We’ve been listening to loud, whining noise next door for the past several days: they cut down trees and a bobcat has been spreading loam and grading.

It’s really starting to irritate me. Enough is enough, too much in fact.

Ron’s been doing some great work today at the top of the “U”, clearing and cutting. I’ve helped a little, although have spent most of the last two days on the infamous “Leads” project.

Test results are negative.  HR director and I were cheering!

Yesterday I removed a Malware detection program that had been devouring memory on my old fellow.  Not sure why I even installed it.

Ron and I finished the perennial planting, gorgeous violet penstemons, at Edgewater yesterday. I sprayed Captain Jack’s on the clematis.

I inadvertently left a wreath on Smokey’s chair, but it didn’t seem to bother him much.

Had a checkup with Dr. Boyle.  Stopped by Heritage on the way home.

Another day that felt like a treadmill. Made breakfast, cleaned the driveway, watered two gardens and the new plants at Edgewater. Ron finished the mowing. We did the transfer station run. I talked with James about a task he and two friends would like to take on. Put away laundry, changed the sheets. Took out a 4-month trial subscription to The Globe.

Wes and Susan came for the day. We had lunch and dinner here: cold cuts and homemade pasta salad and in the evening, grilled salmon with Wes’s spice mix (dill, oregano, paprika, fish grill spices and who knows what else) and Susan put together a green salad and shucked corn. I prepped asparagus and overcooked it in the confusion of too many people in the kitchen at the same time. Perfect weather for a late afternoon visit to South Cape and Popponesset.

I lost it with Ron and Wes last night over their second, superfluous “medication” session. Susan has infinite patience.

The LaMotte offer came through; I am thrilled!

Mike Looney and his colleagues did a bang-up presentation at the Tech Council breakfast and were kind enough to mention James’ work on the robotics team and the Class of 2017 mugs. My little sponsor talk was well received.

We were scheduled to transport Robert and Alpha to work but Peter let us off the hook. Just as well, I’ve destroyed myself with guest prep over the last two days and am hurting all over.

Ron has been busy this morning with fixing soaker hoses. He’s mowing right now.

We came home with nasturtiums, blue cheese and greens at the Falmouth Farmers Market today.  Ron splurged on an apple cider donut.  Stopped at Walmart to pick up a second wireless thermometer and Job Lot for internet specials.

I did laundry, potted up the nasturtiums for Laura and planted five Angelonia in our new border garden.

Hacker and Lupia, while differing in outlook, together raise a basic concern about the contemporary Democratic Party: the casual, if not negligent, willingness of the party elite to adopt policies and positions, however worthy, without regard to the costs such policies impose on others.

Ron fixed the vacuum cleaner!

There were downpours off and on today, but I was able to fill the planters with coleus from Stop & Shop.

Ron and I planted and mulched in the Edgewater grass garden: salvia, asters, penstemon.

It rained most of today, which resulted in the cancellation of the Downwinder’s annual Memorial Day standout.

I did the transfer station run and hunted for plants at the discount nursery, Mahoney’s and Soares.  Picked up some nice Salvia for Edgewater.

Cleaned up a bunch of junk mail in the second bedroom/Ron’s den.

Planted the herbs, vegetables and daylilies from yesterday.

Ron and I got the new garden plot set up.  We are “destroyed”.

I took Ron out last evening for his birthday at Not Your Average Joe’s.  Made waffles this morning; spilled sugar and baking mix; no harm done.

Found a plant sale at the Osterville Library.  Bought some daylilies from a homeowner and herbs, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers from a garden center in the Sandwich Industrial Park.

Found that the Hoover’s agitator belt was cut.  We pulled out the filters and the agitator for cleaning.  What a mess!  Good thing we have the shop vac.