For readers who still enjoy slowing down long enough to think.

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Gardening

Maggot Infested Walnuts and Red Potatoes

Inside husk of black walnuts infested with maggots.

Harvested some black walnuts (many, of course, had maggots) and red potatoes in mid-October.

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October 13, 2025

Fitness, Gardening

Garden is Still Producing in the Midst of Halloween Season

Halloween decorations at Basswood / North River Road intersection in Warren, Ohio

I ate a Hairy Cat's Ear at dinner tonight; it's Halloween Season after all, and my garden is still producing!

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October 4, 2025

Food & Beverages

It’s Pumpkin Spice Latte Season at Joey MAGA’s Homestead

Image of pumpkin in garden with bag of Eight O’Clock Coffee to make Pumpkin Spice Latte

Starbucks' vs. Joey MAGA's Pumpkin Spice Latte.

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September 21, 2025

Gardening

Mammoth Sunflowers Thriving in Late Summer

Mammoth Sunflowers as of mid-September in the 2025 Victory Garden.

Two pictures of some mammoth sunflowers and dwarf sunflowers in my 2025 Victory Garden as of mid-September.

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September 14, 2025

Digressions

How to Stop Door-to-Door Solicitation

No Solicitation and No Tresspassing DIY FAFO Sign on Door. (July 2025)

How to stop door-to-door solicitation legally and effectively using home-made FAFO signage.

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September 13, 2025