Well Monday was a total work day for me after a 6'ish roll out to start the day. The cool damp air with fog in the area was ideal from bustin' another stump, actually I spent about 5 hours digging on this 3 tree stump. What a work out that was after starting the day with my usual routine(s). Sure beats lifting weights at the gym and I know I sweated a pound or two away. I still have a little digging yet to get back underneath this 5 foot across monstrosity so I can get either a chain or have my little buddy Caleb set off one of his explosive charges. I'm leaning towards the excitement of the charge some time next week. Boys love to blow things up and these 4 stumps will be a test for this explosive material.
We headed off for a hike to the top of the mountain around 11:30 as Nancy wanted me to take a rest from the digging. It was nearly 12:30 before we got home after stopping and visiting with the Browning's and of course we always wind up talking about food; by now I'm really getting hungry as the bowl of oatmeal had worn off some time around 11. We had a couple high priced tomatoes that needed eating so it was tomato, onion, lettuce and mayo on homemade bread for lunch, Yeow that was some fine eatin' along with some dill pickles.
I ventured back out to the stump site for another hour of digging then Nancy called a halt to that project so I headed for the upper garden. The clouds had moved in as if it was going to rain so I wanted to transplant the last of my lettuce and spinach seedlings. I just about have the garden fully planted except the 5 rows of sweet corn have not broke through the ground and I have this feeling these seeds are old as well. So its new seeds when we head to Galax on Thursday for an ear lowering and new okra and corn seeds.
I gave several of my new seedlings a drenching of the manure cocktail and already in just a couple of days from the first infusion I have noticed a difference. It seems the infusion Nancy gave her flowers in the front beds have not only caused them to grown but enticed the deer to sample them as well. They ate off the large hydrangea by the well house as well as several cone flowers, my butterfly bush and several other flowers throughout the yards. There goes those beautiful flower pictures we were looking forward to share. I will enjoy eating the next venison meal that much more, oh well.
We had neighbor Gerald up for a supper of marinated chicken breasts, Brussel sprouts, Swiss chard from Karin's garden which was superb and parsley taters and salad. We sat out on the deck as the air temp was around 70 which made for pleasant eating conditions. After he left we cleaned up then headed out to piddle around outside then took the golf cart to the mailbox. We put up a ghastly string across the front driveway flower bed of Wal-Mart bags to help with scaring the deer from munching on her tender flower; this looks so bad it scares me and I know we will have to explain this land mark and since it's Nancy's idea it will stay much to my chagrin.
Well we headed in for hot showers and a little of the Fox News channel until I headed off to read. The Ray's got blasted again big time by the Pirates and I love where they are dropping the name Washington from the Redskins instead of the other way around( I think it was a joke) as that whole town and seat of our government is inept and now has become a bastion of corruption. GOD help us is all I can say, LATER
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