Month: June 2018

Did you hear Alex Haley committed suicide?  He found out he was adopted.

Dropped off a bunch of recycling at the transfer station on my way to pick up Robert for work.

A fellow FB user messaged me about their bad experience with  Sunnova.  It motivated me to file a complaint with the AG’s office and send a copy to Trinity.

Dropped by Jenny’s Edibles; this is her last weekend.  She’s giving each customer their pick of a free plant, so I brought home a Nasturtium – Ron got his yesterday – and bought a big tomato.  Planted the three in the old corn garden.

Did a shop at Shaw’s on the way home.  Ice cream on sale, piles of it, and butter, too.

Had planned to drive A to Hyannis but their training session was called off, so ended up with a free afternoon.

Unfortunately, we discovered a huge puddle under the mat next to the sink.  Ron is working on a cleanup.

 

Quite a change from yesterday.

In lieu of beef stew, I made kale soup last night.  Good, too.

We washed the vehicles today.  I drove Robert and James to work.

Checked out the tennis court at SPE.  Too much detritus, really needs heavy equipment to clear, or maybe a chain gang of hardy, poison ivy-resistant folks.

Synchronicity going on with prospective employer.  The day I wrote to the recruiter thanking him for his time, I got the call for a first interview.

Today, after getting thank you’s in the mailbox just before Dennis arrived, I got the call for a second interview.

Brought Dino’s pizzas for the boys and one for us.  Ron put together a salad of greens and cukes.  Perfect.

Uploaded documentation for my stock certificate claim.

Strawberry cake in the oven.

 

Watered yesterday.

Drove Alpha to and from Hyannis yesterday for their training.  Spent part of the afternoon at CapeSpace, then ran an errand at World Market.  They finally got a shipment of the plates I’ve been wanting!  Had a 15% coupon.

Em talked me into going to Five Below, which turned out well for both of us.  They got a new pair of headphones and I picked up candy bars for us and three coloring books for Cathy’s convalescence.

Got a second laptop cooling pad.

Today, washed out the pile of plant pots for recycling then picked up eggs at deSilva Farms and a couple of MiracleGro feeders at Aubuchon; they had the best prices.

Fed everything; went through two containers of liquid feed.  Put some mulch on the herb garden.

Tom and Jake fixed the outdoor shower and finished just as the rain started.

A NationalGrid rep provided a good explanation of their charges and how their balanced billing installments are calculated.

Good day for beef stew, except that we don’t eat beef.

Woke up at 4:30 and decided to slog through more coding for Roving GM.

Had breakfast, fell asleep at 7:30, woke up about an hour later.

Had an interview today.

No yard work to speak of.

Kitty dropped by as Ron was leaving to get the boys.

Did make stuffed zukes and salad for lunch.  Everyone for themselves for supper.

Had brunch with Cindy and Cathy at Dana’s Kitchen.  Overcast but decent enough to eat outside.  I’ve really lost my taste for animal protein.

Did the transfer station run.  Ron had done a fantastic job organizing cardboard, metal and everything else, so we were in and out fast.

Raked the mulch.  Set up a wood “bridge” for Ron to use when he cleans the bird bath.  Pavers would be nice, but $$$.

Ron did the laundry; we made the bed.  He cleaned out “Ron’s Pond” and drove James home from work.

Ron got to wear his blue shoes!  Same container had a box of gorgeous ties.

 

Started working outside this morning, not sure exactly when.  Broke for lunch and supper and just finished.

Weeded, watered, mulched.

Mulched the bird bath/hydrangea garden, the so-called moonlight garden, the little hibiscus/lilac garden and the circular tulip garden by the shed.

Ron did a great job sweeping out the truck.

Sorted through a box from the attic of old files, mostly CapeCoder and horrible Cape Cod IT Departments.  Bye, bye.

Found Ron’s blue shoes, woo-woo.

Loaded the truck with yard detritus, cardboard boxes and recyclable metal.

 

 

Pruned the little maple and weeded the hibiscus/lilac garden while Insight was here for our initial treatment.  Ron signed up with them yesterday.

Slept through the night, but intestinal distress this morning.

Got refund earlier this week from returning the water meter.

Ron and I made a transfer station run to empty the truck.  We washed out the bed and removed the tonneau cover for mulch.  Picked up a yard at Govoni.  Very good quality dark pine.

I made three dishes today, something I haven’t done for a while.  Ron returned the plumbing supplies to Eastman’s and brought home some fabulous bread and cheese from the North Falmouth cheese shop.  I made a salad to go with.

I also made guacamole using tiny garlic buds that have been growing for years next to the deck, lemon juice, a couple of “used” avocados and a tomato.  Good.

I did a veg stir fry tonight with garlic, summer squash noodles, a little broccoli, kale and bok choy.

It’s almost 5:00.  I was intending to shower at 8:45 this morning.

Drove the boys to work.  Got cuke plants and window box flowers at Mahoney’s.

Watched episode 9 of “The Handmaid’s Tale”.  Someone found a summary of the next episode, which looks like a doozy.

Finished pulling grass from around Ron’s Pond.  Restored the soil we filtered from weeds to the gardens, cleaned the tools and the wheel barrow.

Sprayed DeadBug on the crabapple and birch trees, the roses and the veggies.  Something is devouring the cuke leaves so I put the new plants in a different garden.

Put up tomato cages and a cuke prop.

Transplanted the pansies from the window boxes and put in new plants.

More interesting dialogs on my Mashpee vs. Falmouth threads.

Ron gave blood earlier this week.  Alas, I was judged anemic and could not donate.

What a glorious day: picture-perfect weather, small crowds, the rhodies and the fringe tree were in bloom, and Ron treated us to a nice lunch, quiche and salad.

This evening, picked up our produce at first CSA of the year.

Ron drove the boys home; I drove them to work and did a Honey Dew run for them.

Kitty came by very briefly.