What I’ve Been Doing Since . . .

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While my husband and I have been social distancing and staying home, we’ve completed projects we intended to do, but we either had no time or were too exhausted to do them. I imagine many others are doing the same as we are. I’m sharing our projects with you. How about sharing yours with Appalachia Bare? Share them in the comments. Or, submit writings and/or photos to us and we’ll publish them in a future post! Doing so would be a wonderful way to record this point in time for future generations. Email to:

submissions@appalachiabare.com

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info@appalachiabare.com

 

Gardens

Mulching part of Gabriel's Garden

Hydrangeas grow here. The little house and the knight (who my husband named Sir Didymus from the movie Labyrinth) came from my father. The wicked dragon confronting Didymus, as well as the running man in the upper right corner are yard art pieces welded by my son and given to us as gifts.

Raised Bed Garden

We've planted simple things: tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, cucumbers, and eggplant. We have garlic growing beside the beds and beside the garlic is a huge garden of oregano.

Welcome

A little rock in Gabriel's Garden

Mulching part of Gabriel's garden

In this part of Gabriel's Garden are various lilies that have yet to mature and bloom. The butterfly in the background is another beautiful piece of yard art my son welded.

**Photos by Delonda Anderson

 

Flowers (something pretty from our yard)

Flowers in Gabriel's Garden

Purple was my son's favorite color.

Star-of-Bethlehem

This grows wild near the side of our house. The petals close up at night.

Young dandelion

Periwinkle vine

Honeysuckle tree

Beginning blooms

Daisy fleabane

Rosemary blooms

Dogwood tree

Purple violets

These purple violets, along with white violets, blanket our yard in early spring.

**Photos by Delonda Anderson

 

Yard

Camping in the backyard!

My husband and son built the fire pit.

The Jungle - A Work in Progress

Two trees - a maple and another taller tree (we no longer remember) once stood here until our electric company came and told us the trees had to be cut down since they stood directly underneath the electric line. A pet cemetery sits to the left and we're working on making this a prettier area.

Fire pit at night

Birdhouse

Our neighbor gifted this cute birdhouse. It was pretty heavy so we mounted it atop an old clothesline pole. In the background, you can see a portion of the wind-chime my dad up-cycled from an old, small organ he salvaged. When the wind blows through, the chimes sound like church bells.

Rain barrel

Newly attached

**Photos by Delonda Anderson

 

Other

Jelly!

We canned grape, and blueberry jellies.

Outdoor dartboard

Attached to the side of the garage

Super Soakers

Water fights!

New outdoor sitting area

Created space

My young nephew's artwork

"bird"

**Photos by Delonda Anderson

 

What we’ve been watching:

Bernard Cornwell Series available on Netflix. We're waiting for the next season at the end of this April. **Caution: Extreme Violence, Sex.

Empress Ki - About the first Korean-born Empress of China/ This series is available on Roku - Rakuten Viki **Caution: Violence

A 1967 British sci-fi/spy television series where a secret agent resigns, is consequently abducted, and taken to a utopian world that quickly turns distopian. Available on Roku and YouTube **Caution: Mod and Confusion

A guy and his robots in space critique B-movies using irony and sarcasm. You can watch this series on YouTube **Caution: Extreme Laughter

The 1985 ALCS and World Series **Caution: spitting, tension, and high drama

Loosely based on the real Peaky Blinders. Set in Birmingham, England. Available on Netflix. ** Caution: Sex, Nudity, and Extreme Violence/ Language

Ever Night - About a boy who became a hero and tried to save the world from "eternal night." This series is available on Roku - Rakuten Viki. **Caution: Violence

The story of crime and corruption in Atlantic City, New Jersey during Prohibition. We rented it from our public library. Otherwise available with an HBO subscription. **Caution: Violence, Sex, and Nudity, Language

The story of two brothers who battle various entities from folklore and religion. Available on CW and Netflix. **Caution: Violence, Some Language

Korean zombie television series available on Netflix. **Caution: Graphic Horror and Violence.

 

Podcasts we’ve been listening to:

Stories:  A History of Appalachia

True Crime Historian

Nature Guys

The History of China

Baseball Radio Archive

1 Comment

  1. Here it is July and not sure how I missed this, but really enjoyed seeing all the photos!

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