So much for getting the garden in this weekend! I even took today off so I could get a bunch done in the yard/garden over the long weekend. I did plant the rest of the seeds (carrots, beets, beans, more peas) yesterday, but with the chilly weather in the forecast, I’m holding off until warmer temps before I plant the rest of the stuff (tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cukes). This has to be the worst weather we’ve ever had over Memorial Day weekend.
This was the 2nd book in Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. It was good, but I didn’t like it as much as the first. This could have been because the previous book was the first one I’ve read from her in a while. Or, it could be that I read it while overly tired one too many times and forgot who half the characters were at the end of the book. Either way, I’m looking forward to the rest, but not before I read something from another author or two.
My rating: 3/5
I’m still very far behind, but my goal is to get everything in the garden by the end of next weekend, which is Memorial Day weekend, so there’s that. The problem is that I have so many things to do outside that I keep going from one to the other and I never finish anything. I guess it’s time to start cherry picking the easiest tasks to complete. But, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen too quickly given all of the rain in the near term forecast. I’m not going to complain about the rain, though. We could use it–the pond water level is already down a bit and I’m getting tired of watering the garden and a few patches of newly seeded grass.
We went to my brother’s place at Indian Lake on Mother’s Day. It was supposed to be for a cookout, but the weather had other ideas. I don’t remember it ever being so cold and rainy in May. We also celebrated some birthdays while we were there–mine, my brother’s, and Jake’s.
Overall, the weather is leaving something to be desired. I’ve hardly had a chance to get outside all month. I guess it doesn’t matter as I’ve been a bit busy with other things. Things will let up a bit next week, which also coincides with some nicer weather, so hopefully I’ll be able to get some stuff done outside as I feel like I’m behind already.
We had pretty nice weather for a change. Yesterday was a bit cool, but very sunny. I went went for a hike on the Staple Bend Tunnel Trail with a friend and our dogs. It was very nice. I hadn’t ever been there before. That’s my kind of hiking–flat and on gravel.
Between that and walking dogs at the shelter in the morning, I didn’t get much else done. But, today was a different story. Not only did I do some household chores, I was able to get a few things accomplished on my neverending gardening task list. Not quite everything, but enough to make me happy. The weather is looking pretty iffy this week–possible rain and then cooler temperatures, so who knows if I’ll be able to get outside.