6/26/25 We are not a product of our circumstances, we are products of our decisions.

     Clouds, calm, 57 degrees.  Some sun this morning, clouds this afternoon, a north breeze, high of 71,  Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 48.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a SE breeze, high of 78, low 54.  Rain tomorrow night.  Rain Saturday, showers Saturday night. A SE breeze with a high of 59, low of 56.  Cloudy Sunday with a WSW breeze, a high of 76, low of 59.  Partly cloudy Monday with a SW breeze, high of 85, low of 62.  Thunderstorms Tuesday with a SSW breeze, high of 81, low 65.  Sunshine Wednesday with a stiff WSW breeze, high 84, low 62.  Sunshine next Thursday and Friday the 4th with brisk west breezes, highs of 79, lows about 60.  Partly cloudy next Saturday with a west breeze, high 82, low 61.  Pm showers Sunday the 6th with a south breeze, high of 81, low 61. Showers Monday the 7th with a SSW breeze, high of 81, low of 63. Partly cloudy the rest of the week with highs in the eighties.

     My doctor's appointment went very well.  The rhubarb is cut up waiting to be blanched and put in the dehydrator.  I washed it and ran it for an hour per the instructions.  Today I'm planting geraniums in the church box.  Pansies don't do well in the heat.  Planting flowers will be my focus with a few cooler days.

     Hay starts going in the barn today, some has been sold out of the field.  A trailer is full waiting for this cooler weather for delivery.  They will be watering and weeding mornings, haying afternoons.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/25/25  If I’m overwhelmed, I slow down. It’s more effective.

Sun and clouds, 76 degrees.  Mostly sunny today with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 86.  A brisk north breeze tonight , a low of 54.  Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a NNW breeze, high of 71, low of 50.  Mostly cloudy Friday, a SE breeze, a high of 77.  Rain Friday night with a low of 53.  Rain Saturday with a SE breeze, a high of 59, low of 54.  Some leftover showers Sunday morning, clouds Sunday afternoon, a light SE breeze, high of 71, low  58.  Partly cloudy Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 82, low of 62.  Thunderstorms Tuesday with a brisk south breeze, high of 82, low 65.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a stiff WSW breeze, high of 83, low 62.  Mostly sunny next Thursday with a brisk WSW breeze, a high of 78, low of 59.  Partly cloudy Friday the 4th with a WNW breeze, high of 78, low 59.  Perhaps some PM showers Saturday the 5th with a SW breeze, high of 81, low 61.  Morning fog/afternoon clouds Sunday the 6th, a SSW breeze, high of 81 low 62.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Monday the 7th, a SW breeze, high 82, low 61.  Partly cloudy the 8th, showers the 9th.  Highs about 82, lows about 62.

      This morningI have an early  doctor's appointment. I'm not supposed to do anything after the doctor straightens my back. I had planned to go to Bangor.  Yesterday Bekah picked lots of rhubarb.  I cut the leaves off, today I will cut it up and dehydrate it.  I went to town yesterday.  First stop was the Habitat for Humanity Restore Store.  They had exactly the cabinet I needed for $50.  And lots of other stuff.  It is a store I will go back to again.  Darel has the perfect  piece of a kind of special plywood for the counter top.  All of our paper products for picnics will fit in.  They'll stay clean and dust free.  Next I went to Ocean State.  I needed two 100' collapsible hoses, they had two left. They didn't have a short 12 gauge extension cord. Next I got a few groceries.  Ice cream and cones were on sale so the kids were glad to see me when I got home.  I came home through Corinth so I could stop at the hardware store.  I got a heavy duty extension cord for the dehydrator and some spray paint. The last cord they had, everyone buying them for their air conditioners. A good trip, mostly in the air conditioned truck or an airconditioned store.  When I got home one thermometer read 99, the other 105.

     Only one customer at the nursery yesterday.  They watered and watered some more.  At three they closed and took the kids swimming.  I was here, no one showed up.  I watered the flowers around the house.

