6/14/25"You can't go back and change the past, but you can start today and make a different future." 

 Clouds, calm, 53 degrees.  A mix of clouds and sun today with a light NE breeze, a high of 71.  Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 47. Partly cloudy tomorrow and Monday with brisk SSW breezes, highs about 74.  Lows of 48 and 53.cloudy Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with brisk south breezes, highs near eighty, lows of 60-63.  Partly cloudy Friday and next weekend with highs about 76, brisk NW breezes, lows of 55 Friday and Saturday, 59 on Sunday.  Partly cloudy Monday the 23rd with a WSW breeze, a high of 81, a low of 60.  Possible showers Tuesday the 24th with a WNW breeze, a high of 80, a low of 60. Partly cloudy the rest of the week with highs in the mid to upper seventies, lows about 58.

    It warmed up enough yesterday so the black flies came out.  The stiff breezes helped.  Everyone was thankful the wind dropped to a stiff breeze so we could plant .  Little seedlings don't do well with wind, even if they are hardened off.  Watering is a constant job.  Only one pellet stove going this morning.   We are rationing our pellets.  We'll burn the last of them tomorrow morning.  Patchy frost is forecast for northern Maine tomorrow morning.  They sold out of cucumber seedlings yesterday but still have the other vegetables.  

    Today is cut bamboo day.  The dump is open today, the bamboo needs to go to the dump and be burned in their burn pile.  It isn't safe in the compost pile, it roots too easily. Four family members make up a Renewal by Anderson crew.  They are going to bring us some of the heavy cardboard the windows come in.  We are going to try smothering the bamboo with it.  Google says to put a tarp on it for five years.  While in Corinth they will get another fitting and propane so the propane range can be hooked up in the summer kitchen we are setting up.  The new dehydrator came yesterday.  A beautiful machine!  We're anxious to use it but we don't have anything to dry yet.  We'lll get it setup and ready.

     May your day be blessed, Sally