8/8/25 Faith can break the sky in two and let God's love shine through.

Calm, sunshine, 61 degrees.  Mostly sun today, a strong SSW breeze, high 87.  Clear tonight. low 57.  Sunshine tomorrow, a stiff SSW breeze, high 86, low 56. Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, SSW breeze, high Sunday 88, high Monday 94, lows 65.  Stiff SSW breezes, Tuesday and Wednesday, highs in the nineties, lows 65.  More clouds Wednesday than Tuesday the 19th ,  Possible thunderstorms Thursday, A WSW breeze, high 81, low 62. Partly cloudy next Friday and the weekend.  NNW breezes next Friday and Saturday, a SW breeze Sunday.  Highs Friday and Saturday 82, lows 58.  Sunday's high 86, low 61. WNW breezes Monday the 18th and Tuesday 19th, WNW breezes, highs 86, lows 62 and 58.   Partly cloudy the next three days with highs around 80, lows 58 to 55.  Possible rain Thursday the 21st.

    Another pleasant summer day gone.  The stand sold out again, they'll be busy this morning harvesting to refill it.  Except for Bekah, she'll be watering.  Maegin baked last night so the baked good case would have sweet rolls and loves of orange bread in it. 

    The two year old hens went in with the one year hens.  Bekah will clean where they were, getting it all spiffed up for this year's pullets,  They will be laying soon, they need to get comfortable in their permanent quarters.  Once they are laying the two year old hens go in the stew pot.  We are looking forward to having more eggs.

    I talked to Kevin and Keith yesterday. My sons from Alaska.  Kevin and Eileen get here a week from today, Keith and Tami a week from tomorrow.  We are counting the days!  Tami is hoping the hummingbirds are still mobbing the feeders.  Mob is the right word, they don't have any manners.  So fiesty for such little birds.  The fledgling are as big as their parents now.

    May your day be blessed.  Sally

 8/7/25 Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin

Sunshine with a few clouds, 59 degrees, Sun and a few clouds today, variable gentle breezes, high 84.  Low tonight 54.  Sunshine tomorrow and the weekend with brush SSW breezes.  Highs tomorrow and Saturday 86, lows 58.  Sunday's high 89, low 63. Partly cloudy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, highs in the low nineties, lows in the mid sixties.WSW breezes.  Cloudy next Thursday and Friday, SW breezes, highs 87, lows about 62. Cloudy next Saturday, west breezes, high 83, low 6.  Cloudy Sunday, the 17th and Monday the 18th, WSW breezes, highs 86, lows 62. Some clouds the rest of the week, WNW breezes, highs about 8, lows near 60.

    Another pleasant summer day.  I didn't do much watering so I have to water first thing before I leave for my PT appointment.  I also have to fill hummingbird feeders.  We have so many hummingbirds!  Lots of their favorite flowers blooming.  I think it is because it is so dry.  My large hostas behind the house have a brown edge around the leaves.  More birds are coming to the sunflower feeders too.  I picked a quart of blueberries, the end of my blueberry picking.  Gilbert is still picking because he has some Jerseys and they ripen late.  He is putting them on the stand, he has 10+ quarts in the freezer.

    I stopped at our Amish friends on my way home and got sweetcorn.  It has all sold already.  Jay will go get some more this morning.

    I have PT this morning and Maegin has bus training.  She will be driving school bus this year.  We've been working on the garage off and on, the corner we call the summer kitchen is done.  This afternoon Maegin and I are going to tackle the rest.  The dumpster was emptied yesterday!

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 8/6/25 Pay attention to what you pay attention too.

Sunshine, clear. 58 degrees.   Sunshine today, gentle breezes, high 61, low 53.  Sunshine tomorrow, a SW breeze, high 83, low 54.  Partly cloudy Friday and the weekend, brisk SW breezes, highs 85 Friday and Saturday, 89 Sunday.  Lows about 60.  Sunshine and some clouds  Monday and Tuesday, brisk SSW breezes, highs 91. lows 64.  Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, highs 86,lows 64.  A brisk SSW breeze, Wednesday, a west breeze Thursday,  WNW breezes Friday and the weekend, Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday, More clouds Sunday.  Highs in the mid eighties, lows in the low sixties.  Some fog Monday the 18th, a WSW breeze, high 82, low 60. Perhaps a morning shower Tuesday the 19th, high 83, low 50.  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 20th, high 81, low 58.

    I'm not impressed with my cucumber chips.  Why the cucumber slices were dehydrating I mentioned to Gilbert that I was trying them.  He said they tried them and wouldn't make them again.  Neither will I.

I'll stick to pickles.  And Bekah's relish.

    Gilbert's freezer is full of blueberries, now he is selling them on the stand.  I'm getting a perm this morning, I'll stop by the Amish farm we get our sweetcorn from and see if it is ripe.

     Less smoke in the air, I hung clothes out yesterday.  Today is forecast to be another pleasant day.  May your day be blessed.  Sally

 8/5/25  Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

Sunshine, gentle east breeze, 58 degrees,  Only a thin haze of smoke.  A NE breeze today, sun and clouds, high 78, low 54.  A light NNE breeze tomorrow, partly cloudy, high 81, low 54.  Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  A west breeze Thursday, high 83, low 57.  Brisk SSW breezes Friday and Saturday Highs 85, lows 57 and 60.  Partly cloudy Friday through Tuesday the 19th with mostly WSW breezes, highs in the mid eighties, lows in the mid to low sixties.

