2014..The best & not so good..

[Laura]

The best..we had an awesome garden given the challenges..rain, rain & more rain in June. Then very little rain for quite some time.

Peppers were crazy good this year. Our super hots went wild.

Potatoes..we had a great harvest!

Onions..I look for buyers weekly where I work so they dont go bad. They did great!!

Garlic..how did I forget that? It did pretty good. We over sold it at the farmers market. Just meant we did not get to keep very much for our use & had to plant some of what we could have kept. We will be looking forward to the 400 plus heads next year!

Green beans..we canned what we needed for the year..we made pickles out of a bunch of them..Hot dilly beans..sold every jar of them we had..we got a taste..also sold a lot of fresh. Next season we are going to have to triple the amount or more so we have all we need for what we do with them.

Sweet corn..we have what we need for the year!

Beets are only used for pickles..maybe a few fresh to eat.

Okra..we ate some..sold the rest at the market. People love it. We will grow more this next season.

I cant think of many not so good..

Lost my youngest brother Danny. In May.

We did lose our oldest cat Morris. Almost a year ago now.
What was your year like?

[w8in4dave]

My year was crazy! No garden our basement was flooded more than not, had a friend pass away had 3 other friends in a rehab home, 2 are back home now, thank goodness! another friend moved away.My ex passed away. Dave was sick and had to have his gall bladder out easy surgery gone hard! But he is well now. My grand aughter was in a car accident but she came out ok after a scary trip to the ER. But this is another year coming up! I am looking forward to it! In fact Tuesday I am going to go up north to celebrate this new year! I have never looked forward to a year coming before in my life. Better things to come!!

[Colorado]

My year was miserable with this arthritis from hands then into shoulders. Did not get anything done. My knees again hurt. But I have noticed I am wearing the wrist supports less than I did.

Money I seemed to have kept to my budget. I did fast money check start of Nov and was okay where I counted. So I had money to give the kids at Christmas. And that was after I paid for trip and material. Like I told my older son when I gave him Xmas check at Thanksgiving that I doing ok. Pantry had food and freezer has meat and I plenty of clothes an do not lack for anything really. So far okay on money for the year.

Falling and cutting my forehead and have concusion was not good. They did not charge for straightening my glasses. So far the Med Ins has paid the bills and no copay. There could be some copays on it come.

Dovtor has my Afib under control and I watch what I eat. What I eat can cause it.

Year could have been worse but could have been better.

[BestoFour]

We had a great year. Plenty of rain for once in my life. The okra came in late and didn't do that well and the deer ate the corn. Had to fight off the neighbors chickens until we put up a fence but overall things were great.

[w8in4dave]

Is anyone doing anything this year?? I am going up north. Our friends invited us to go up north. I said I really didn't know what we are doing. Dave said heck yea we will be there. Then he opted to work. I looked at the weather and said heck yea! I'm in! So going up with friends. We her husband and dog are going and she is riding with me tonight after she gets off work. Whoo hoo! I'm wondering if I will even go to my cabin. fly by the seat of my pants woman here!

[BestoFour]

We're going to hear a band. The drummer is a friend of Johnny's.

Don't have too much fun w8in. Call us if you need bail money.

[w8in4dave]

Ohhh BestoFour If I need bail money its not from being drunk! LOL We had so much fun! I ended out staying an extra day at their cabin. Of course I left a day early because the weather was coming in! Now Bam stuck inside! I am beginning to hate winter!