Ahulee Catching Some Rays.

We've had a rare cool spell the last three days, so Ahulee is taking advantage of it. He has been soaking up the sunshine without fear of getting too hot!

" Yep, there he is again. Lounging around catching some rays, while I help Mom move this dirt! This time he isn't even pretending to "supervise'."

"And here I AM! Helping Mom instead of chasing squirrels or lizards... or whatever!!!  Oh yeah....or  sunbathing!!!!"



"Mom, this just isn't fair!"



Eggplant Follow Up.

Well, I thinned the eggplant cluster.... there were 19 of them!!! I took out 7. Then the heavy rains came and my first almost ripe tomatoes split! So, picked a pepper and a squash and some herbs and........

Added some mozzarella chunks at the end and served with a brown rice blend
It was sooooooo goooooood!!!

A Clutch Of Egg...plants.



Remember when I was concerned about ALL the blooms of one of the eggplants being together in one small area? Well this is what it looks like now! Will definitely have to thin these out. Guess I'll saute up some baby eggplant tomorrow.

Yep, they're just a little bit too crowded in there.

Ronan's Newest Complaint.

"I can't believe Mom said she was going to have to start closing the windows because of the heat! What about my early morning bird-watching? Its so much more exciting with that glass pane out of the way. Its like I can almost reach out and touch the birds when they land in the mulberry tree!   I'll bet she made that decision because of that idiot Fergis. He pushed on the screen so hard he ACTUALLY FELL OUT!!!  Now we all get punished! Gee, thanks a lot Fergman!"

Just Because I Can't Resist!

When I posted photos of some of my quilts on the Gardener of Light blog, I had no idea they'd come in so handy! This unquilted top is one variation of a pattern called Drunkard's Path. Several friends recognized the design.

And this is called Broken Dishes. Don't know why I love the pattern so much.
But I 've made several over the years.

Cell Phones And Trucks.

Good Morning! Our lesson for the day will be that you shouldn't talk on a cell phone while you are driving! You could seriously injure a mailbox!

The little tree growing by the power pole took a hit too. Not too bad.  Oh well, no one was hurt and we have a story to chuckle about.
JUST REMEMBER: DON'T DRIVE AND TALK ON THE PHONE!!!

Thank Goodness Thats Done With!

An all ready good morning just got better. I just got that stump out of the ground! Yippee!!!!!  All my work digging around with the hand trowel paid off. I'd gotten every root but the largest one that went straight down. I kept hoping it had rotted somewhere not far from where I had to stop yesterday evening. This morning I managed to get a 2x4 underneath the main section. With a concrete block in place, I used it as a lever to push up on the stump. After a couple of tries the root broke apart! One more time... Yippee!!!! 
Now after digging all that sand out, I have to put it right back in!

Kind of sculptural looking isn't it? I'm thinking about cleaning it up and using it for yard "art".  And don't let me forget: Special thanks to Rory, Blossom and Ahulee for all the work they did. Yep, even the supervising effort.