Believe I have the application deployment and database migration figured out. Still debugging. Unbelievable.

Sent a blurb for publication at Williams College.

Jett has been using his water bowl in my study.

Ron and I cleared more weeds from the driveway side garden. I think it’ll be nice once we spread mulch. Need to identify the unknowns to see if they are worth keeping. Lot of work.

Talked with Mirabito, sent their info request to the former owner’s North Adams daughter. Hope it’s the correct address.

Still waiting for the property tax bill so I can complete the fuel assistance application. I think I have everything else.

The poor Canon printer which has been such a great help is having problems with the paper feed. I can’t figure out what happened. Think one of the paper guides fell off and I can’t find it or even a picture of it.

Fortunately, I was able to find the cable for the Brother and switched out the printers.

Up at quarter of six this morning. Jett was waiting in the hallway. I let him out, made his breakfast and eventually, mine, too.

“Down” this morning, a clue that I need to do some physical work. So, I yanked weeds from the driveway side garden.

Ron got a haircut today at the Harper Center. We are both happy with it.

We had our six-month dental cleanings and checkups today.

I think whatever idiot in the Trump administration ordered the ICE raid of the Hyundai plant in Georgia should be fired for cause.

Noticed today that the driveway side garden is surrounded by invasive weeds. I pulled some out but more to do.

Yesterday we did a shop at BigY and saved almost $20. Later we headed back to North Adams for Covid shots at CVS. Their registration site is excellent, far superior to Walmart’s.

The CVS vaccination clinic was fast and efficient. Saw a pharmacist right away, no hassle with registration. This compares to waiting for a full hour at Walmart for the flu vaccine. Never again!

We stopped at the big liquor store afterwards. The wine we paid $14 for was available there for $7.99. I’m thinking the price might have been a mistake, it’s a lot more than that online. Must get more.

I was up early today to water, etc., and after breakfast and coffee, went back to bed for a couple of hours. Jett kept me company. He and Ron went for a walk up the hill.

We attended an ice cream social fundraiser yesterday at Wild Oats Market. Ron enjoyed the band; we sat briefly with the mother and grandmother of one of the musicians.

I had a Prime Video credit and used it to rent “I Am A Noise”. Watched half of it last night and the rest this evening.

Enjoyed corn from Chenail Farm for supper.

Beans from the garden, yellow beets, bunch of kale, carrots, onions, garlic. Rice.

Ron is working on the lawn.

I was tossing balls to Jett this morning and inadvertently whacked him pretty hard.

Reassuring email about the lilac.

Jett is still not eating.

Made a zucchini pie with the two zukes from the garden.

After anchoring the empty pie shell with pinto beans from the Pantry, cooked the beans.

Also made matzo ball soup from a package. Hoped to flavor up Jett’s food with the broth but he still won’t eat.

The heirloom Brandywine tomato looks like it’s ripened. A big garden tomato fell off so I rescued it, hoping it’ll continue ripening inside.

Ron did laundry, we changed the sheets. Put on the new blanket.

More work on the inventory app. Transitioning to SQLExpress and so far, it’s handled everything very well.

Machine seemed to be running out of RAM yesterday evening, so I shut it down and restarted it this morning.

We got our four new plants in the ground before a deluge this afternoon. We had enough soil from prior digging to fill in the lilac. Ron did a great job excavating and hauling.

Our timing was good: it started sprinkling just as we were putting away tools.

After mulling over placement for days, I’m pleased with how everything looks. The lilac will get plenty of sun and I hope the silene regias and the winterberry will do okay in their part shade.

I also weeded and cleaned up the ferns. They were a mess, knocked over from who knows what, an animal or maybe the last heavy rain. Garden looks 100% better.

We skipped Five Pound Horse at First Friday in North Adams last evening, but turns out, after watching a couple of videos, Ron isn’t crazy about their music, so just as well.

We steamed corn for lunch. I sauteed leftover chopped vegetables and an egg/breadcrumb mixture left from prepping eggplant for a casserole. All very filling. Trying to unload odds and ends from the frig.

Ron took Jett for a long walk up the hill. He kept Jett busy while I worked on the Inventory app. Keeping the functionality the same, doing cleanup. Changed “products” to “relief items” in the code and in SQL.

Met with Andi yesterday. Got the code on the new machine and a successful database connection.

Up at 4 am yesterday, took a nap in the afternoon but was pretty groggy afterwards. Slept better last night.

I worked most of the day on the Remedy project while Ron kept Jett entertained.

We enjoyed listening to the Berkshire Fife and Drum Corps at the Mass MoCA Chalet last night. Had drinks, cheese and crackers at home afterwards.

Rained last night.

Garden has produced two zucchini, one of each variety.

Yesterday I visited the Food Pantry. Ron picked up CSA vegetables. I sauteed veg meatballs with onions, garlic and a sweet pepper for supper.

Jett refused to eat yesterday but had his breakfast this morning. He met the new neighbor’s dog, Buddy. Buddy was nervous and aggressive; hoping he’ll take to Jett over time.

We met our new neighbors yesterday and brought them a fruit tray.

Today their moving truck got stuck halfway across the street. Ron helped by directing traffic and had a good chat with the driver.

I had a mammogram this morning. We had yogurt sundaes and listened to a lecture on high blood pressure at Harper.

Over the Labor Day weekend I did a lot of weeding along the driveway and in the corner garden. I think Ron hauled it all to the transfer station along with recyclables.

I got a call on Saturday or Sunday about plants I’d ordered months ago. Picked them up at Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton. Brought Jett who barked at their ostriches: how helpful.

Yesterday (Monday) I baked a vegetable pie. Outstanding but a lot of work. Baked eggplant this morning before my visit to North Adams Regional Hospital Imaging Department.

The new lilac arrived today. It’s sitting in a bucket getting rehydrated. Looked pathetic when I unpacked it, hope it’s okay. Still figuring it where to put it. The transplanted Montauk daisy doesn’t look real great, bottom leaves look like they will fall off soon.

We have a beautiful new faucet in the kitchen.

I overate and was bloody sick last night. Stupid.

We tried the burger and beer special at The Log. Didn’t care for the veg burgers but the fries and the service were great.

Afterwards we visited The Chalet at Mass MoCA. That was a good “take” and I’d like to attend its final offering next Thursday.

Earlier, picked up a condolence cinnamon cake at the A-Frame for Andi and Dan, sweetness to counter the sorrow at losing a dear family member.

We got our flu shots at Walmart yesterday. Took forever. I also got an updated pneumonia shot. They held off on Ron.

The pharmacists weren’t sure when they are receiving COVID vaccine or who will be eligible. So much for RFK Jr. and his crack hand-picked MAGA staff.