So very true!!!
Guess where we were early this morning? Yup! We went VFR (via the coffee pot) to the garden and worked for two hours. The garden looks great, and we have two beds almost ready for fall planting. All we need is another month or two before we start.
I need to invest in a sun hat soon. With all the time I’ve been spending in the shade, I’m sure the plants are starting to think I’m one of them. I spent some quality time with the berries and the weeds in the grape area today. I managed to uproot two more tomato plants—those guys can’t seem to take a hint!
Staying in the shade is essential for us fair-skinned folks!
So, we had this jungle forming in our garden, and the tomatoes were like, “Hey, we’re in here too, you know!” I gave Mary a boost, and she went all ninja on those weeds. The garden didn’t know what hit it!
Once we passed through the garden, we each grabbed a hose and watered the pathways down. After its bath, the garden looked very nice.
We make an excellent team!
We have about 50 onions that are going through a mid-life crisis (the leaves are drying out). We plan to bring in another group of onion friends in a month to have a never-ending onion party all winter. Who knew onions could be so popular?
Do we have onions? Oh my!!
After 45 minutes of battling it out with the weeds, I emerged victorious like a weed-whispering warrior! Those pesky little devils didn’t stand a chance against my ninja gardening skills.
The grapes are doing nicely; We had a big bunch for lunch!
The tools are put up, the garden is watered, and it is time to swim. We checked the water temperature, and it was 90 degrees. So, basically, the water was ready to brew some perfect tea or give us a pleasant soaking experience. We spent an hour paddling around.
It was 10:30 am and beginning to get hot, so we went into the pool!
Mary wanted to swim, so I went to her old goggles, but they were out of date; time to visit Amazon! She looked like a PT boat making waves so big they splashed the neighbor’s yard two doors down. I clocked her at 67 knots, and the flip-turns at the end were spectacular. Scout ran inside the house and hid!
Off she goes!
I went in the pool with my birthday suit. A few minutes later, a brick flew over the fence with a note tied to it. All it said was, “IT’S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY!!”
Mary fixed a wonderful lunch, and we dined and watched the last of “Fire Station.” After lunch, Mary got involved with the needlepoint again, and I banished myself to the garage in search of the elusive workbench! After two hours, I was making progress.
I found a razzleberry pie courtesy of Marie Calendar, so I decided to bake it up and share it with Jeff at our 6:30 pm porch meeting at his house. Razzleberry is a pairing of ripe, red raspberries and sweet, juicy blackberries baked in an extra-flaky pastry crust. I looked at the box, and it said 300 calories; wow, just what I need.
I looked a little closer, and it said 300 calories per slice based on nine slices per pie. Oh, my, 2700 calories in that sucker! Furthermore, it said, “best sliced after three hours after baking!”. Jeff will get his pie in the morning!
We stayed with Jeff for about 90 minutes before returning home and going swimming!
Porch time begins!
The pool was 90 degrees, the moon was out, and the fire was roaring; what a great evening.
After a fun hour at the pool, we headed to bed feeling refreshed!
But first, marshmallows were a requirement!
Yummy!
We ended up talking for an hour while downing three marshmallows each! Scout came by to visit on his way to bed! We always circle the yard, making sure no elephants are hidden in the bushes!
It was still in the high 70s as we munched on the goodies.
Mary has the roasting down to a science!
