Diary of My Country Life

April 30th, 2026

04/30/2026 Thursday 48-62F Cloudy There are four tea plants growing in my garden. One is big-leaf sinensis, which was injured in last winter because of the long-lasting cold and so...

April 30th, 2026

04/30/2026 Thursday 48-62F Cloudy There are four tea plants growing in my garden. One is big-leaf sinensis, which was injured in last winter because of the long-lasting cold and so...

April 18th, 2026

04/18/2026 Saturday 53-72F Partly Cloudy The cherry blossoms and magnolia flowers are gone; the daffodils are fading; azaleas are at their flower peak… Who will be next? Peonies. Every April...

April 18th, 2026

04/18/2026 Saturday 53-72F Partly Cloudy The cherry blossoms and magnolia flowers are gone; the daffodils are fading; azaleas are at their flower peak… Who will be next? Peonies. Every April...

April 10th, 2026

04/10/2026 Friday 40-72F Sunny I was in China last April. I visited Jinan, the city of springs, climbed Mount Tai, and spent the rest of the month in my hometown,...

April 10th, 2026

04/10/2026 Friday 40-72F Sunny I was in China last April. I visited Jinan, the city of springs, climbed Mount Tai, and spent the rest of the month in my hometown,...

March 27th, 2026

03/27/2026 Friday 41-69F Cloudy Since last September, I have been doing at least one painting a week—sometimes it took me two days to finish, sometimes three days. Then the rest...

March 27th, 2026

03/27/2026 Friday 41-69F Cloudy Since last September, I have been doing at least one painting a week—sometimes it took me two days to finish, sometimes three days. Then the rest...

March 21st, 2026

03/21/2026 Saturday 45-60F Partly Cloudy My spring planting began early this year. In fact, I repotted my epiphyllum on February 14th since it didn’t look good. Perhaps because I overwatered...

March 21st, 2026

03/21/2026 Saturday 45-60F Partly Cloudy My spring planting began early this year. In fact, I repotted my epiphyllum on February 14th since it didn’t look good. Perhaps because I overwatered...

March 12th, 2026

03/12/2026 Thursday 33-65F Rain Last three days we had very warm weather, up to 70ish F, and it was sunny. I took out my comforters almost every day to air,...

March 12th, 2026

03/12/2026 Thursday 33-65F Rain Last three days we had very warm weather, up to 70ish F, and it was sunny. I took out my comforters almost every day to air,...