Sep

28

Weekend of September 27-28, 2008

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Weather:
We are having an Indian Summer the temperatures have been above average most of September.  We have had a couple days of rain but otherwise the weather has been great.
Plans:
  • We are going to spread some grass seed today.  Also, I need to start to clean the vegetable garden.  The string beans, zucchini, and basil are finished.  I need to trim the strawberries back.
  • I have finished the trellis for the cucumber for next season.  I still need to figure out where I am going to plant the garlic.  I also have some scallion seeds to plant (winter over).
Activities:
  • The spinach is doing well and needs to be picked, the snap peas are coming along and I think that I will get a small harvest of them in the next few days.
  • I have cleared the middle section of the driveway as you approach the house (see picture).
  • Today my outside jobs are grass seed, gather more shingles (from the barn roof) for Richard to make kindling and start to clean up the vegetable garden.
  • I weed whacked the undeveloped areas of the vegetable garden.  Cleaned up the string beans and put the trellis away.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
The yard and garden are looking pretty good.  Richard has done a lot of work in back clearing dead wood and cutting down some of the trees to clear the area.  This last week Richard has been working on the chokecherry trees along the driveway.

-- Weather When Posted --

  • Temperature: 72°F;
  • Humidity: 22%;
  • Heat Index: 75°F;
  • Wind Chill: 72°F;
  • Pressure: 30.26 in.;

Sep

21

Weekend of September 20-21, 2008

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Weather:
It started raining last night, looks like we are going to have rain for the rest of the day. The forecast is for cooler weather, fall is on it’s way.
Plans:
I am working on building a trellis for cucumbers.  I have a tire that I will use to plant them in, Richard has built a box for it.
Activities:
I cleaned up the area between the driveway that goes to the workshop and barn.  I don’t know what I’ll plant in there but by Spring I should have something in mind.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
We bought 25# of grass seed this weekend.  Richard is on vacation this coming week and with the rain today it might be a good time to put down some seed.

-- Weather When Posted --

  • Temperature: 50°F;
  • Humidity: 96%;
  • Heat Index: 50°F;
  • Wind Chill: 48°F;
  • Pressure: 29.89 in.;

Sep

9

Wind Advisory

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1036 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2008
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING.
VERY WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT TRACKS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION…AND
ACCOMPANIES A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE NORTH AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH. THE GUSTIEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER AS IT SHIFTS SOUTH ACROSS
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE…WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH…AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH…LIKELY.

 

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