Well this month is half gone already and while the time quickly moves on so does the season as it seems summer has arrived here on the Suncoast of Florida, yikes. This makes me want to head to the mountains where it was in the 50's yesterday but does cool back during the nights. The trees will be leaving out if the temps stay like this for very long.
I started the day on Thursday much the usual with a before 6 rollout to my usual routines that start with the cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric that washing down my handful of Nutrilite vitamins and supplements. I believe there are 12 different ones I swallow in one gulp which Nancy just can not handle. She takes a glass of water for one pill, oh well. I had my tea while I posted this ramble and then spent some quiet time with my Creator and Lord giving thanks and lifting up several by name. I got word that Paw Paw is back home with Pat and is doing as well as can be expected considering his age and health issues. Everyone else I lift up daily are holding their own. The "boys" I do believe are also doing a little better during the night and keeping their food down. They are eating, pooping and crying so they are growing and hopefully will soon grow out of this reflux stage which I've learned is natural for preemie babies.
I headed out on my bike for the Rec. for two solid hours of pickle ball play and was glad when 10 came as I was whupped with a wet head and shirt. I pedaled home to work in the garden until lunch time after hanging a load of laundry outside on the clothesline. I moved my 4 hills of cucumbers into the area along the back fence and put up chicken wire for them to climb on. I also saw my neighbor behind me and blessed her with a bunch of collards which they love as well. I gave away lettuces to both neighbors on either side of me as I get ready to replant the seedlings which are growing nicely. We may have to go a week or so without lettuces but I still have plenty of other leafy greens to supplement with. I'm now picking lots of cherry 'maters and a few of the larger ones. I did notice where the nematodes have begun to effect the Swiss chard which they attack first and also a couple of the tomato plants are showing signs they have attacked their roots.
The pole beans have added another leaf and I harvested my first handful of sugar peas for the salad bowl. Most everything looks great but the heat from the past couple of days will soon wreck havoc on the veggies unless I water at least twice a day. I set the sprinkler last evening on the front lawn as its dry and several brown spots are visible. Where is all the rain the mountains are getting this winter. I harvested and cleaned greens for the salad bowl which will last a couple days. We decided to finished up the casserole we took to Bobby's on Tuesday for supper and it was delicious. We spoke with our "mountain mom" Helen and she is thrilled with her new flooring in her cabin and the pics she sent really made a difference from the carpet. All is well with her at her young age of 92 which reminds me she has a birthday this month. She and Paw Paw are close in age but she is so much more independent and healthy as she still lives alone.
Well that was about it for the day except I did watch the Lightning win again with 4 of their main players injured and out of the game. The subs did a fantastic job against the two highest scoring players in the league and held them to just one goal . Its looking like the Lightning will make the playoffs again and lets hope they do better than their first round loss last year, LATER
