Category Archives: House

On the street where we live

Final count of the ’03 pecan crop

Posted on September 3, 2004 by Marchbanks

For every three pounds in-shell, I get one pound of shelled nutmeats. Continue reading →

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Cleaning the spring . . . or is that spring cleaning?

Posted on April 17, 2004 by Marchbanks

Whichever it was, it was tiring. Continue reading →

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Washed off and brushed up

Posted on March 20, 2004 by Marchbanks

I painted Roundup onto the leaves and stems of all the poison oak runners. Continue reading →

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A day of rest and flowers

Posted on March 20, 2004 by Marchbanks

I grabbed my camera bag and went driving around the neighborhoods, taking pictures of flowering things. Continue reading →

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Too much exercise

Posted on November 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

He didn’t really believe the sign existed, but it turned out the picture (and the gate) was real and not Photoshopped. Continue reading →

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Exercise or function?

Posted on November 6, 2003 by Marchbanks

My Small but Faithful Readership may have figured out by now that it’s time for the pecan harvest, and I’ve been trying to gather what I can. Continue reading →

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WE’RE BEING INVADED! HELP! MEN FROM MARS! RUN!!

Posted on October 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

A hopeful crowd of grackles followed me as I worked. Continue reading →

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:: wheeze hack snuffle sneeze ::

Posted on October 27, 2003 by Marchbanks

Yes, boys and girls, that’s what happens when I get out in the back yard and rake Huge . . . Piles of Leaves, full of dust, pollen, and who-knows-what, without wearing a respirator. Continue reading →

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So The Front blew through

Posted on October 26, 2003 by Marchbanks

leaving the sky overcast, a fair north wind blowing, and temps twenty-some degrees cooler than yesterday, which was unseasonably hot. Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch

Posted on October 20, 2003 by Marchbanks

I have to love someone an awful lot to give them a pound of shelled native pecans. Continue reading →

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