We just got back from this year’s Fourth of July waterfront fest.
I lost it this year and told the host how much I appreciate his hard work and expense in putting this shindig together, but it’s something that I don’t enjoy.
I’ve known this family for 23 years, and certain members still snub me and/or refuse to engage in conversation.
Family events are hard enough without trying to fit in at someone else’s.
Penstemon
Bee balm
Coreopsis
Coral Bells
Liatris
Stella d’Oro
Delphinium
Day Lily
Hosta
Larkspur
Lavender
Lily of the Valley
Yarrow
Japanese anemone
Roses
Iris
Tulips
Daffodils
Narcissus
Crocus
Hibiscus
Coneflowers
Joe-Pye Weed
Evening Primrose
Wood hyacinth
Blue eyed grass
Astilbe
Gaura
Lavender
Flowering Bushes
St. Johnswort
Hydrangea
Lilac
Potentilla
Montauk daisies
Azalea
Rhododendron
Wisteria
I went on a wine-buying spree at Cotuit Liquors the other day.
We like these whites:
Bott Freres Vin d’Alsace Pinot Blanc 2012
E. Guigal 2012 Chateau d’Ampuis
Cline North Coast Viognier (vee-oh-nyay)
We also like the Luigi Bosca Malbec.
Tropical storm Arthur finally came through for us this afternoon, delivering our hoped-for and much needed rain.
I’d tied up the tomatoes as best I could yesterday. We put all the loose watering equipment, the gazing ball and the hammocks in the shed (bless it). I put the hanging plants on the ground.
This morning, I picked up some impatiens and lantana at Mahoney’s to refresh the window boxes.
Ron and I bought coffee from James and Peter at the Osterville Farmer’s Market. Also bought Fontina, Swiss chard, beets, dips and Finnish bread.
We had raw vegetables and hummus for dinner.
Dead-headed the hanging plants and pruned one rose bush.
Ron got a reasonably good review at his doc’s. Rest, ice and a new prescription to replace Ibuprofen for now.
Senior center, stop & shop, Walgreens senior day, Tru Value hardware, organic farmers market at the Fairgrounds.
Brief visit with Laura.
Made lunch and supper: pollock, greens, corn. Cleaned up dishes. Put down a new soaker/sprinkler in the new grass garden.
I went white wine shopping the other day and now am enamored of the E. Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis Cotes du Rhone, 2012.
I gave the veggie garden, the roses and the corner garden a good watering today.
Planted the two new flowers.
Picked up bagels, bread and pie at the Senior Center.
Cormier’s fixed the truck – two tie rods – and the truck passed inspection.
Ron has been laid up with a bad knee today. I set up his cooler. Buddy Cormier gave me a lift home and Laura drove me to the shop this afternoon.
Made pasta salad (used pasta, used red pepper), fruit salad and egg salad for dinner tonight. Good! Once I got chopping, there was no stopping.
We’ve been watering today. Ron and I placed the soakers in the front garden. He’s got the sprinkler going on the lawn. We are determined to keep our dear ones alive in spite of the weather.
I finished pruning the hydrangeas: six today, nine all together. Made only two mistakes, but broke a lot of leaves because the stems were so brittle.
There were a few old stalks with leaves. Most of the leaves are on new growth. I hope I didn’t mutilate them too badly.
Day lilies are out!
Cleaned up the front corner around the purple hydrangea and put down mulch. Did laundry, changed sheets, made a deposit to James’ account, bought a Bluetooth speaker at iCape which we enjoyed immensely while we worked and while we ate supper.
Met Cindy and Cathy for a really nice birthday lunch at an outdoor restaurant on Main Street in Falmouth.
Bought two plants for the corner garden from a Carver grower who’s set up shop in downtown Falmouth for the last seven years.
We’re putting down soakers in the gardens along the fence. Long overdue. Got the hoses on sale at Botello Lumber.
Stella d’Oros are out, bright and cheerful, and the Evening Primrose. Tickweed has started to bloom.
In a week and a half, the medical establishment is going to shove it down my throat and up my ass!
Ron is on his way to Enfield for his much-removed cousin Stephen. He left late and it WASN’T MY FAULT THIS TIME, HAHA!
Jen emailed some really cute pix of her gang.