Author: thecapeblog

We were on the run for most of yesterday, Friday.

Ron had a doctor’s appointment in Falmouth and dropped off a book I’d borrowed from one of our friends.

We visited the Osterville Farmer’s Market. James is quite a hit with the other vendors!

Came home for lunch: sauteed squash and sage from our garden with leftover proscuitto. Salad with our tomatoes and cuke plus “used” spinach.

Ron drove me to C-Lab for a blood test for my appointment with vonHaam next week. Was the only patient there, in and out fast.

Dropped off another sprinkler, the new lawn mower charger, a penguin calendar for James and Italian ice for Robert, who had his surgery yesterday and came home last evening.

We spent the evening in Falmouth, first at a George Gritzbach concert at Peg Noonan Park and then a forum on immigration sponsored by Liberty Chalkboard. Thought the forum was extremely well done.

Great argument against so-called low-income housing in luxury developments.

Home today from the stent surgery.  70% and 90% blockages.

Saw “Four Guys in Tuxes” tonight at the Commons.  What a great show!  Tried out the renewed arteries with a short stroll from the toy store to the library.  Finally found marbles for the frog!

Ron did a great job keeping everything watered yesterday and today.

Last night, we saw “The Winding Stream” at the Woods Hole Film Festival. Got to the Bourne music fest, part of the 100th anniversary of the Canal, on Saturday. Enjoyed performances by 2 Cats and a Dog, the Rum Soaked Crooks and the Jeff Hughes Hot Six Jazz Band

Ron spent most of the day at Johns Pond for the Rec department. He enjoyed this particular assignment! Had a nice companion to chat with.

I was thinking about doing a house/garden tour in Wellfleet but opted to save the cash and do some projects here: laundry, sheets, NEPS work, vacuuming, bank.

We gave Robert his card and 19th birthday gift.

Ron bought us fried clams and cole slaw to celebrate the end of the Fair (only two more hours to go).

Mrs. Teheux and Mr. Bosen: You have the ability as individuals to help Unaccompanied Children, many of whom are teenagers. There are numerous private organizations as well as formal sponsorship through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.

So, instead of excoriating your fellow citizens, you could put your convictions to work in a positive, constructive way. Please let us know how it works out.

The co-founder explains the name:  “Late July is the sweet spot of summer.  The perfect moment.  The carefree feeling of childhood and a deep connection to nature.”

She also admits that since her birthday is July 30, that “may have had something to do with it!”

Nice story, good company.

We got caught in Fair traffic for the first time yesterday, and it was ugly but not unendurable.

It’ll be over tomorrow.  I gave our tickets to Laura.

Received and was able to return the 23andme DNA kit yesterday.  Got the blood work done at C-Lab.

Picked up two loaves of Finnish bread for Ron and saw Bonnie and James at the O’ville farmers market yesterday.  One loaf has already been devoured!

Nassim Nicholas Talib’s The Black Swan: “Categorizing is necessary for humans, but it becomes pathological when the category is seen as definitive, preventing people from considering the fuzziness of boundaries, let alone revising their categories…”

Put in another small garden near the back steps.  Ron and I dug up the ground rather than layering.

Moved a big grass that was getting crowded out by the Joe Pye Weed and transplanted the small grass from Edgewater.  Put in an Agastache (Hummingbird Hyssop or Jewel of the Sierra Madre) a member of the mint family that I got for free at Mahoney’s, along with $20 of on-sale topsoil.

The other day, two hummingbirds flew within 3 feet of me, at about knee-height, while I was holding one of the new trellises.

They are magical, other-worldly with their lavish green plumage and odd behavior.