I don't think anyone really expected the heat that came on Saturday. Maybe it's going to take me some getting used to but I was absolutely miserable!
I felt suffocated it was so hot.
My friend Carol had a beautiful Belmont Stakes Party at her house with a whole Pig and fabulous sides, and a delightful drink called a Belmont Breeze. I don't know all that was in it, but it was very punchy and fruity not too sweet, and the moment I felt as if the drink was going to my head, I prespired the very thought out of my mind.
After allllllllll of the rain we have had the garden plants didn't know what to do with themselves on Saturday either.
Once Sunday morning arrived the poor Brussell Sprouts were wilted, and droopy. They looked like they wanted a drink of water, but the ground had more than adequate moisture.
Thankfully, the temperature didn't feel quite as hot on Sunday as Saturday's oppression, and by day's end they looked like they felt much better.
I did have lots of weeding to do. As I mentioned last week, when I stepped in to pull a weed my foot sunk in almost to my knee!
I went through with the hoe and cultivated everything and it looks once again like a cared for garden. I am having some concerns for the leeks however, I think the rain was too hard on them as they were all fallen over and looking pretty sad. I took dirt and propped around them, and now today they look a little better.
I still have to cut the grass, as I have been cutting at it, and have yet to complete it.
It's just toooo darn hot.
Maybe after the sun goes down tonight I wack at it some more.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
I So Totally Caved In :(
So after eons of rain, sinking to my knees in my fabulously tilled earth, diligently picking and squishing worms & eggs I find on the Brussel Sprouts, and those pesky little flea beetles that have set up a small country on the Baby Eggplants; I found that I was fighting a loosing battle.
I sprinkled Sevin Dust on them...
I'm an organic failure!
I'm so disappointed in myself.
I'm sorry to my faithfull readers who I know were pulling for me every step of the organic way.
I was simply at wit's end and even with the suggestions from Swampy, my neighbor caught me at a week moment and waived the bag of Sevin in front of me and told how simple it would be, and I So Totally Caved :(
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Mental Health Day
Nothing went as planned today. Karole got called away to the beach by her boys and we weren't able to get together and make scrubs.
Having my plans cancelled allowed me to focus on things that I have been putting off here at home.
Only problem is every time I start one thing it seems to always be connected with another and task that requires my attention and I get frustrated and often end up neglecting the original task.
I have wanted to rearrange the studio for quite some time and as I had told you earlier I was embarking on the 9 year old's room who wanted the Harelequins.
None of this has gotten accomplished because I need to get his old loft bed out of his room. However the plan was to bring the 4 poster out of the studio to replace the loft bed. But I haven't been able to do this because my Granddad has been spending the night with us about once a week because he has had doctor appointments for his knee and at his age it is getting to be too much on him to go to the Dr., and the grocery store and back and forth from his house to mine in one day.
So, I have been picking him up the night before his appointments and he is having dinner with us, which we all have been loving, and he spends the night on the 4 poster in the studio (he doesn't do stairs) and in the morning after breakfast we go to the Docs.
This has been working out well, but has been impeding my renovations. Which is completely fine, as I enjoy the time we are able to spend together and the time my kids gets to spend with his Great Granddad.
With the oldest having flown the coup I'm looking at replacing the studio bed with his bed, but as earlier stated leads me into a whole other project.
Well I did get the studio rearranged and I got some other piddly stuff done. Maybe next week I will tackle the bedrooms.
Having my plans cancelled allowed me to focus on things that I have been putting off here at home.
Only problem is every time I start one thing it seems to always be connected with another and task that requires my attention and I get frustrated and often end up neglecting the original task.
I have wanted to rearrange the studio for quite some time and as I had told you earlier I was embarking on the 9 year old's room who wanted the Harelequins.
None of this has gotten accomplished because I need to get his old loft bed out of his room. However the plan was to bring the 4 poster out of the studio to replace the loft bed. But I haven't been able to do this because my Granddad has been spending the night with us about once a week because he has had doctor appointments for his knee and at his age it is getting to be too much on him to go to the Dr., and the grocery store and back and forth from his house to mine in one day.
So, I have been picking him up the night before his appointments and he is having dinner with us, which we all have been loving, and he spends the night on the 4 poster in the studio (he doesn't do stairs) and in the morning after breakfast we go to the Docs.
This has been working out well, but has been impeding my renovations. Which is completely fine, as I enjoy the time we are able to spend together and the time my kids gets to spend with his Great Granddad.
With the oldest having flown the coup I'm looking at replacing the studio bed with his bed, but as earlier stated leads me into a whole other project.
Well I did get the studio rearranged and I got some other piddly stuff done. Maybe next week I will tackle the bedrooms.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
It's Time to Break Out the Ark Building Kit
Three nights in a row, and we have received over an inch of rain each night.
The Lettuces are digging it. The Radishes are splitting open. The Tomato's are hanging in there.
The Eggplants are have more flea beetles on them then I can smush. The Onions are doing OK.
The Leeks were laying on their sides today and needed propping. The Beans are poppin, and with all this rain the lawn needs a choppin.
As I was proppin the leeks today I sunk into the mud. I know our groundwater levels were dangerously low this last year, but I'm thinking they are probably OK by now.
Lets hope for a few days of dry weather, without much humidity so we can dry up.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Why Does This Work?
This is pretty neat
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 <>
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...
If you haven't, add 1757.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 <>
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...
If you haven't, add 1757.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS
Crazy for Edamame!
I just love Japanese food and love the ritual of eating edemame.
I'm going to visit the Southern States store and see if I can purchase some that aren't 'Frankenberries'.
I hope I can. They are so fun sit with a table of friends and enjoy!
I Finally Got My Seeds!
When I first started this Blog a couple of months ago, one of my readers referred me to The Great Sunflower Project
If you go to their site and register they will send you a pack of Sunflower seeds and a form for you to document Honey Bee Activity in your yard after your Sunflowers bloom.
According to their site they were overwhelmed with requests and people who wanted to participate, so it took them a little while to get everyones seeds out to them.
There is still time to take part in this project; especially if you have already started your own sunflowers.
Just click on the link above and print the form and conduct your own study and send it in to them so that they can calculate the data.
Remember... Bees: Responsible for Every Third Bite of Food
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