Weather
- Temperature: 25°F
- Conditions: Mist
- Barometer: 29.87 inHg
- Clouds: Overcast
- Wind: Calm
- Visibility: 4 miles
- Sunrise: 7:39 am GMT-8
- Sunset: 4:12 pm GMT-8
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Jun
29
End of June
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Weather:
Has been in the 90°s all weekend and is supposed to be that way til the middle of July.
Plantings:
I planted basil this weekend. It should be ready to pick the end of August or early September. My snap peas are blooming and just like that I will have snap peas. By the end of the week I will have a ton of them.
Activities:
Since Richard still is not up to mowing, I spent most of Saturday morning mowing. This has been an experience that I would not like to repeat. Shortly, it will be too dry to have to worry about mowing.
I moved the strawberry pot from the barn to the garden since I don’t go to the barn much anymore. Planted it with lobelia. I mowed the weeds in the garden. There are still areas that I haven’t had the money to build up so I just mow the weeds, it works.
I used the weed whacker to clean the culvert at the front of the driveway.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
I found a hummingbird in my greenhouse this morning. I was able to capture it and let it go. Poor little guy, he flew away with hesitation. My tomato plants are loving this warm weather and I have been watering them faithfully. I have radishes and have been picking them. This evening I am going to wash the car.
Jun
20
Road to Recovery
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Richard is well on his way to recovery. He says that his stitches itch and he still is not as mobile as he probably would like but he is much better. One more trip to the doctor’s office on Monday to have some more equipment removed and he will be a free man.
Richard mother is also recovering nicely. She has a great caretaker, Frank so I know she is in good hands.
I have been very busy at work this week catching up from the time off with Richard. They were excellent about letting me have the time off.
The weather also has been excellent it is supposed to get up to 85° today. With a forecast for a sunny warm weekend. The garden is in need of a really good weeding so I think that I will do that first thing tomorrow morning. I have some mowing to do also.
To keep me company while I do all my this weekend I am planning on listening to The Other Boleyn Girl which is about about 24 hours long. That should keep my mind busy while I am pulling weeds and doing the endless chores that us women folk get stuck with.
I have been working on my blog, as you see I have a new theme. I have also merged Terminal Reality with In the Pines Farm so that I only have the one blog. No more split personality, too much work, too little time.
Jun
16
Monday Morning
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It is 4:40 am and I will be off to work within the hour. This will be Richards first day on his own, I think that all will go well he appears able to take care of himself. I do worry a little about the two vizsla’s getting excited but I think that he will be able to handle them.
The weather this week is going to be great mid to high 70’s. Yesterday the weather was great also and I mowed the lawn a second time because it had gotten so long. I think this weekend I will be out on the big mower, getting the rest of the grass.
We spoke with Richard’s mother yesterday. She did come home, she sounded tried. I guess the trip home was tough. I know that Frank will be taking good care of her.
We need to have Richard’s staples removed today so I will be leaving work at 2:30, drive home, pick up Richard and try to get back to Spokane by 4:30. I think it is going to be a long day for me.
Jun
14
The Longest Week
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Richard had major surgery on 6/4/08. He had some complications which meant that he spent a little longer in the hospital than we planned. He is home now but, it has been a long week. On top of that Richard’s mother had a heart attack the Monday before Richard went into surgery and she ended up in the hospital also, having double bypass surgery.
Richard is on the mend and his mother will be getting out of the hospital today. Needless to say, the stress is wearing. Things are looking up so we will hope that it continues to go well for both Richard and his mother.
We seem to have turned the corner on summer and it looks like we are about to begin racing into it. My spinach is ready to be harvested. I did pick some earlier this week, I need to pick the rest today. I am going to try and blanch and freeze it. I have this nifty food saver gadget that vacuum seals.
My indoor/outdoor thermometer show that is it 46° outside, a little chilly to go out yet, so I’ll wait awhile. My plan for the day is to:
- Mow at the least the front lawn. It is wildly long.
- Harvest the rest of my spinach.
- I have had my zucchini and squash plants covered, so I think it is now safe to uncover them.
- Blanch and freeze the spinach.
- Go to the library and get Richard some more books to read.