Good morning all y’all! It is beautiful out this morning! Right now it’s 70°F/21°C on the Holstein House front porch, in my part of Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA! Poultry, and garden all tended this morning. Church at 11:00 a.m. pictures here are strawberry, cabbage, Indigo Rose tomatoes, and Jersey Devil tomatoes.

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Good morning all y'all! Betty gets her surgery today. Gonna be nearly 2k. Insane but she's family to us and I would do the same for my human kids if needed. When we adopted her she had been so mistreated, and bred to the point of abuse. She has earned good medical care .

I got a second plant this year . Hoping next year is a great one!

Good morning all y’all! Explosion of the cabbage plants brought explosion of cabbage caterpillars. I didn’t want cabbage but now that they are growing I guess I need to take care of them. Small handful of blueberries. Lots of green ones if I can save them. LOL

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Our sweet Betty White, the 9-year-old Boxer, is scheduled for surgery and a biopsy this Thursday to remove a growth. We're all thinking of her and praying for a good outcome! Navigating these expensive medical journeys can be tough. Pray we get Betty back to her happy, playful self! ❤️

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Pre-church breakfast at Shoney’s. It used to be after church until my church closed and I found a new one.

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All birds still alive this morning. Lost one yesterday. A few squash bug eggs removed. A few cucumber beetles drowned. It was over 100⁰ yesterday, with a quarter inch downpour near dark. Power washing the porch this morning. It needs repainted.

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80’s at 8! It’s 80°, 80% humidity, at 8:00! Crazy. #heatwave2025 #holsteinhouse #wv #usa #nostr #grownostr

Why are my pole bean leaves doing this? #asknostr #garden

Tis the season! LOL

Small harvest here before the heat sets in in and I have to leave for the rheumatologist. #holsteinhouse #food #wv #usa #travel #grownostr

Good morning all y’all! It’s 05:10 here in my part if West Virginia, USA. The temperature is 74°F/23.3°C . Sunup is still 50 minutes away.

Don’t wait, hydrate!

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Pantry day at City of Hope Church. A wonderful ministry. Feels great to help!

Summer’s first day brings forecasted heatwave. Temps pushing 100°F/37.8°C the next five days. Morning fog hides much of the mountain. Stay hydrated my friend!

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Have you noticed increased cost of diesel fuel yet? Mr. Holstein drives a diesel VW. Wondering if he will take possession of my Equinox? 😳

That road (I-79) runs both way. LOL I am east of Charleston. Except you put weird sauce on hotdogs. Last time I was up there I ordered chili and slaw. Peculiar looks.

LOL Well it “could” be said that the Union took WV by adverse possession. However, while our cost of living is really low, the poverty and average population age makes up for it. 😆

Definitely an ongoing debate. Probably moot since the secession of Virginia meant they weren’t adhering to the Union Constitution anyway. 😊

What’s that called when you gain possession of real property because you used or maintained it? 😉

Good morning from WV! It's WV Day over here. 162 years since we separated from Virginia to stay in the Union against slavery!

#WV #USA #happybirthday

Good morning from WV! It's WV Day over here. 162 years since we separated from Virginia to stay in the Union against slavery! #WV

Good morning all y'all! Dry this morning, high about 78⁰]. Possibly storms later. Grass is over my short boots.

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Good morning all y’all! All the critters are fed. Cucumber beetles picked and drowned, eggs removed and mashed. Storm rolled through last night and dropped 1/2 inch of rain. Memorial service for the nephew at noon. Then I am officiating a wedding at 2:00.

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Nematodes applied. Spinach is over. I might start more. Kale and chard still going. Trimmed herbs to dry. A few strawberries and blueberries were ready. The blackberry is okay but not much production this year.

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