Month: July 2019

Ed came by, and we had a really nice visit yesterday. Was good to see him. He’s pleased with our upgrades and gardens.

It rained pretty much all day, great for the plants.

We went to the last Falmouth Eats Together at the Methodist church, then did errands: banking, Walmart for my Rx, Cumby for the van.

Several accidents and heavy traffic for a while in downtown Falmouth.

A careless driver almost T-boned us at the intersection of Worcester Court and Spring Bars. Probably should be a 4-way stop there. The van started making a groaning noise with hard right turns afterwards.

I harvested almost all of the rhubarb and made sauce. Salads for lunch and supper.

Did some research to see if I could find the Hopper houses and landscapes in Truro.

Laundry.

Veg gardens are way behind last year. At this point, it’s about weeding and watering.

Recently, I’ve been spending more time pulling oak shoots from the grass than weeding the gardens

The transplanted Kousa didn’t look good today, so I gave it a watering around 5 and set it up to be watered tomorrow at 7. Haven’t been paying enough attention.

We got the hardest shower wall up today. Ron cut out bigger “channels” for the water pipes and we wedged splints under the bottom front. I have no idea if it’s level or plumb; we’ll figure it out tomorrow.

Paid bills.

I don’t remember leaving the house. Cucumber sandwich and greens/cheddar/pear salad for lunch. Popcorn for supper.

Terrific concert last night by the Experimental Ensemble of Cape Cod at the Mashpee community park!

I tried a couple of different ways to light the oven, and failed. May be more complicated than a DIY.

I also had no luck figuring out how to take the non-working oscillating sprinkler apart.

Ron started to prep the house wall to reattach the shower. I ordered “spikes” for the tops to discourage Those That Climb.

Eggplant parm subs for lunch.

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Pulled more acorn “weeds”.

Put compost around the tomatoes, squash and beans.

Pulled more oak tree shoots. Gathered, sorted and washed a nice bag of greens. We had them for supper in a veg and pear salad with kale. Ron had the pears; too ripe for me.

Got a check today. Went to the Commons to see a band I like, stopped at the bank and filled up at Stop & Shop: 30 cents off per gallon.

New planters arrived today. We attached them to the trellis; fingers crossed.

I made a big lasagna yesterday and sliced up an eggplant for baking, but the oven had died.

Started the grill, but ran out of propane. Couldn’t budge the valve that holds the tank.

Ron was out and Tony wasn’t home. Fortunately, a nice young man from Maffei was working on the neighbor’s yard and gave me a hand.

Everything cooked perfectly on the cast iron grill plate. Maybe put off doing anything with the oven.

Gave Robert a ride home. Traffic was bad, took a couple of detours. He was very good-natured about it.

I got mad at one of his customers who cut us off on Davisville. He was embarrassed, so I texted him afterwards to explain why this was a dangerous move. He texted back, very gracious. I love that Robert Andrew to the moon. His ongoing health issues are a concern. I don’t like to write about it: superstitious.

Rained in the morning and again around 7 pm. Tomatoes have started. Squash flowers this week, too.

Lasagna for lunch; veg burgers and salad for supper.

I spoke with the Mashpee Library assistant director today. No plans to invite drag queens to read to children, although she said this is a national trend.

The turkey left the yard and I don’t know where she went.

Ron continued to work on the back gutters. He says “Joost one more.”

I broke the Grumpy Fuckers mug.

Earlier this week, we stopped by for balsamic vinegar and did a little window shopping.

After many phonecalls, I found a woman at Wild Care Cape Cod who was interested. She asked for a vid; I sent it to her but unfortunately, it’s not in a format that I can include in this post. This still shows the odd position of the turkey’s head.

Met Gino the new homeowner/neighbor.

Left a message for the person at Mass GOP who’s been working on data analysis.