She has a system. Or, I should say, we have a system for her. It’s ridiculous, and it actually works sometimes.

Back up. Reverse, restart. I’m talking about NFL predictions. My family makes picks each week before the Thursday night game. I used to be pretty good at this, but I’ve been outscored recently by (drum roll) our rabbit.

The column on the right has her total.

Buttercup the rabbit “has” a system. We write down her picks according to the team mascot and whether a rabbit would like it or not. For example, she’ll pick the Cowboys over the Lions and the Broncos over the Redskins. If the team name represents a species that hunts or eats rabbits, she chooses the other one. She always picks the Packers. If the Falcons play the Eagles, we’re really out of luck.  

Another week, another set of picks

I won that time; Buttercup tied with the dear sweet man of the house. Amigo, surprisingly, isn’t doing well this year.

Chuck won last week.

Amigo and I tied last week, and not for first. Who knows what’s next? So far this week, I’m in the lead. Come on Packers, do right for me!

I found this on Pinterest. Someone else has the same mini greenhouse I have! And they must not have a bunny, because they can use all the shelves! And…and… they have a whole big harvest of green tomatoes, too!

Tomatoes!

Yep. Just like me. Almost.

Two things money can’t buy —

True love and fried green tomatoes!

Big Storm in August

That was the view from my deck on a sunny summer morning. Wow.

Tree crew adds its own drama.

Readers, the tree stump is still in the ground, waiting for the final crew to come by and take it out. I hope the stump removal has little or no drama.

In the meantime, two lengthy power outages in the last year have made us a little more aware of what we need in terms of an emergency kit. Finding these photos on my phone reminds me: buy batteries. Keep the phone charged. Etc., etc.

Don’t worry. We will rebuild!

I put this pot back together and it’s growing just fine, thank you very much. It’s not so easy when the tipped plant looks like this.

No raccoon pulled this over!

Folks, believe me, there will be updates. Today we switched roles; I worked in the kitchen all day and my dear darling husband, a.k.a. “Chuck,” worked in the garden. I made pizza from scratch, watched the Packers beat the Lions, and went to a furniture shop at halftime. Meanwhile, Chuck got out his tools and built a new garden area out of repurposed boards. Photos to follow, folks.

It’s getting cool at night. I am gradually clearing out those plants that are no longer thriving. The dill met its end last weekend. Next? The herbs may need to come inside for the winter. The tomatoes and peppers are still producing, so I’ll leave them alone until there is threat of a killing frost.

Meanwhile, I made more pear sauce tonight and canned it in my newly found 12 oz. jars. Yum!

And one more meanwhile – It’s off to the neurologist Monday afternoon for me. This is the first appointment in six months. I hope she’ll pronounce me healed, mostly. I have very few symptoms, almost none, and I’m quite a bit stronger than I was last time I saw her.

So, my faithful friendly readers, all is well at the O.K. Chorale. Photos of the garden expansion are still on my camera. You’ll be the first, or almost the first, to see.

So meanwhile, leave a comment and let me know what you’re doing!