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Thursday 5-23-2024

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The rains came and went. We had a lot of lightning with the storms in the middle of the night, but I haven’t found any damage outside yet. We’re now under a flood watch with more rain due this evening, but nothing severe this time.

Animal Comedy-Cheezburger

I have a massage this morning and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m going to see my good friend Linda afterwards (she lives in the retirement place where my massage therapist moved recently.) I found a “paint-with-water” book that comes with a paintbrush that I’m hoping she’ll enjoy. I gifted her a half hour massage last month, and Lynn said she really enjoyed it and booked another one. I’m excited to talk with her about that. :0)

Carlson-Walmart (We have TWO gates similar to this up – one between the living room and the dining area/kitchen and the other between the dining area/kitchen and the utility room)

The awareness and logistics of ‘who-is-on-which-side-of-the-dog-gate’ is still priority around here, with our efforts to get Amber and our new cat, Jet, to co-exist in disdain and/or respect, if not detente. In order for me to let Jet out of the back bathroom (where all her stuff is) I have to put Amber outside. I then rush to get the cat out – on the other side of the dog gate – then let Amber back in. The problem is that Jet is now following me everywhere, getting under the dog gate before I can let the dog in – putting her in jeopardy. This morning when she did that, I shoved her into the bathroom between the gate and the living room, then let Amber in and then let Jet out again. She looked toward the gate, saw that Amber was there, stiffened up and walked the other way. Success! We ARE making very slow progress, with no hissing, spitting, or barking from ANY of us Lewises.

I’ll get my massage, visit with Linda hopefully, then get our mail as I come home again. We’ll have lunch and then I’ll regroup for the afternoon and evening.

I hope you have a fun day.

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Appreciating the Rain

Anita Opper via Zen to Zany

Anita Opper via Zen to Zany

I’m delighted that we’re having rain today. Not a good, soaking rain, but rain nonetheless, and for that I’m grateful. The temperature has finally gotten to 50 degrees F. here, and I think that will be the high for the day. The next few days are supposed to be very cloudy with another chance of rain Monday.  AHHHH!

The sad news is that Tuesday night or Wednesday a strong cold front is coming with killing freezes for several days, probably spelling the end of my fall garden. If the temperatures get down to the 20s, it won’t do any good to cover the plants with sheets. :0(

I’ll plan to harvest all I can by Tuesday evening.

We’ve had a fun year of gardening!

  • The biggest thing we did was build six 4’x4′ wooden planters. We installed three of the raised bed planters while the spring and summer garden lived to give us more tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, etc. We planted our fall garden in the new raised bed planters, enjoying broccoli, some cute little cauliflower heads, lots of lettuce of three different kinds and radishes. I also tried to grow celery from what I bought at the grocery. I planted the cutest little bright green plant in the garden. It STILL is a cute little bright green plant, but no celery. I’m trying some more inside, just for giggles.
  • When the spring/summer garden finished, we installed the other three planters, so now we’ll have six ready to go for the spring. We’ll plant our tomatoes in two brick planters we converted to square foot planters. One gets lots or sunshine and wind. The other is more protected, in the hook formed by the back of the house and the porch. I’ll have the winter to figure out where I want to plant things, using my fall printout to make sure I achieve crop rotation on the south side of the main garden.

Meanwhile, we’ll enjoy today’s cold rain, hope for more rain tomorrow and Monday, harvest the veggies we can in preparation for the freeze Tuesday night into Wednesday.

I hope the weather where you are is either pleasant enough to enjoy being outside, or that you can stay safe and warm inside.

Make it a wonderful day!

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