain
September 28th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments
We got a bit over an inch of rain September 25-26 and we are expected to get more tomorrow. After that, there will be a nice sunny stretch in which to get garden chores done. (Big hint to self.) We don’t have a completely normal water table yet, but we have somewhat relaxed our rationing and conserving. Meanwhile, the renovation proceeds, as Talitha mentioned in her post. Everyone is sleeping in the house again even though the bedroom furniture isn’t back up there yet. We’ve had two close calls with frost (36 degrees both times), but being the frugal sorts that we are, we haven’t yet turned the thermostat up, relying on blankets and closed windows to keep us warm enough at night. It is almost a point of honor with us not to let the furnace run in autumn before October, but this year we also don’t want the forced hot air blowing dust over surfaces still wet with paint, stain, or sealer.
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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. •
USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural;
Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian
Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level:
intermediate
• Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY
native plants, gardening with/for children
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Cynthia
// Sep 28, 2005 at 11:42 am
Glad you all are back in the house esp. with the rain and cool weather. Congratulations again on the book reviews for Horticulture!
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Laurie Gano
// Sep 28, 2005 at 7:57 pm
I can easily relate to the drought problem, even though I live at the other end of the north country.We just went through our first relatively wet summer after 7 very dry. Our well was hissing and spitting air in an ominous way until last spring. Luckily, I don’t water my big yard off the house well. My husband hand dug a well in the creek bottom below our house, the same creek I used to pump out of before it went underground. So now we have lots of grass, flowers and yes, weeds. Sigh…Laurie
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OldRoses
// Oct 3, 2005 at 1:05 am
I don’t turn my heat on until Oct 1 either. Of course, it is easier for me being further south. Still those last few days of September are pretty painful with no heat at night. No fun getting up in the morning to a frigid house.
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