Well Thursday was another total work day for me as I stayed outside for most of the day except for a lunch break. This weather has been just fantastic for working in the garden with the high's in the middle 70's and little or no humidity. What a difference from the cabin temp's this morning as it's 18 degrees as I write this post with some snow flurries, Yeow!! Looks as if we left the cabin at the right time of the month.
The day started with me once again rolling out around 6'ish. I still haven't acclimated myself to this bed and of course to all of the outside noises that are prevalent in suburbia with sirens blaring at all hours and of course those young fellers on their crotch rockets without proper mufflers. Sometimes I think they are going to explode as they wind them up to such a high pitch. After my usual routine which is much like being at the cabin except for the ambiance. I sure miss looking out from the windows seeing the woods and no one or houses in sight. No matter which window I look out here, there is a house within 20 feet on both sides and across the street which has a constant flow of vehicles and in the back yard except for the fence more houses. This is a change that takes some getting use to and this year it seems to be taking longer than usual. I sure miss the hikes, views and of course our mountain top friends.
After my quiet time and the posting of this ramble I had a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and honey to start the day then headed out to fire up the lawn mower. The oak tree has dropped some leaves as well as buckets of acorns and small twigs. I managed to suck up most of them and them mulched them for my gardens. It was shrub trimming time as well which kept me busy until mid-morning when I once more tackled the garden planting. I turned the areas I wanted to plant over with a shovel which is so much different than the mountain garden. It's very rarely I strike a rock with the shovel here and that is usually a seashell one of the kids has brought back from the beach and lost it in my garden. My mountain garden seems to grows rocks like nothing I've ever seen.
Twill Auto called and it seems the plug and coil change out went fine with the truck but now there is a ticking noise in the engine. They warned me this could be one of several problems which developed recently. I've yet to notice the noise but Nancy did mention it a couple time while we were in the mountains after getting back to the cabin in October from Florida. Hopefully they can detect and correct the problem with out having to take out a second mortgage.
Amy, GG, Sam and little Eliza Faye whom we will now call LeeLee all came for lunch. Nancy had a nice toss salad and they brought frozen pizzas. After lunch I headed back out to transplant 10 hills of cabbages and 9 hills of broccoli as well as Swizz chard and about 50 little green onion seedlings; what a back breaking job that is but they are so good which matured. I sowed some Black seeded Simpson and red leaf lettuce seed in containers as well as turned over the side garden between the houses. I want to sow carrots as they did awesome there last year along with some radishes. I have sugar peas planted along that portion of the chain link fence as they do well climbing. I sowed a long row of 1/2 runners along the back fence and when and if they come through the ground I will attempt to train them on chicken wire strung on the back fence. I have just a small section of the garden area left for the potted tomatoes I transplanted as well the basil and parsley that I separated into individual pots. If all of these seedlings make I will feed the 'hood.
Amy brought Ava by after school and Nancy made a batch of ginger snaps which quickly disappeared. The kiddos had a grand time outside running around and playing in the yard and LeeLee sat on my lap watching them. She is so observant and doesn't miss the least of anything. She is such a charmer as well and melts you with her quick smile. She is now learning to shake her head yes and no as well as waving bye-bye. She loves to be around Ava and Sam and Sam is a little rough on her but she never cries. Nancy caught him dragging her by her arms around in the living room after lunch and she made nary a peep. Such are brothers and sisters.
Well we ate healthy again for 2 evenings in a row with just parsley and rosemary roasted taters' in the oven, sautéed asparagus and a fresh salad with Greek dressing. Yikes was that ever tasty and after the cleanup which by the way was pitch black outside except for the street lights, I headed in to see what the news was all about. I trust only FOX News for the truth about what is happening to our beloved nation by those who for some unknown reason want to ruin it. Such is those on the left(secular progressives) who want big government to coddle them. What happened to the ideology of personal achievement( the American dream), responsibility for your actions and to treat others as you want to be treated? Wasn't all of this learned or taught by our Judeo-Christian values and principles? Well I'm thrilled with the message this past election sent to this administration but there are those there who will defy the will of the electorate and continue with their own agenda. I'm lost as to why!!! LATER
