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Rise and shine, people: Teddy was up at 4:30. Ron walked him then and I walked him again at 6:30.

It rained all day yesterday, which gave me pleasure for several reasons. We need the rain, we don’t need the fireworks crowds and it serves the damned drinking and driving tourons right.

Looks like clouds for the rest of the day, and I guess that’s fine.

Working on the third load of laundry in the past two days. A lot for us.

After plowing through online coupons – so much easier than paper – I did a shop at Shaw’s.

Didn’t do much the rest of the day besides husk corn and make a white bean with tomatoes, basil and mozzarella salad for lunch.

The dog stood on the burning deck
Beside the captain’s son.
The canine was prepared to dive,
But the boy was having none

Of it. “I cannot leave my post!”
The dog was not delighted:
“You’d better scram, my little man,
“Before you are ignited.”

“My Dad said stay and I obey,”
The loyal son cried, boasting.
“Your father’s dead!” the dog did yelp,
“I can smell the fucker roasting!”

The dog tried one more warning woof
To flee the burning barque.
The boy, a dolt, mixed up the quote:
“Your bite’s worse than your bark!”

The clever dog escaped the flames,
The kid went up the flue.
The moral: when it comes to fire,
Your dog knows more than you.

Yesterday was a banner day for getting things done.

Started at 7:15 when Ron and I dropped off his van to get the Dutch doors fixed.

We got two big casseroles in the oven by 9.

Ron picked up the van a little before noon.

We got Teddy in the van around 12:30 for his grooming appointment at PetCo. They refused to admit him because I’d given him a Trazadone beforehand. Stupid.

We stopped at a groomer in Mashpee who never seems to be there and doesn’t answer her phone, then lucked out at Captivating Canines, where Teddy got his claws trimmed by no lesser a personage than the manager of their new Sandwich salon. Thank goodness.

And we did a laundry, too.

Teddy tried to bite Ron yesterday when we attempted to get him into the van. I yanked him hard and this morning my left shoulder was screaming.

Rained last night and this morning. I did hear thunder.

We dropped off Ron’s van to Excel at 7:30. Hope they can fix the Dutch doors.

I took Teddy out briefly. Ron did a longer walk after getting back from Excel.

We got two big dishes in the oven before 9 this morning: strawberry rhubarb crisp and squash/onion/cheese casserole.

Mashpee fireworks are rained out for this year.

I sent off an invoice to the MRS this morning. It was a challenge to put together because of the massive FUBAR with my email account.

I also stopped Apple News which has become a waste of time and money.

Ron got paid today, great, and made an appointment to get his van Dutch doors fixed tomorrow. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Got Tedster a muzzle yesterday at Waquoit Feed and Garden. It fits him well and he doesn’t seem to mind it, especially since he gets a treat for allowing me to put it on him.

Vegetable gardens seem to be doing okay. Tomatoes and hydrangeas have started. I picked up three more tomato cages at Mashpee Ace yesterday. Also filled up the truck in anticipation of higher gas prices for July 4th weekend.

Been crazy-hot this week. Over 90 degrees today. Even so, it’s been tough to get Teddy to stay indoors.

I picked over 3 pounds of rhubarb yesterday. It was way overdue. Ron cut all of it up into tiny pieces! He’s off to shop for strawberry/rhubarb crisp ingredients.

Ron repaired the hose that powers the spinner!

I put in six tomato plants from Jen’s farm. They are puny compared to the ones I planted earlier, but I have hope that they will prosper with Ron’s good compost and regular irrigation.

Pruned the Summer Sweet.

Walked around the block with Teddy this morning. He slept until about 5:15.

It’s been humid the last couple of days and we are grateful for the central air.

Made a nice salad with julienned carrots and summer squash. Egg salad for supper.

We managed to get the “cafe doors” open on Ron’s van yesterday, without needing to park it on a hill.

We were able to remove the rear seat, and Ron and Tony moved it to the basement.

Ron vacuumed the van and my truck. I did the transfer station run.

I also attended the machine gun firing range rally at Forestdale School in Sandwich.

GoDaddy switched me to a different email provider this week, Office365. I didn’t have a choice and fortunately it’s inexpensive.

It’s taken a while for all of my prior folders to be reinstated, though, and this morning, I got back the one I’ve been waiting for.

Along the way, I found out that I needed to upgrade my version of Bootstrap, which now has the previously missing files.

The last couple of days have taken a toll on my state of mind. Teddy aggravated me this morning because I couldn’t figure out what he wanted. I took him out twice, then Ron managed to get him to Trump, thank goodness.

I uploaded some new code to MRS to try to stop double submissions. It may cause more angst, but they gave the okay, so there it is.

Both vehicles have new stickers. I got a replacement muffler (under warranty) at Midas. Lots of back and forth. I have a small leak in the exhaust manifold.

Ron did the lawn yesterday.

We found that Ron’s cafe doors will open if the van is on a slope. Planning to work on this tomorrow.

Made an appointment for grooming for Teddy at Petco a week from today.

Rain this morning. Teddy and I were out, but we missed the deluge. Ron and I walked him briefly in the field this afternoon. I think Ron has taken him out at least twice more today.

Got some gorgeous HTML from the developer. May retain her for the whole project: she’s good.

After all the vehicle running around yesterday, I picked up a nice chaise pillow for Ron at Job Lot.

Went to the opening of the new Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center today. No gardening. Did some more work on MRS.

We had raw corn for supper.

Felt lousy yesterday but better this morning. Took Teddy for a walk.

Made mushrooms, quinoa and eggs with Ron for breakfast.

Last evening, I was worn out and hurting. Ron did triple duty with Teddy, but I couldn’t even bring myself to offer more than cheese, crackers and grapes.

Did some more pruning over the weekend, especially the peonies and the new phlox, which was a mess for which I way overpaid.

Ron did a fantastic job framing Peter’s Father’s Day gift. We’ll catch up with Peter when he has some time off.

We had a nice lunch on Saturday with C&C to celebrate all the belated birthdays.