Author: thecapeblog

Sunburn, allergy, yardwork, whatever it was, I slept for a couple of hours this afternoon.

Got most of the bulbs in, dug up some bulbs from last year. Planted a Cushion Spurge and a plant with tall stems and red flowers that hummingbirds are alleged to like. Watered.

Luis came by to put down pre-emergent crabgrass treatment.

I shredded leaves in two spots and piled Ron’s yard trimmings on the truck; great to have a working tailgate again. Traffic was bad this morning when Ron did the transfer station run.

Ron finished power washing the chairs. I went to Andy’s for chips.

Rained last night.

Steve from Davey suggested regular watering of the rhodies – I set up two soakers yesterday – and a treatment for a pest which attacks both the leaves and the roots. We’re getting a credit for the referral to the Winslows, so I asked him to please send us a proposal.

Bought three perennials from Alan Berriault, one to replace a hideous grass in the “U” and two for the corner garden.

Ron and I went to the Falmouth Farmer’s Market, where he got to schmooze with a former stagehand(!) We picked up asparagus, radishes, rhubarb and some fabulous cheeses. Then Ron drove Alpha home after her tutorial.

The yard looks great after yesterday’s rain, but I have a sinking feeling in my stomach, not so much from last night’s chocolate cake over-indulgence that woke me up repeatedly from around midnight to around 2 am, but from the Memorial Day sale circulars.

It’s a holiday that reminds me of Marjorie and worse, the onslaught of tourists and visiting family members traveling to the Cape to see good old Mom and maybe even good old Dad.

I suggested to Ron that he write a book about his past, as a cautionary tale to young men who are overly influenced by their friends and societal expectations. He indulged me as usual by agreeing.

I’m dogged by the feeling of “not good enough”.

A wet, cold, glorious day: heavy rain for a little over an hour this morning, and it’s sprinkling now. I took advantage by seeding the lawn at the bottom of the driveway. Figured it shouldn’t be too hard to water a tiny area.

We made two good stops, at the Senior Center and Stop & Shop. Many bargains.

Ron dropped his rain jacket off to be repaired at the tailor shop in North Falmouth, brought baked goods to Edgewater and picked up some hardware at Botello.

I’m working on NEPS.

We dropped the truck off this morning. It’s expected to be done on Thursday.

On the way home, we picked up two 8 foot rails at Eagle Fence.

I cleaned out more leaves in the upper left corner of the U, a day too late to bring them to the transfer station, unfortunately.

I uploaded a few more photos to the CapeBlog’s 2011 entries. Working on the database side of Jim’s new preowned page.

Made orange cookies from a cake mix.

Ron is finishing up the chair cleanup. He’s having a fine time and the chairs look great!

My legs hurt a lot today.

Planted dill and several coleus. Watered. Did the transfer station run. Laundry.

Horrific infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars at Edgewater. We tried to spray and sweep as many as we could.

Back home, Ron hauled out the pressure washer and is working on the chairs. I did a little siding cleaning.

Started at 7 this morning at the Roche Bros annual one-day sale.

Bought two geranium hangers for $10 each; a cuke and two rosemary for $2 each; and a marigold for $4.

Everything is planted. I Rose-Toned and surface-watered the roses to soak in the fertilizer. Roses are looking very good, and we’re seeing a few dead caterpillars.

Cleaned out the cold frame. Ron cut wood for the neighbors’ fire pit. We’ve been watering and I’ve been pruning.

I pressure washed the front door and the holly, then sprayed horticultural oil. Of course, it rained right afterwards.

Bought and planted swiss chard, shallots, brussel sprouts at Jenny’s Edibles.

Planted about $50 (8 plants and flats) worth of violas for $8 from Soares. This was enough for the window boxes and the pots in front of the shed.

Trip to the transfer station with yesterday’s tree prunings.

Continued working with Ilya on the preowned vehicles detail page.

Spaghetti and salad for supper. Ron went to the Spire for a concert. I stayed home and watched/listened to both Wayne Shorter sets from Jazz at Lincoln Center. Made an overnight bread pudding/French toast from stale bread and rolls.

More today, this time I worked on the right side of the yard. Ron’s up next with the trimmer and chainsaw.

Planted a rhubarb plant from Laura.

More collaboration with Ilya on the preowned detail page.

Ron mowed and power washed yesterday. He also grilled turkey cheese burgers for supper.

I wanted to check out some rhubarb-type plants at Edgewater, so gave Robert a ride home. Unfortunately, the plants weren’t there: biennials?

Gave up on the tree company and switched to Davey. Today they sprayed for winter moths here and at Laura’s.

Found a web designer who is a sharpie with .css to help me with NEPS.

Had an encounter with some bigoted crazies at the Sandwich BBC on Tuesday night. We’d taken Alpha out for pizza and the disturbance terrified her. I had difficulty getting to sleep that night as well. Generally speaking, I hate people I don’t know, with good reason.