I headed out to check on the gardens and flower beds. Nancy has done a magnificent job getting them into shape despite the absence of several perennials from last year. They either died or were eaten off and some bare spots were evident where plants use to be as if they had been dug up and removed, oh well. I decided to give all of the yards a good coat of lime, fertilizer and throw a little grass seed in with the spreader as well. My old spreader has just about wore out from all the use and about half way through it broke down completely so I will finish that job after a trip to Lowes for a new spreader.
I transplanted the last seedlings of Swiss chard I brought with me from Florida. It is a cool weather plant and a bit difficult to grow and I'm sure it will love these cool nights and warm days. Chard is one of the best tasting and easiest to prepare greens. Just take out the middle stem and sautéed it in a little water and butter and that's it. Delicious and so much easier and quicker than collards. Neighbor Gerald came by an assisted me with raising the lower side of the shed as the rains this past winter allowed one side to drop ever so slightly which obstructed my completely opening of the doors where I keep my golf cart and riding mower. That took only a few minutes as he has a heavy duty floor jack.
We ate a lite lunch of peanut butter and banana on a tortilla around 1PM then we headed back out to finish up the flower beds. I finished getting the last of the furniture out of the shed now that the door opens completely and then placed the fire circle benches out as well. We now have the porch rocking chairs out as well as our lunch table so we are just waiting for some company to sit and rock a spell. We decided to head over and visit our "mountain mom" Helen around 3'ish on the golf cart. It was just a beautiful day with a nice breeze and the temps somewhere in the low 70's and no humidity. She was bushed after power washing her deck and driveway so we sat a spell then took a walk out to look at her cute little grow box where she has a few tater plants, tomatoes with fruit hanging, green onions, lettuce and a couple cabbage plants the rabbits are eating. I will bring some chicken wire to keep those buggers out as well as do a few other small chores later in the week for her.
We decided to just eat salad for supper and then afterwards we headed to the top of the mountain in the golf cart to visit with Joe and Jetta. Seems they were visiting at our place while we were visiting Helen. We had a nice chat with them and petted up Zeke for an hour or more as the sun had set and darkness was starting to set in. We found out that Jetta is quite the natural artist especially with oils, yikes is she ever talented. Nancy did get a picture from on top with last streaks of lights before total darkness. We came across the mountain and down the back trail and noticed some big changes at the place next to Norm's where he had all of his trees cut down. Wow did that ever change the look of the landscape. Joe said Norm wasn't doing that well with his heart due to the fluid build up and is having trouble actually getting about. He did spend the winter here by himself.
We saw a couple deer as we headed down the mountain and got back just as darkness set in. It was a little chilly as we came through the woods and Nancy mentioned she was glad she had a sweat shirt on. We closed up everything and the clock read nearly 9 o'clock, Yikes where did this day go? Just and FYI our friend Eddie who fell breaking his neck in 3 places under goes surgery this day around 1:30. Keep him and the doctors in your thoughts and prayers for some miraculous healing; right now he can talk and feels a little tingling in his fingers but that all. We are planning on going down to Winston-Salem after church on Sunday to Baptist Hospital and visit with him if the surgery goes well.
Well on a business note this month of June's promo from our team leaders at Amway is Ribbon Gifts. All Ribbon Gifts are BOGO which means if you buy one you get a second one absolutely Free identical to the one you buy. Now that is a deal and there is NO limit on how many or which Ribbon Gifts you buy. There are several different Ribbon Gifts with several different prices that go all the way to a grand. We have used them for wedding, showers, and baby gifts were the recipient of the Ribbon Gift can choose from a variety of products what they want and need and it's shipped free as well. We have personally bought our up right vacuum by Eureka and small hand held vacuum's, great kitchen knives that are chef quality and we purchase most of our steaks with the Delicious Ribbon Gifts. It your not satisfied Amway has a 6 months customer satisfaction program that you can return the item on their dime. We have been totally satisfied with these gifts and they never expire. So buy now for Christmas or whenever plus if your a special priced customer of mine you will get and even bigger discount as I'm not into making any profit. We just love the products. To be a special customer of mine all I need is an address(home or business), phone number and e-mail address and I will give you a discount that only IBO's(independent business operator's) receive. This promo is for the whole month of June Only.
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