Blood; Wholesale Nursery; 7 Stars

I donated blood yesterday; can give again on August 8; and went to the Wholesale Nursery with Laura for bargain (25% off) perennials and shade plants.

Got everything into the ground and/or pots: nepeta, monarda (bee balm), salvia.

Made rhubarb sauce (very good) and mourned the old asparagus plants which I seem to have butchered.  BLTs with lettuce from the garden.  Pizza for supper; Ron was down all day and I thought that would cheer him up (it did).

Went to Seven Stars academy for a free one-hour women’s self-defense lesson last evening.  I’ve been wanted to attend a workshop like this for a long time.  I was paired with the owner’s daughter for practice, which was like having a private instructor – she’s a second degree Black Belt!