Twiggybet1's Blog

It's Sunday morning and the sun is shining!  It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day.  I haven't checked the forecast for the day, but I think I'll just take what I see.  I couldn't ask for better!  We plan on a family get-together today at an aunt's house to celebrate Father's day.  I imagine she intends to use her backyard patio, as long as the weather is nice. 

 Well, after the disappointment of a few days ago, I searched and found another source for sweet potato slips, and placed an order.  Hope springs eternal!  Post office, (or UPS, or whatever) don't fail me now! 

I just love sunnny days paired with rainy nights.  What a perfect combination for us gardeners!  That happened for us earlier in the week.  What a bonus when I don't have to use the municipal water, it gets more expensive all the time, and we will probably have water restrictions at some point this summer.  Right now the water ban is voluntary, and there are some folks who think this means open season on water usage.  You know the type, they water the lawn twice a day, front and back.  The type of people that make a ban necessary.  They only stop when the actual ban goes into effect and are faced with a $500 fine.  As for me, I imagine natural rain water is better for the plants and flowers than clorinated city water anyway, and the lawn is at the mercy of nature. 

My sister and her family came down state to visit her father-in-law for Father's day this weekend.  On Friday, my sister and nephew came over to go geocaching with my daughter and me.  They brought a travel bug that needed placing. The weather started hot and humid, so we started out with going to the Icecream Parlor for an after lunch treat.  We managed to find one cache to place the travel bug, but didn't have any success with 2 other caches.  But by then it started to rain, and we were all soaked by the time we got back to my place.  My nephew spent the night with us and we dropped him off at his grandpa's house Saturday on our way to a graduation party, which turned out very nice.  The weather was perfect for a yard party, sunny, warm, slight breeze.  The graduate is my highschool friend's daughter.  They live in a rural area, and are a bit of a drive (1 1/2 hours away) and it was a perfect day for a drive in the country.  I think my sweet corn is doing comparably well, if the corn fields we drove by are any indication.  Ours is about the same size.  Of course, since this is the first year we are growing it, I am paying close attention.  On the way home we stopped at a farm house that had a sign out to sell eggs, straw, and firewood.  Hubby wanted a bale or two of straw for mulch, because he feels we are running short.  Well, the farmer wasn't home, but he had a cooler with his eggs and some milk in it, with a box to leave the cash in if you took some. (we wouldn't dare leave a cash box unattended where I live!) We didn't see the bales of straw, or firewood, but he had a box of canna bulbs setting there marked "free".  So hubby decided we needed those and took them, and  left a few dollars anyway.  We are going to plant them before go to Auntie's house.  It will be interesting to see what color they are! 

To all the dads, have a very happy Father's Day!