Well Friday started out a bit nippy but by late afternoon Nancy had the a/c on in the cabin. There was plenty of sunshine and blue skies throughout the day and a stiff breeze really dried the gardens out. We could use a little rain and I think some is in the forecast starting Sunday and into Monday. I just hope it not a gully washer rain like last week or so when we got 4 inches within two days.
I started the day out much the usual with a before 6 rollout to my routines that start with the cup of tea while I post this blog and then some quiet time giving thanks and lifting several up to my Creator and Lord for comfort and healing All are holding as I write. I took off with my non stop early morning solo hike to the the top of the mountain and then checked all of the gardens upon getting back. It was a quick oatmeal with fruit and nuts for breakfast and then I headed out to catch up on some small piddly garden chores. I'm hand watering the new seedlings twice a day with the hot sunshine and breeze which really dries out the gardens. I hauled a load of compost from last years pile and spread in around in the flower beds and gardens.
Everything is holding as of right now except one jalapeno pepper plants which is questionable if it will make. I did repot the sweet onion seedlings into separate pots, let's hope they make because the last time I did this they all died but three. I'm totally surprised the lettuce seedlings are doing so well. I did lose a couple hills of cucumbers but those were ones I started from seeds which were extra and not really needed. The beets are getting almost large enough to transplant. They are a tough vegetable to transplant because of their deep root but once they put on 4-5 leaves they do fine. We love the beet greens in a salad.
We were having our "mountain family" the Luffman's for supper and then Sequence afterwards. Nancy was in the kitchen making Swedish meat balls which were excellent along with Jasmine rice, green beans and a fresh garden salad. Kay and Mechelle brought crusty bread and a delicious peach cobbler. Afterwards we walked around the yards and then decided to play the game on the deck in the coolness of the evening. We had a great first couple of games with us guys holding but then it turned bad for us as the gals won the next 4 in a row. I had to play a Harvey Hand since there were only two guys vs three gals which is hard to do against these sharp highly competitive gals. It was a fun time and the food was excellent. They stayed until after 9'ish which is quite unusual. After they left we washed up the dishes and then it was shower time for me and soon some horizontal lab, LATER
