Tuesday Morning..March 31st

Well Monday was another hot day with bright sunshine and NO rain once again with temps in the low 90's but we did have a steady breeze which in the shade kept it quite comfortable. I spent the biggest part of the day in the garage refurbishing our old kitchen table which we had given to Amy when Nancy decided she needed a bigger and more better looking table which turns out to be nothing as solid as this unfinished table we purchased and I originally stained and urethaned back after we were first hitched.

I started the day with a 6:30 roll out knowing there would be no pickle ball play but that still is quite unusual for me as my internal alarm has me up at just about the same time every day; a little before 6. I did my morning routines; a cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric, quiet times where I give thanks and lift up several by name especially with this insidious virus that has affected the world and right here in America as well as our Potus, military and badge families. Yikes it getting chaotic out there and just another reason the cabin is calling my name; however I heard there are now a couple cases of the virus being found in our closest towns.

I headed out to hand water the garden for one of three times during the day. I harvested 3 cukes and noticed several more about ready to be picked as well. Half of the back yard fence now has the vines climbing nearly to the top with hundreds of blooms, yikes I think I've found the spot where from now on I'm planting cucumbers. The pole beans are blooming and the egg plants are setting more fruit. The Swiss chard and leaf kale is about gone but the curly kale is doing awesome. I harvested more collards and romaine lettuce and gave away to Betsy and neighbor Carol. I need to pick radishes again today as they too have found the perfect place when the seeds are sowed during the dark of the moon. It's amazing when sowed in the light of the moon I get tall plants and no radish but in the dark of the moon very small plants and huge radish, oh well.

I put a couple nice kingfish filets on the smoker( my neighbor blessed for the second time) with some apple and mesquite wood for a couple hours at the low heat of 250 degrees. I'll make a fish spread today for our lunch which the first time I ever made it; was awesome. The season is running for the fish in the gulf but I think most of the public boat ramps are closed due to the virus which out in the sun and on the water makes absolutely no sense for it spreading to others. Nancy made a pot of zuppa toscano soup for our supper and it was delicious as always with fresh kale from the garden. We have enough for lunches the rest of the week and maybe another supper. I could eat soup every day even when its summer time.

We took a couple mile bike ride through the hood just as evening about to turn into night. The temps were perfect and Nancy fared better than during the heat on the Sunday afternoon ride. She just can not take the heat as she doesn't sweat which actually cools you off when being hot, oh well. I had set the sprinkler on the front lawn which now is showing some beautiful green and the crepe myrtle tree is sending out lots of new green leaves. It survived another year while being planted in the middle of the old oak tree stump which was hollow another reason we took it out a few years back. It wasn't long after a hot shower I was ready for some horizontal lab, LATER