Tuesday

Well did we ever have a good nights sleep and it was nearly 7 AM before we awaken, yikes having an extra quilt on the bed helped and there was NO rooster to crow at 5'ish in the morning. We were both whipped after that first full day in the yard and gardens. After my quiet time and a breakfast of oatmeal and fruit I headed out to work in the garden down below. I planted 2 rows of 1/2 runner green beans as well as 2 rows of bush green beans, a row of radishes, several hills of cukes, yellow squash and spaghetti squash along with 3 kinds of lettuce before moving up to the middle garden beds. I sowed a large row of black seeded Simpson lettuce as well as some parsley.

Walt called about 9 AM and said he was on his way to help me with the 2 leaks; one in the shower and the other was the spray hose in the kitchen sink. Well what seemed like would be rather simple turned into about a 4 hour job and a trip to Galax to pick up the needed parts. It seems the whole faucet system had to be replaced  in the shower as well as a totally new spray head and line. Wow was that ever a job and I never would have been able to do this without someone knowing and showing me what to do, many thanks to Walt for  coming out so soon to assist me with this project.

While Walt had gone to Galax for the needed parts I edged around the upper garden pulling the weeds and then planting several hills of sugar peas. I then hand watered some of the new seedlings and many had begun to wilt despite the ground showing lots of moisture. It took Walt and I nearly another hour to finish up once he got back from gathering all the parts needed to complete the job and by then it was nearly 4PM. I headed back down to the lower garden and dug a trench around the upper side in case we should get the heavy rain that was being fore casted; luckily we got just enough to settle the dust but the temp dropped from the middle 70's to the low 60's in just a matter of moments.

Nancy had been cooking a smoked ham bone to flavor a pot of bean soup, yikes was that dewisheous(Annsley) along with some cornbread muffins. It was after 6 before we sat down to supper and then our once neighbor and builder of the cabin, Ray Todd  came for a visit. He refused to have anything to eat but did stay and caught us up on all the happenings in the hood. He is still suffering from the back operation and fusing of several vertebrae in his back which has kept his legs from getting back their original strength. He has officially moved from the hood as he sold his remaining garage and land last month. He and Audean have always been great neighbors and friends.

Well its so much easier to write this post while sitting down and once again with having the leaks fixed helps to relieve some of the stress, seems we sometimes forget how the little things can make a big difference. Well I've been trying to keep up with the Rays and as I make this post they are head of the Jays 7-5; earlier they were winning 6-0, oh well. LATER