Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Part 2

Monty Don's Italian Gardens - Part 2 - Florence

Nicole and I would like Mom to see two of the gardens seen in this video. The first is The Villa Castello just outside of Florence. We have seen it once before but it is worth seeing again. The 2nd garden will be new to us. It is called La Foce. It is about one hour South of where we will be staying. We leave for Italy in just one week. I had the kids out working in our garden today, and we will continue the work (God willing) tomorrow. My back is 70% better now. I'm being careful, but it's important that I move. Juergen called and said his Dad is very tired, but not nearly as bad as he had feared. He will visit with him all day tomorrow too. We have a great deal going on. Juergen's birthday is Sunday. There are a few friends joining us for lunch. And we plan to give tomato plants away at church. Sarah has a soccer game. And all the time cleaning up the house and garden. Packing and getting ready for our vacation. We have a house sitter (a couple). I don’t want to leave them a messy house. I told them they could have a party when we are gone.

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chicken coop idea

Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.

Reading Kingdom

I am very happy to review the Reading Kingdom. This is an online program that uses a variety of methods to teach reading. I decided to share this product with my adopted granddaughter Ruth. Reading kingdom uses a six skills integrative method Ruth only just began to use the program. She is only 3 years old and cannot use the program without help. But her mom says that she can already recognize words like girl and kids when they are shown on the screen. Sylvia wrote that she loves the repetition of the words in the program . That Ruth is memorizing the words she sees. She will be able to use it for an entire year. But I expect her to become a very good reader. And what a great gift to give to any child! She will have a lifetime love for books. Sylvia also works with teenage mothers in Uganda. And many of these women have never attended school. So she plans to use these ideas to h...

Happy Birthday to Jessica

Today Nicole and I took Jessica shopping. She turns 22 years old tomorrow. She has grown over the past year. She now likes her disabled workshop. And she has begun to learn to write again on the computer. It is a slow process, but maybe she can write independently in the next 5 years. Her teacher is wonderful. We are very blessed to have her help! If I stopped and thought about what Jessica might be doing if she was healthy, it could break my heart. Birthdays should be happy, but when your child is disabled it's always bitter sweet. Bitter because of the milestones that were never met, and sweet because of the person that is still very valuable and wonderful. But I'm sure everyone feels bitter sweet about something in your life. Life is never only sweet. For me it is much better to fix my eyes on what is there and let go of what I hoped for...what every parent hopes for. Jess bought a new book, 3 DVD's and a Fanta. I also took her to McDonalds because that is ...

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