We are having our normal hot and dry July weather now.....days are in the 90's and nights stay in the upper 70's. We are almost a month now without rain. I am watering a little but not the garden proper since it is finished producing.
I did plant some lettuce and a short row of turnips. I watered it daily and was really surprised to see the seeds come up within a couple of days. I will keep watering it until (hopefully) fall rains start. I see there is a promise by the end of this week.
I haven't been very productive for some time. We have had our granddaughter and her friend twice now and the last time our grandson and one of his friends came too! It made for quite a houseful in the old farmhouse! We did enjoy them a lot. Here is a truism we have learned: If you provide boys for the girls (in the form of our very nice neighbor boy and his friends), the girls are very happy; if you provide the 15-year old boys with a 4-wheeler and an old running farm truck, they are very happy! I think they are planning a return trip.
Our 18 year-old granddaughter fell in love with the new kitty....she is adopting him. I was stunned our son agreed. She is now living with him. I promised to have him neutered when he is older. The vet says he still has one baby tooth so is approaching 6-months...she recommended waiting another 4 months. The cat is very small, just 6 lbs. Our GD may decide to come get him and keep him with her for that 4 months and then bring him back down here to my vet. I am keeping my fingers crossed all goes well all three: the cat, the granddaughter and our son.................
The new kitty:
All I am planning this week is tidying the house and yard. More company is coming. This time my Sis and BIL from Iowa. His sister has been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer and they are having a small reunion with her and the rest of his family. It will be a short trip but it has been two years since they were down. Of course both string trimmers chose this time to malfunction......my BIL is a fanatic ab out keeping their place pretty pristine............oh well.
I hope to check with our local orchard and see if the Jonathon apples are ready. I also want some Golden Delicious for sauce. We have almost eaten all the sauce from last year....where I used the wrong funnel on my Squeezo and got some tiny flecks of seeds in the sauce. I finally located the correct funnel....it actually fell out of the box when I went to put the things away. I will be sure to use it this time!
Random pictures
I shouldn't post this because the quality is so poor, but I loved the shot. Sugar is in a full run, feet off the ground and loose skin blowing in the wind.
Rosa Buff Beauty (maybe on its last legs due to RRD)
I did plant some lettuce and a short row of turnips. I watered it daily and was really surprised to see the seeds come up within a couple of days. I will keep watering it until (hopefully) fall rains start. I see there is a promise by the end of this week.
I haven't been very productive for some time. We have had our granddaughter and her friend twice now and the last time our grandson and one of his friends came too! It made for quite a houseful in the old farmhouse! We did enjoy them a lot. Here is a truism we have learned: If you provide boys for the girls (in the form of our very nice neighbor boy and his friends), the girls are very happy; if you provide the 15-year old boys with a 4-wheeler and an old running farm truck, they are very happy! I think they are planning a return trip.
Our 18 year-old granddaughter fell in love with the new kitty....she is adopting him. I was stunned our son agreed. She is now living with him. I promised to have him neutered when he is older. The vet says he still has one baby tooth so is approaching 6-months...she recommended waiting another 4 months. The cat is very small, just 6 lbs. Our GD may decide to come get him and keep him with her for that 4 months and then bring him back down here to my vet. I am keeping my fingers crossed all goes well all three: the cat, the granddaughter and our son.................
The new kitty:
All I am planning this week is tidying the house and yard. More company is coming. This time my Sis and BIL from Iowa. His sister has been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer and they are having a small reunion with her and the rest of his family. It will be a short trip but it has been two years since they were down. Of course both string trimmers chose this time to malfunction......my BIL is a fanatic ab out keeping their place pretty pristine............oh well.
I hope to check with our local orchard and see if the Jonathon apples are ready. I also want some Golden Delicious for sauce. We have almost eaten all the sauce from last year....where I used the wrong funnel on my Squeezo and got some tiny flecks of seeds in the sauce. I finally located the correct funnel....it actually fell out of the box when I went to put the things away. I will be sure to use it this time!
Random pictures
I shouldn't post this because the quality is so poor, but I loved the shot. Sugar is in a full run, feet off the ground and loose skin blowing in the wind.
Rosa Buff Beauty (maybe on its last legs due to RRD)
