School's Out....

School's out for the summer! It's hot here on the mountain today, so we've been inside watching The Illusionist. It is a great romance movie and what a surprise ending! We are Netflix members and love it. We receive two movies at a time and they are fast to ship. What a great convenience having them sent directly to our home, especially with today's gas prices. We'll be going outside shortly when it cools off to see if there are any strawberries ripe enough to eat and our other berries are not yet ripe enough to munch on... No more school until fall... yeah!!

John Deere Green

I have an old 1993 John Deere mower... I absolutely love it even though it usually takes more oil than gas to run. The yard looks so pretty after I mow it, especially with the peonies in bloom. Spring is almost over and summertime will be here before we know it. I usually cut the front yard, which is mostly sunny, on 3" in the spring, but as summer approaches and the hotter temperatures and drier weather reach us, I move the blade up to 3.5". Many people make the mistake of cutting their grass too short. The grass blades actually shade their own roots, and if cut too short in dry weather, you will surely have a brown yard.