Recent content by lrayburn

You're welcome. That's what extension is here for. The great thing is that extension provides unbiased, research-based information and can help steer you towards best plant choices. Many frequently used (or over used) plants are not the best choices. Good luck learning and gardening. Most...

Hi ladies, I haven't done anything but ride and walk this week. I need to get back on track with workouts and eating next week. Hope you all are doing great. Tricia - Sounds like fun. Alisha - Good luck, glad Mom is feeling better. Jane - Nice workout, hope birthday dinner is fantastic...

Sugar snap peas, jicama, kohlrabi, sweet pepper slices or celery. Yum.

First, assess your site. Many of your existing plants may be fine if you clean out the bed, prune and mulch it properly. Honestly, "ground cover with a few color plants" doesn't sound real exciting. Second, have your soil tested. Your county cooperative extension office will usually do...

Hi ladies, I took annual leave this week and am spending it at the beach with my bro-in-law and his family. Yesterday and today its HorseMax. We have eight new horses at the barn so I'm spending lots of time getting them out and into the swing of things. Of course, I rode Chip yesterday and...

I have Implanon and love it. Very low dose hormones, actually helped me lose weight (most BC options have me packing on the pounds), convenient and lasts for three years.

Hi ladies! It's my weekly checkin at this point :) I got in several good dog walks - starting things out slow with the Nellster and making sure we only walk/run when temps are cool. Nell is doing great - biopsy report came back benign and she laid on her back while I took her stitches out...

Hi ladies, I can't seem to keep up with our check in! Today I doggled - CC Vsomething (whichever one has the lion and the gazelle) and worked in the garden. The second half of this week I did STS Full Body (I hate having the guy in the back with the poor form!), Bum Bum and High and Tight...

Hi ladies! Jane - nice job on your race! Tricia - cultivating a positive mental outlook is great and important but don't beat yourself up for being disappointed either. It's normal and natural and if we didn't get disappointed we wouldn't really try for things either, right? Alisha and...

Hi ladies, Tricia - I'm sorry to hear about the job. Thank goodness he was accepted at UConn but I can tell that is a real let down for you. ((HUGS)) Hope you are feeling better. Alisha - I hate the dentist. Glad it went well. Jane - Good luck on your race! At least you won't have...

Hi ladies, I know its been forever since I've posted and I can't remember all my workouts. I'm working out five days a week and walking or walking/running 5-6 days a week. I have been wearing my pedometer and have racked up several 15,000 step days. This morning I did STS Full body...

Hi ladies, I've done AOS Providence and STS Full Body plus the bandwork from High and Tight since I've checked in last. Also, CC V1 and V2. I actually did V5 at some point last week but I think I told you about that already. Today I rode (and got to ride a stupid horse but that's a whole...

Hi ladies! I'm here, just not as often as I used to be :) I only get on the computer "for fun" about twice a week now. Sometimes not that often. Tricia - I hope the moving is almost over. That's exhausting physically and mentally. I hate hate hate burpees!! Alisha - I hope your dad...

Hi ladies, I finally found a good place to walk! It's on timberland but no one seems to mind. The roads go on for miles and miles and there are no issues with running into other people or cars so the dogs can run to their hearts content. The land is pretty rugged so if Pip jumps the drainage...

Hi ladies, I did STS Full Body Friday and Chip Max Saturday and today. The time change is screwing with my sleep schedule of course. Hope I can get in bed early tonight and get things worked out. Jane - Have a great race! Alisha - Hope you had a great hike. Tricia - Hope you are...