Month: July 2015

Slept in – and how – today, didn’t wake up for true until 9:45!  By that time, Ron had made coffee and fetched the Times.

For breakfast, we had the rest of Janet’s Finnish bread from the Friday farmers market.  Doesn’t last long here!

Had a nightmare last night, so bad that I woke Ron up from a sound sleep.

We did the transfer station run, changed sheets, laundry, and (mostly Ron) spent the afternoon hauling hoses around and watering containers.  I made a stir-fry for supper.

Produce day at our house – spaghetti squash and asparagus from our garden; beets, greens and strawberries from yesterday’s Osterville farmers market; a bowl of biscuits.  Brownies, too!

 

 

 

 

Took a late afternoon walk at the state beach. After supper, made popcorn for a fireside chat with Joe and Laura and their friends from Nashua.

We accomplished eleven things in a single trip:

– Gassed up the truck;
– Dropped off brush at the transfer station
– CVS in Cotuit for vitamins
– Farmers’ Market at Osterville
– Rockland bank, Osterville branch
– Left James’ guitar for repair at Jack’s drum shop
– Green Lotus for lunch
– Country Garden for vegetable plants
– Visionworks to get our glasses adjusted
– Harbor Freight
– Home Depot for Gorilla tape and flowers

After deciding not to stop at Stop & Shop on the way home, Ron, of course, left to pick up a few things at Stop & Shop. Came home and back out again to mail some letters. Got to the post office with less than five minutes to spare before the last dispatch.

I planted everything: cukes, cabbage, day lilies.

Humid today.  Went out a few minutes ago and there was so much moisture on the deck railings that it felt as if it had rained.

Ron had a good checkup today with his new doc.  He’s lost weight and lowered his cholesterol!  He also gave blood today.  I was too anemic to donate.  Falmouth traffic was a mess, their annual arts festival, but we made it there and back.

Drove Robert to and from work.  Nice to spend a little time with him.

Went to Mahoney’s for more vegetables and a little wrought iron table which is now next to the bench.  I planted parsley, mixed greens and Kentucky Wonders, which I haven’t seen since my youth but remember fondly.

Ron and I brought our load of yard debris to the transfer station.

I did a couple of quick fixes for RFC and MRS.

Bad health news from Cathy today.  I will aim to be optimistic.

 

Ron and I dug the hole for the clothes dryer in a spot that has no rocks and no roots.

I borrowed Joe’s trough and hoe, and Ron mixed and poured the cement, complaining throughout that it would have been easier with an OdJob.

We only needed one bag of Quikrete, which annoys me, but oh, well.  The cement needs to set for a minimum of five days, which will be after this week’s normal laundry days.

I’m reasonably pleased with the location.  It gets plenty of sun and it’s off to the side.  I’m looking forward to having fresh-smelling laundry again.

Laura invited us for a swim: very kind and very welcome.

I did more watering today: the left side of the U, the oval, the middle portions of the U, a short water for the vegetable garden.  Tried transplanting some seedlings.  Laura’s doing great with her gardens!

James and I cleared the dead wood behind the shed and pulled up a massive stand of weeds at Edgewater.

He dead-headed the roses and started clearing the accumulated pile of yard clippings here.

I picked up our new outdoor clothes dryer at the South Sandwich Aubuchon.  Ron did a shop, came home with a load of Manager’s Specials.

Ron taped the pedestal fan.

I harvested Swiss chard, a radish and some asparagus.  Ron washed out the sprayer; I treated the rhodies with an anti-borer solution.

Ron dropped off the van at GMC and we stopped at Home Depot on the way home for 160 pounds of Quikrete.

I grilled chicken with Sweet Baby Ray’s and squash.  We ate at 9.  Had done laundry but we didn’t made the bed until after supper.  A walking ooze of noxious protoplasm, I showered and slept the sleep of the just.

Our New York Times showed up this morning.

Up at 4:30.  I watered the back lawn; the rhodies; the corner garden; the herb garden; the small grass garden with Crocosmia bulbs.  Did a small wash.

Picked up some pesticide at Scenic Roots to treat the rhody, which may be infested with Black Vine Weevil, and some BOGO vegetables for Laura, including tomatoes, a pepper plant, zuccini and a cuke.  Dropped off the septic payment.  Drove back to Edgewater to pick up their transfer station stuff.  Chatted briefly with Laura and Joe and then Tony.

Did the transfer station run with Ron.  Picked up a few groceries at Stop & Shop.

After falling asleep in my chair, I lay in the hammock for a few with a towel on my eyes and earphones on.

PowWow is pretty much done for this year.

Except for Ron’s mishap last night, it’s been a fine weekend.

Our neighbors invited us to have a drink and enjoy their fire pit last night.

About 2 1/2 hours later, they had to walk Ron home and to the couch.

He woke up around 4:30 this morning and managed to get himself to bed.

Ouch.