There’s always one sure sign that winter has come to an end. That’s when all of our soda machines get filled up for the year. The first time loading the machines is always the worst. They are a usually pretty filled with winter debris, so we have to clean them out. Then, we make […]
Ka-Boom! Drip. Drip. Drop.
We’ve been having lots of fun storms this spring or whatever you might call it. Without fail, we will get several inches of rain and as soon as it stops raining, our phones start to ring asking if we are open and ready to play golf, of course, with carts. Most times, we are up […]
Tarps are Crowned King
If you want to see Jason and Ron dance around like giddy school girls, then you need to come out and watch them when they uncover the tarps that help to grow in the seed. Last week, we had reseeded number three tee box. The cool temperatures this spring were making it hard to grow […]
Planting Flowers
For those readers who have been waiting with baited breath for a Toad Valley post, I apologize for not posting last week. My sweet mother-in-law passed away from this earth, so I took the week to reflect and support my husband and his family. Since she was a lover of flowers, I thought I’d share […]
Flower Bed Prepping
Spring has gotten started a little late this year. I can remember several years in the past where we have planted flowers long before May 15th. It seems like when the spring was ready to be here, our to do list quadrupled in size. To keep things moving along, we got to work prepping the […]
Smell-a-Site. If Only Computers Had Five Senses.
If you haven’t ever played golf in the spring, you need to make it a point to stop out sometime in the next week or so. The smells and beautiful trees only last a short while, but boy, do they ever smell amazing. As soon as you walk up from the parking lot, you are […]
Tarpin’. Seedin’. Celebratin’.
If you recall, about a month ago, we reseeded number nine tee box. It was a hot mess from the drought we had last year. Number nine is a bent grass tee and in a low spot, so it doesn’t really like droughts. Who does, right? Par threes are always difficult to keep looking good […]
Weeds. What Are They Good For? Absolutely Nothing.
Spring. I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love to watch the golf course come alive from the depths of winter. Green grass, trees budding with leaves, water running in the creek bed from the winter melt, my brother’s eyes that swell shut from his allergy to Oak trees. It’s all the best part […]
Pump It Up
Our miniature golf course features six ponds, two fountains and a 15 foot boulder waterfall. The Iowa weather dictates for us to store the pumps inside in the winter to keep them safe from freezing. In the spring, the ponds are cleaned and prepped for the installation of the pumps. It is always amazing to see […]
Winter Uglies Get the Axe
The problem with having a 100 foot wall of windows is that you have a 100 foot wall of windows. Windows that get little kid finger prints, elbow marks from doors opening, and the grime of winter. All easily visible. Please note the finger print in the middle of that picture. We definitely should have […]