Happy Birthday Linzi

Today is Linzi's birthday. So you lurkers that have her number.. give her a call!

This morning after my walk, I pruned the peaches of my neighbor that lives at the end of the cul de sac. He has a little flat peach with a real almond flavor. I think that it is a Saturn peach. Its origin is China. He also had a peach on the other side of the apricot trees. I gave it a good pruning too. Its the best way to improve the quality and overall quantity of peach tree. The owner before him planted the peaches and apricots in a semi public space. Sometimes the kids come by and throw the immature fruit at each other. The little flat peaches he enjoyed on his breakfast cereal each morning. It just took a few moments of my time. Both the trees are small enough so that I did not have to haul down a ladder.. cool. It is sure nice to have a corona lopper and a pruning shears. For the big stuff I get out my cordless sawsall. The cordless sawsall has a pruning blade. With a big battery (I think 24 volt) it will cut until you are tired of holding it against the tree. If you use it on the smaller branches it will shake you to death.

Bought a new garbage disposal. Our last one was an "insinkerator" brand.. it was great and lasted 4 years and was still going strong. It left with the demolition. The sears ones are good (in my experience) about 2 years. They cost almost as much. This one is the top of the line.. guaranteed for 7 years in house replacement.

I had time to do the extended loop this morning.

Love
Pat