After lying on the ground for a good part of the afternoon to finish securing the garden cage, Ron discovered a tick on his arm. We put it in a bottle for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had two parties yesterday (!), Ethan and Emily’s graduation and a neighborhood potluck. Enjoyed both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I mowed the front in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspected the soaker hoses and put down three, including a new one, I think it was yesterday: corner garden, roses and the “oval”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, Ron fed the roses and I fed the big tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lilacs are spectacular. One of the nine barks has gorgeous flowers. Beach roses are great this year. The knock-down roses are about ready to bloom. The corner garden is beautiful, mostly purple. I did plant some bright yellow portulaca, for sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transplanted the original wood geranium that was getting overwhelmed in the garden by the back stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally painted the plywood top of the old cold frame. Ron did laundry, I changed sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Had left a nice bag at the second party. Hosts were kind enough to hang it on their door so I could pick it up at noon without a lot of folderol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have been harvesting strawberries, picking them early and letting them ripen in the house to defeat the critters. They are very good this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did a shop yesterday morning for the parties and graduation cards. Found a pasta salad mix on sale and made it for lunch: good. Our friends fed us extremely well afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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After lying on the ground for a good part of the afternoon to finish securing the garden cage, Ron discovered a tick on his arm. We put it in a bottle for testing.We had two parties yesterday (!), Ethan and … Continue reading