After a breakfast of eggs and bologna boats with a fresh garden jalapeno cut up on mine I headed out to check on the gardens. I didn't have to water at all during the day as the ground was still relatively wet from the previous day's rain. I harvest 4 nice Bell peppers as well a 5 cucumbers. The cukes are holding their own despite the worms of which I've squashed so many that just maybe I've sent them away. I spaded up a couple areas of the garden and the earth worm population has exploded. This is awesome to see as they are what produces the best plant food ever, plus they aerate the soil for the plants roots. I may try to find some more oak leaves before shutting the garden down for the summer as they love oak leaves.
I took a nice long bike ride and came back sweating as the humidity has once again crept into the picture. The temps were comfortable in the low 80's but the closeness along with the humidity is summer like. I didn't do much the rest of the day except for watching some You Tube videos on mountain men and living off the grid. I love adventures with man vs wild and actually would have loved to have been a pioneer charting the way west across America in the 1800's; anyhow we got ready around 4'ish and headed over Amy's for a birthday supper for our grand daughter Ava Mae who turned 13 on the day. She has matured into a beautiful young lady and is taller than her mom. She chose the dinner which was so delicious and one we all enjoyed. Marinated grilled flank steak, cusco pasta with herbs and cheese, asparagus and Nancy made a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and Amy had ice cream to add to the mix, yeow what a feed. Tyler and I shared a little fruit of the vine while grilling. It was a beautiful evening as the temps moderated and the humidity stayed at arms length.
After the cleanup we played two games with the kiddos; PIT is a fast moving game where everyone trades cards to garner 9 of one suit and then rings the bell(stock market) based and the other I've heard so much about called but never played. SPOONS which is similar to Pit with every one getting 4 of a kind and then grabbing a spoon of which there is one less spoon than the number of players. The kids loved it and I found it fun as well. We stayed well beyond Amy and my's bed time as the caffeine in the chocolate kept me awake. Seems daughter Amy and I share the 10'ish same bedtime at night. The kiddo's were wired both from the occasion and the desserts. We headed out going on 11'ish and I soon hit the shower upon getting home, LATER
