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A mish mosh
We had quite a storm pass through here last night. Lots of rain and enough thunder and lightning to cause little Lucy a bit of consternation.
Fortunately, Lucy likes to cuddle and that gave her enough security to get past the noise. I blame the idiots around here with the fireworks over the last couple of months for her reaction.
Anyone have any idea why my sage and pepper plants are looking puny? they are in pots and were looking okay at first but the last few days have not looked well. (Yes, I have watered them.) Makes me wonder because, right next to them, my tomato plants look wonderful.
You all have a good one!
Wrestling with Daddy
I like to wrestle with my Daddy.
He likes to wrestle with me.
It’s the licking of his hair he doesn’t care for, hehehe!
Why we’ll never be rich…
We’ll never be rich because this house has always been a money pit, and will always be one. Below are the results of the last two years of hard winters and the neighbor’s leaky rain gutters.
We don’t have a close friend who is a mason and can do the repair work for cost.
We don’t have the $$ for costs because it looks as though the entire porch needs a good jack hammering and removal.
The city permits would kill our bank account.
The Curmudgeon knows nothing about masonry. I know more than he does on that subject.
Maybe we can squeeze out one more year?
You all have a good one.
Get my muse hopping
I’m thinking that in order to get my muse hopping I’m going to need to get out more. Do some people watching and stuff.
There’s a little coffee shop not far from here, but not within summer heat walking distance, that I don’t often get to because the parking there is a bitch. However, I think I found a nearby side street that I can park on that is easier than trying to park close to the place. A little walking never hurts.
I also need to get out fishing to relax and get the ideas flowing more. There is something about sitting on a river bank with a fishing pole that relaxes me completely.
To AC or not to AC… if he’s warm we AC
We had the house opened up all day. It was so nice to have fresh air and no AC drone. Now the AC is back on because The Curmudgeon is warm. I was warm earlier and he griped when I turned the ceiling fan up a notch.
I’m feeling a double standard here.
I am so willing to pay someone to cut all the vines down in the back corner of the yard. I am exhausted from filling two trash barrels full, and there’s so much more to do.
4th of July war zone
Honestly, I can do without all the fireworks. They began before June. Yesterday they started in the afternoon and continued all night. For a city where it is illegal to set off fireworks we certainly did have a lot of big stuff going off.
I pity the pets. I pity people like The Curmudgeon who go to bed early and had such a total disruption of their night.
I might have been a jolly participant in the festivities if they hadn’t scared our rescue dog Lucy and given me one hell of headache. Yes, it was that much and that loud in our neighborhood. There was no getting away from them. I had to hold Lucy in my lap all night.
I wish the police could enforce the law but with so many people setting them off it is impossible for them to do it.
If I’m lucky my headache will leave before I wake up. If I can get to sleep.
You all have a good one.
Happy 4th…
Because The Curmudgeon doesn’t tolerate heat well we won’t be picnicking outside. If it doesn’t rain I will be grilling our dinner. I’m not sure what that is yet.
Poor Lucy is not thrilled with fireworks so I have no idea what she’s going to do when the city sets off its display and all the idiots around here do their versions. This will not be fun. She didn’t like the thunderstorm last night.
We have new idiots down the street that have been setting off huge aerial fireworks, set up improperly so they are going off low near the roofs. They will most likely set a house on fire this weekend. I hope it is not mine.
You all have a happy and safe day.
Ruff day!
Hot weather again yesterday wore this little gal out.
G and I spent the afternoon driving out to our favorite garden shop where I found this guy just waiting for me to pick him up and take him home.
He’s hysterical and anatomically correct.
I have to do some planting tomorrow. I have eggplants, pepper plants, white sage plants, petunias, and Greek oregano.
You all have a good one!
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