We are in the midst of a heat wave, but I stupidly held off on re-installing the one working air conditioner until late yesterday.
\nAs a result, it was 84 degrees in the house around 6:30 last night.
\nIt’s now 74, thanks to the excellent little Whirlpool unit that’s been cranking all night.<\/p>
\nI did a lot of pruning and dead-heading in the front garden yesterday and chopped the Skimmia that’s been failing.
\nThe Montauks that I trimmed back in late May are slightly fuller than the others. I might cut them all back earlier next Spring.
\nI added 7 new plants to the garden behind the fence, starting a second layer in spots, and planted an Astilbe in the shade garden. Got some good bargains at Falmouth Greenhouse; hope they “take”.
\nIt looks like Hurricane Earl will be paying a visit late Friday\/early Saturday. I loaded up on water yesterday.
\nBrought Emme to have her nails done, picked up Peter’s snow blower and brought back the ramps. Got another window fan for James’ room; he stayed over last night, will be here today while P&B go to Boston for an appointment with her MD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are in the midst of a heat wave, but I stupidly held off on re-installing the one working air conditioner until late yesterday. As a result, it was 84 degrees in the house around 6:30 last night. It’s now … Continue reading