On a very serious note!
The morning stroll started with sitting by the fire and having our coffee. It was 60 degrees outside, but by the fire, it was toasty. While sitting there, I told Mary, “I have a burning question!”
I bought a friend a fire extinguisher. He was de-lighted.
Our artichokes went to flower, but that was OK as they were small anyway. We will feed them, and the next batch, someone in the winter, will be just fine.
Artichokes are an ancient vegetable that is full of symbolism. Since they have a tender heart at their core which is protected by strong layers of leaves, they represent hope, peace, and prosperity.
Our artichokes went to flower!
We planted more cukes two weeks ago, and they are doing fine in their little box. Mary makes a Mediterranean Cucumber Salad to die for, so I keep the cucumbers coming all summer.
What do eggplants, zucchini, and cucumber all have in common? Think hard! None of them looks like a peach!
The new cukes are doing just fine!
The melons are just doing fine; they require a lot of water, so I move a hose into the middle of them and let them go for 45 minutes.
We are going to have watermelons and cantaloupe in another three weeks!
Carlos came by, and I asked him to add another valve to the electronic sprinkler system plus figure out out to get water to the southmost beds. He is quite bright, and within an hour, I had a new zone for taking care of the corn/melons, plus a new outlet between the beds tied to an existing water line. The entire South Forty is now on automatic.
Carlos made it look great!
We headed for the Elks around 5:00 pm, had dinner there, and danced until 8:30 pm when the music changed from ballroom to hoochi-koochi! We were with the Zaitz, Capps, Fentenbergs, and Branders, the usual culprits!
Tomorrow we are going to practice the two-step and a line dance in our ballroom because I promised Mary I would relearn them; I needed a refresher!
We danced until the wee hours… 9:30 pm.
We made it home by 9:00 pm, which is good for our age. We walked around our backyard since it was so quiet and peaceful.
A walk around the pool in the evening.
The house looks quite inviting after such a busy day!
Mary has made this house into a wonderfully warm and exciting home.
We attempted to watch TV but lasted for about ten minutes when the Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z’s caught us.