   My doctor's appointment went well, though it was nearly noon before I got home. In the afternoon I puttered, doing things like breaking down boxes and pulling all the tape off.  Maegin  has another section free of bamboo that needs to be covered with cardboard and rotten hay so the bamboo doesn't grow back.  After harvesting the girls spiffed up the display area.  The rest of their day was spent making pickles.  Jay and Bekah left early to celebrate their anniversary.  Nothing too special, they ate at Wendy's and went school shopping!  But it was nice to get away.  I took some packages to Andrew and Gayle.  Maegin cleaned the kitchen.  Nothing special planned for today.  cleaning,and putting the cardboard down.  Some flowers need to be deadheaded.  And watering, always watering.

   May your day be blessed, Sally 

 8/4/25  Be sure your brain is in gear before opening your mouth.

Sunshine, calm, 61 degrees.  There is an air quality alert due to Canadian smoke. The first tropical storm off Florida is forecast to go out to sea.  An August precipitation forecast was posted today, slightly below normal. Sunshine this morning, a few clouds this afternoon, smoke may hide the sun at times.  A brisk NW breeze, high 83.  Partly cloudy tonight, a haze at times, low 59.  Cloudy tomorrow, a NNE breeze, high 79, low 55.  Partly cloudy Wednesday a NNE breeze, high 85, low 51. Partly cloudy Thursday, a SW breeze, high 84, low 57.  Sunshine Friday, a SSW breeze, high 85, low 57. Partly cloudy  Saturday,a brisk SSW  breeze, high 85, low 58  Partly cloudySunday and next Monday, brisk SSW breezes, highs 89, lows 63.  Possible thunderstorms next Tuesday, a brisk SSW breeze, high 87. low 65.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday, a SW breeze, high 87, low 65.  Possible shows Thursday, the 14th, a WNW breeze, high 84, low 62.Partly cloudy Friday the 15th and the weekend, NW breezes, highs in the mid to low eighties, lows about 61.  Possible showers Monday the 18th.

    Sunday was a day of rest for me, Jay and Bekah had to water and harvest vegetables, keeping the stand full. They did some visiting with family members that stopped by.  Some of us went to visit new neighbors.  Later in the day they visited us.  Most of the visiting was about the week after next when some of our Alaskan family will be visiting.  Other family members from away plan to be here on the 16th or 17th.

   I have an early doctor's appointment.  The smoke will dictate whether I work inside or out when I get home.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 8/3/25 From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord's name is to be praised. Psalm 113:3

 Pleasant and warm weather today and all week, highs in the eighties  We are watching a tropical storm develop off Florida's east coast.  After it soaks Florida will it travel up the coast bringing us leftover moisture?

   Nine crates of cucumbers were picked yesterday plus lots of other vegetables.  Most of Friday's pick was gone so they all went right into the cooler.   Lots of pickles and relish are being made by lots of people.  I filled the dehydrator with sliced cucumbers seasoned with ranch seasonings for chips.  People are learning about the self service freezer in the house entryway.  It is full of one pound packages of grass fed hamburger for the grill. Flavorful hamburger that tastes  like hamburger is supposed to taste like.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 8/2/25 Real joy comes not from riches but from doing something worthwhile.

Sunshine, calm. 59 degrees.  Sunshine today, a WNW breeze, high 9.  Clear tonight, low 55. Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, highs around 84, lows about 58.  A strong SW breeze tomorrow, A NW breeze Monday, A NNE breeze Tuesday.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, an east breeze, high 82, low 57.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a SSW breeze, high 83, low 57. Sunshine Friday and next Saturday, brisk SW breezes, high 86, lows 56 and 60. Partly cloudy next Sunday and Monday, brisk SW breezes, highs 90, lows 60 and 64.  Possible showers Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th, SW breezes, highs about 86, lows about 65. Cloudy Thursday the 14th, a west breeze, high 86, low 64.  Possible showers the 15th and 16th, WNW breeze, highs 83, lows 63 and 59,

   Yesterday was another busy day with pleasant weather, still dry.  Margin cleaned up most of the spilled lhay, building a small garden on the west side of the house with it.  She put cardboard under the hay to make sure the weeds and bedstraw were smothered.  We'll bury coffee grounds, tea leaves and egg shells under the hay.  When Bekah cleans the chicken out this fall a layer of chicken manure will go on it. By next spring it will be a fertile area.  

   My back is doing much better.  I was discouraged for a few days.  I fertilized  the flowers in containers around the house .   Fertilizing with liquid fertilizer as I water  is on every Friday's to do list. I do some pruning as I fertilize.  The hummingbird feeders need to be filled twice a day.  We have so many hummingbirds.  The babies aren't little anymore.  It seems like we have more birds coming to the feeders of sunflowers seed than other summers.  There were almost no birds coming when the dandelions were going to seed.  Gilbert and customers complain about Japanese beetles.  We don't have very many.  Because the birds are eating them?

   May your day be blessed, Sally