     May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/24/25 When some things go wrong take a minute to be thankful for the many things that go right,

77degrees, clear and calm.  sunshine today with a stiff west breeze, a high of 96.  Partly cloudy tonight with a low of  74.  Mostly sunny tomorrow with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 86, low of 53.  Mostly cloudy Thursday with NNW breeze, a high of 74, low of 53.  Cloudy Friday with a SE breeze, high of 76, low 54.  Rain Friday night and Saturday.  Saturday' high 59, low 56, SE breeze.  Mostly cloudy Sunday with an ESE breeze, a high of 69, low of 59.  Partly cloudy Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 81, low of 63.  Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday with a SW breeze, a high of 81, low 63.  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 2ed,  through Tuesday the 8th with westerly breezes, highs in the low eighties, lows about 60.

    Nothing too interesting yesterday.  I enjoyed lunch with sister Lynne when I went to Dover for a blood draw.  I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday,my doctor wanted the results before seeing me.  Usually a blood draw is in and out but I waited an hour yesterday.

    At home it was mostly watering and helping customers in the nursery, along with picking some strawberries.  After they delivered hay Bekah swept one of the hay mows.  Last night they went swimming.  No haying is planned for today and not much else due to the heat.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/23/25  We can  fight against loneliness and sadness  by engaging in random acts of kindness.

 Sunshine, calm, 72 degrees.  Part;y cloudy today with a brisk SSW breeze, a high of 88.  Tonight's low 68.  Sunshine tomorrow with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 96, low of 71.  Sunshine Wednesday with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 86, low of 47.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a north breeze, a high of 76, low of 55.  Mostly cloudy Friday with a n ESE breeze, a high of 75, low of 56.  Showers Friday night.  Rain Saturday with a brisk SE breeze, a high of 60, low of 55.  Clouds on Sunday with a SSE breeze, high of 73, low of 60.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 81, low of 63. Showers next Tuesday with a SW breeze, high of 60, low 63  Partly cloudy next Wednesday and Thursday with WNW breezes, highs in the upper seventies, lows 58.  Partly cloudy Friday the 4th, the weekend and Monday the 7th with SW breezes.  Highs in the low eighties, lows about 59.

     Yesterday after advil and a nap I felt better.  I'm looking forward to my doctor straightening out my back Wednesday.

Heather and Mike came out, Heather did the books and Mike built a cupboard sized for my pressure cookers and water bath canners.  The top gives us a work space next to the propane stove.  There is a shelf over the stove and the cabinet Mike built..  I cleaned it off yesterday, today I'll clean it.  Roasting pans and stainless steel bowls will go on it.  When Bekah climbed on the freezer to get down a  pressure cooker we went through boxes on that shelf.  She wrote on the boxes so we can easily see what is up there.  We've been cleaning the garage and working on the summer kitchen between yard and garden work for a month, finally we can see progress.  

     The yard and nursery look nice, there aren't many weeds in the garden.  Most of the planting is done.  Sales have been great.  They sold out of cucumber plants so Bekah started more.  They will be ready for people who plant their gardens over the fourth of July weekend.  The nursery will be closed on the 4th but open Saturday the 5th. Next on the list is the nursery's pollinator garden and haying.  Watering will top the list the next few days.

     May your day be blessed, Sally

    

 6/22/25   Jesus said, "Look, Myself will be with you every day until the end of the present age."  Matthew 28:20

Clouds, a SW breeze, 59 degrees.  Rain this morning, sun and clouds this afternoon, a stiff SW breeze, high of 81.

Partly cloudy tonight with a stiff NNW breeze, low 59.  Partly cloudy and hot the next three days, Tuesday's high 97.

Much cooler with highs in the seventies starting Thursday.

    Much nicer weather yesterday, all of us got lots done.  Mowing lawns topped the list.  Jay got the watermelon planted.  That doesn't mean we'll have watermelon, it's an iffy crop for us.  I got a new firepit with my visa rewards.  Last night we sat around it and had 'smores.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

6/21/25 That which is free is almost never valued. That which is the most valuable is always free.

