FishinBC's Blog

Happy August
Aug 1, 2007 | 6:22 AM PST
Tags: Daylilies , Heat , Watering , Veggie , Fall Veggies , cucumbers , Tomatoes

Can you believe it is August already?   Where has this year gone?  Seems like just yesterday was early April and I was out trying to save everything from the freeze we had.  Still mourning the loss of my Japanese maple, the dappled willow that has replaced it is doing grand though!  Before we know it fall will be here, can you believe it?  Kinda of looking forward to the change in seasons again.  Seems like we went from freeze to 90+ degrees over night. 

 

The folks are coming home for September; they have been vagabonding in their RV since February.  Don’t think they will hang out long though; they have plans to be in Arizona in October.  They are having a blast and enjoying the road while they still can. 

 

 Daughter number 2 is coming out from So Cal for Labor Day weekend.  This will be her second trip out.  Last time she came for Christmas and really didn’t like the cold.  Looking forward to her visit and being able to show her around.

 

 I order some more daylilies (stops to slap mouse hand to keep from ordering more on line).  Also put in an order for some bulbs to put in this fall. 

 

 We went by the nursery last night to see if they had their fall veggie starts.  They said they should be in next week.  Wow, I hope that will give them enough time.  The fall raised veggie patch is ready and waiting for the starts to put in. 

 

 I am eating cucumbers for breakfast lunch and dinner.  Even got the boy to try them and he liked them.  What a surprise that was.  Ryan is autistic and getting him to try new things is really hard sometimes.  I have to catch him in the right mood.  Haven’t had any ripe tomatoes the last few days.  But there are lots of large greenies.  My plants are loaded and leaning. 

 

 Just been watering constantly with our 90+ degree heat (gosh, I am going to hate to see our water bill) and even with twice a day water my containers are beginning to look sad.  I moved everything into the shade on the porch last night maybe that will help. 

 

 Mom and the baby coonies are coming every night.  I have started feeding them cheap dry cat food.  My animal cracker & peanut expense account was dwindling.  They seem to like the cat food and so far have been no trouble.  They have their snack and move on.  The squirrel trough now doubles at night as a raccoon trough.  Sunflower seeds during the day and cat food at night.  Cheri’s menagerie is growing…