Day 134

Beautiful morning for planting the kale and chard starts. Later Hollie and I will walk to Wild Rivers for shopping and sandwiches. I want to look at masks and hope to find one that is more comfortable than what I have now. I am concerned about talking a lot through the mask as I get breathy and hot. I don’t want to have a problem when I start teaching tomorrow. The dogs did fine at the vet exam and the usual recommendation to brush  their teeth.

Day 133

Hair trim this morning and I need it. I like the long and curly look but it needs taming. Later, the dogs go for their annual exam . Minnie is slipping and I am not ready to give her up. Otherwise it’s another isolation day with the walking and yardwork routine. Hollie brought kale and chard starts from the farm and they have beds prepared for them. My house is clean and I have nothing to sort. Soon Hollie and I will plan furniture changes.

Day 132

Lots of yard work yesterday to get the planters ready for new plants. Hollie is going to pick up kale and chard starts from the farm stand. I woke up well after a noisy night of fireworks. My house is clean and the walks are swept from all the windblown debris. Besides walking and planting, it’s a Sunday without church again. The cocvid is keeping us from our gatherings and I miss it a lot. My mind is busy planning the writing class. Moving forward.

Day 131

I worked in the area behind the lemon and rhody trees. Lots of berry and morning glory vines. I like pulling and grabbing growth that doesn’t belong. I have watered and enjoyed the calm cool morning. The dogs go to the spa at 9 followed by our visit to the farm stand. I’m ready to get my refrigerator full of produce as I use it up fast. Maybe get kale and chard starts at the stand. We need our crop to get going even late.

Day 130

Walked to Safeway early to be there when they opened at 7 AM. Made my four purchases and was home before 7:30. Only a few shoppers and they wore masks. It’s foggy and that’s a relief from the incessant wind.  Chuck bought a garden wagon yesterday and I filled it with weeds. It has four wheels so it is easier than my wheelbarrow. The plants are all doing well. Had a snail fest that Jake enjoyed. The boy like to crunch them. No agenda today.

Day 129

Beautiful morning. No wind, yet. Yesterday was about long phone conversations  with friends who were in the dumps about their circumstances. Nothing I could help with except listen. The tension got into my night and I woke up several times tight and had to breath and relax. This morning we are going to the tractor store to buy a new garden cart. We are doing clearing and my small wheel barrow isn’t enough. I like the work. Good day to stay away from tourists places.

Day 128

Early walk with Hollie to the farmers market. We will get the errands done before the wind gets strong again . I finished repotting David’s plants and arranged them on the deck. Nice to have color and hummingbirds and bees come to visit. I may go back to cleaning behind the rhody as my back has recovered from the assault behind the lemon trees. I have scratches and bruises and like the result. It feels good to get physically tired and not just emotionally weary.