Clear, NW breeze, 60 degrees.  A brisk WNW breeze with a high of 80, sunny.  Rain tonight with a WSW breeze, a low of 57.  Morning rain tomorrow becomes partly cloudy later in the day.  A high of 81 with a strong WSW breeze, a low of 61.  Partly cloudy Monday with a south breeze, a high of 87, low of 67.  Sunshine Tuesday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 97, low of 67.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 83, low of 59.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a NNE breeze, possible showers, high of 71, low of 54. Showers Friday with a n ESE breeze, high of 71, low 54. Still some showers next Saturday morning, cloudy in the afternoon with a SSE breeze.  A high of 70, low of 58.  Mostly cloudy next Sunday and Monday with brisk SSW breezes, highs in the upper seventies, lows about 60.  Scattered thunderstorms July 1st with a SSW breeze, high of 79, low of 61  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 2ed and Thursday the 3rd with WNW breezes, highs about 79, lows about 59.  Morning fog July 4th, afternoon sun.  A SW breeze, high of 81, low 59.  Partly cloudy Saturday July 5th with a SW breeze, high 82, low 61.

    .17 inch of rain yesterday.  Much of it came down very hard for  just a few minutes at a time.  Just enough to get everyone  and everything wet.  Strong winds would dry things out in between spurts of rain.  We didn't get much accomplished.

    I did get some more bamboo cut.  slow going as it has come up tangled in the winterberry bushes.  today i have to go through the places where we started cutting it and cut off the new suckers coming up from the roots.  Much of it is now mulched but the suckers find there was to the perennials and reach for the sun.  Bamboo is a slang word used around here for Japanese Knotweed.  Everyone else spent the day weeding-or drying off because they didn't get to the shelter of the greenhouse on time!

    We've all been so busy no one has even put the new firepit together.  It's on today's list so we can sit around it with the kids this evening and make smores.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/20/25  I still believe that in spite of everything people are good at heart.  Anne Frank

No rain yesterday despite 100% chance  last evening. There were strong thunderstorms around.  Watering will be first on the list this morning.  Dense fog, calm, 64 degrees.  Overcast today, strong ESE winds by noon, a high of 74.  Partly cloudy tonight with a west wind, a low of 57.  Sunshine tomorrow with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 81, low of 58.  Showers late Saturday night.  Rain Sunday morning with a SSW breeze, a high of 72, low of 60.  Partly cloudy Monday with a SSW breeze, a high of 87, low of 68.  Partly cloudy Tuesday  with a stiff west breeze, a high of 96, low of 67. Partly cloudy Wednesday with a NNW breeze, a high of 84, low of 58.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a NNE breeze, a high of 75, low of 56.  PM showers next Friday with an ESE breeze, a high of 74, low of 56.  Showers next Saturday with a SSE breeze, a high of 69, low of 59.  Partly cloudy next Sunday with a SW breeze, high of 78, low of 60.  PM thunderstorms Monday the 30th and July 1st with SW breezes, highs around 80, lows about 60.  Partly cloudy the next three days with WSW breezes, highs in the low eighties, lows about 60.

     The ground is wet but underneath is dry.  Today's wind will dry it even more.The sun sets on spring this evening, summer officially arrives about 10PM here in the east.

    There was a huge, old iron safe/ filing cabinet in the garage where we are setting up the summer kitchen.  The drawers didn't open, it took up space.  With lots of effort Jay and Gilbert got it out.   They were concerned about the tires on the dolly but they held.  It went in Gilbert's tractor bucket to his metal pile for scrap.  We were so happy to see it go.  Everything got moved around in the process, exposing piles of empty sunflower hulls left by the chipmunks and a pile of rust where it had set. The chipmunks entertained Darel when he was sitting in his chair, there are none now.

    With that "thing" out of the way we can set up the new dehydrator.  Just in time to dehydrate the rhubarb.  Maegin's been making muffins and crisps with it, Bekah and I froze some, and customers have been buying it.  Before next week's heat we have to harvest the rest. 

    May your day be blessed, Sally