We’d planned to go to the Braves/Brewster Cape League camp, but it was packed, so Ron suggested we take the scenic way home through Bourne.

There was a yard sale at 5 Corners, and I noticed a desk as we drove by. It’s an Ethan Allen and marked only $25, and it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

We took out the drawers and put them in the back of the van. The desk itself fit nicely into the back seat.

Talk about luck!

Laura finished sewing pleating tape on the drapes. I spent an hour inserting drapery hooks while we watched the last episode of “Crossing Jordan”.

Made a giant stuffed zuke and salad for supper. Zuke was from the corn garden, salad makings were mostly from Pariah Dog.

Rain this morning.

The MPIA inspection happened as planned yesterday at Edgewater.

We brought the last truckload to the transfer station, but not before retrieving, from an open box of books, a first edition that’s selling for over $100 on Amazon.

All in all, we saved about $200 worth of collectible books which Ron had given the kids. Needless to say, he was quite downhearted that they valued them so little. It made me wonder how many other usable things were discarded earlier this week.

Before making the trip, we called around to see if Bourne is sending trash to be converted to energy, but they aren’t. Ron vowed to approach this at the next Selectmen’s meeting. It disgusts us to see trash “disposed” of in landfills.

I had a good workday yesterday and some positive and helpful feedback from Jon and Mark this week.

Pasta and pesto for dinner last night.

Ron put together a nice spread for us last evening: olives, cheese, hummus, crackers, strawberries. We set up a table and chairs and listened for two hours to the Wicked Trio at the new amphitheater in Mashpee Commons.

My friend Burt, who is the lead guitarist and vocalist, likes the venue because they provide a sound guy. Makes life a lot easier for the musicians.

Beans have started.

The soil in all the containers was okay this morning, so only had to water the flower boxes.

Took Alpha shopping for a house gift yesterday. We browsed at Country Garden, then found a wind chime at Christmas Tree Shops. They treated me to lime ice cream! Waited for them at the mall afterwards, did a shop myself at CVS; $2 coupon.

Peter is off with the truck. He’s got cleanup help lined up today. He told me the other day that the next door neighbor is pleased with the work the boys did on the fence.

Ron is thrilled with his new hearing aids.

Smokey was here at 6:30; fur was slightly damp and he was very hungry. He slept here for a couple of hours yesterday.

Hummer feeders were almost empty; Ron refilled them. He also went food shopping and did the lawn. We took down the burlap around the moon garden.

I made pesto and eggplant parm. Nice haul from CSA yesterday: tomatoes, greens, eggplant, radishes, garlic. Fall CSA starts in two weeks. Labor Day in less than four!

We may be getting a good rain tonight. Ron worked hard, putting up stakes and burlap around the moonlight garden. Now that the stakes are in, I’d like to surround it with hardware cloth.

Worked with Mark for most of the afternoon on delete customer. Got it running but not sure it’s doing what it needs to.

Peter is doing cleanup at their house and made two trips with the truck to the transfer station today.

We spent the last two evenings at the woods Hole Film Festival. Last night we saw the “Shortsapalooza”, which I’ve wanted to attend for years.

We stopped in to the MBL club afterwards for a reception – Ron smashed a dish during a dance performance – then to Don Cross’s gallery for another.

Corn is coming along.

We saw two films, one at Falmouth Academy and the other at Redfield.  Had a light snack at Pie in the Sky then sat in on part of Bittersweet’s first set at Grumpy’s.

“Tribal Justice” was an account of 3 adjudications by female judges who serve the Quechen and Yurok tribes in California.  Two were successful examples of restorative justice.

“Can Hitler Happen Here” ends in the vindication of an elderly Manhattan woman who’s been harassed by greedy neighbors and real estate agents, the cops, the fire department, an ambitious social worker and her own avaricious son.

I regret not visiting Grumpy’s before; beautiful venue for music, but way too hot.  One of the staff sympathized, told us it cools off in October, so we’ll be back.

Red scarf? Country store?

It feels like Autumn today.

We never got the rain, unfortunately.

Baptist church has a good aphorism this week:

I by faith
What I cannot see.

Finally finished planting the bare root daylilies I bought last week from Soares today.  Hope they survive.

Ron went to the senior center, drove Robert to work and met with Beltone.

We picked up our CSA share.

Ron dropped off oak leaf branches for Emma’s sheep and picked up a sandwich I’d ordered online at Subway.  I’d inadvertently muted my phone and thus bolloxed the conversation multiple times.  Was very hungry, too, became a madwoman for a while.

While Ron drove Robert home, I checked out the police/fire/community agency event.  Was insulted by an idiot who was “helping” serve ice cream and had a long conversation with people from Habitat who, to their credit, were very polite.

Skype did me in yesterday, again, feedback from my headset and computer mics.

Well, maybe not, but I feel that way today, maybe leftover tiredness from yesterday.

I picked up a few things, including thread for the drapes project, at Walmart this morning.

Made a “hash” of eggs, flour, roasted vegetables and quinoa for lunch.

Watered off and on today.  Ron did the mowing.

We hung a white wash on the line.  Ron laundered the sheets; I made the bed.

Trash run.

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