7/17/25  Ambition is what marks the difference between a dream and a reality.

Sunshine, NW breeze, 66 degrees.  Sunshine today,  NW wind, high 78.  Clear tonight. low 55.  Partly cloudy tomorrow, a SW breeze, high 82.  Overcast tomorrow night, low 63.  Thunderstorms Sunday, a SSW breeze, high 41, low 56.  Sunshine Monday, a light NW wind, high 69, low 52. Sunshine Tuesday, a NW breeze, high 74, low 54.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, SW breeze, high 78, low 60. PM showers Thursday, a SSW breeze, high 80, low 66.  Partly cloudy next Friday, a west breeze, high 83, low 62. Next Saturday possible AM showers, a west breeze, high 80, low 60. Partly cloudy next Sunday, a SW breeze, high 80, low 60.  Possible PM showers Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th, SW breezes, highs 77, lows 60.   Showers Wednesday the 30th, a WSW breeze, high 77, low 58,  Foggy on the 31st, high 78, low 60.  Partly cloudy August 1st, high 81, low 59.

     Jay finally  broke 100  picking cucumbers.  And did he break it, he picked 181 cucumbers.  Lots of happy customers.  He harvested the other vegetables and watered.  They pulled weeds in the second planting of potatoes so they can hill them.

    Maegin has passed her written test to be a school bus driver.  She started her driving training yesterday morning so I watched Ruby and cleaned the house.  In the afternoon I picked our blueberry patch clean. seven quarts.  I'm a slow picker, I have to sit on a stool as much as I can to pick.  But the berries are in the freezer.  Back to yard work today for me.  Mowing hay this afternoon for the others.

     May your day be blessed.  Sally

 7/17/25  Good family life is never an accident, it is achieved by prayer, love, respect and kindness.

Dense fog, calm, 68 degrees.  Cloudy today, a stiff  SSE breeze, high 83.  Clearing this evening, fog after midnight, low 66.  A light NW wind tomorrow with sunshine.  High 78, low 66.  Mostly sunny Saturday with a WSW breeze, high 81, low 60.  Rain Saturday night and Sunday.  A SW breeze Sunday, high 74, low 57.   Mostly sunny Monday,  a brisk NNW breeze, high 75, low 55.  Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday, WSW breeze, highs in the low eighties, lows 58 and 62.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a brisk SSW breeze, high 87, low 66.  Possible scattered thunderstorms.  Cloudy next Friday, a WSW breeze, high 86, low 63.  Showers next Saturday, a west breeze, high 81, low 61. Partly cloudy Sunday the 27th through the 30th with WSW breezes, highs about 80, lows about 60

   Lots of hay went in the haymows yesterday but not as much as they planned.  The fields aren't producing as much hay as other years.  A cold wet spring, now it's hot and dry.

   97 cucumbers, will Jay break a hundred today?  Lots of other vegetables.  He is running soaker hoses steadily. Besides making a profit Bekah is  glad so much inventory has sold, less to water.  Hot days like we've just had means when everything is watered it is time to start the automatic waterers on the mums.  When they are watered it is time to start over.  The pond has a leak, so I've ordered a new liner.  Until it comes they are just keeping enough water in it to keep the lilies happy.

   May your day be blessed.  Sally

 7/16/25 You are a very special person. There is only one like you in the whole world. There’s never been anyone exactly like you before, and there never will be again. Fred Rogers

     Slight smoke haze, calm 74 degrees.  sunshine, high 93, a south breeze, Clear tonight until fog rolls in, low 44.  Scattered thunderstorms with a stiff SSE breeze will clear out the smoke tomorrow.  Tomorrow's high 83, low 66.  A NW wind Friday with sunshine, high 78, low 56.  Mostly sunny Saturday, a WSW breeze, high 81, low 60.  Showers Sunday, a SW breeze, high 74, low 57.  Sunshine Monday, a brisk NNW breeze, high 75, low 55.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, a west breeze, high 80, low 58.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday and Thursday, brisk SSW breezes, highs 83 and 87, lows 62 and 66,  PM thunderstorms next Friday, a SW breeze, high 86, low 63.  Partly cloudy Saturday the 26th through Wednesday the 30th. WSW breezes, highs about 80. lows about 60.

    Yesterday was a busy day, nothing got finished.  There is still watering to do. vegetables and blueberries  to be harvested, and two trailer loads of hay in the yard. Trailer loads of hay went in the barn, more will be baled today.  Jay didn't break 100 on the cucumbers, only 83, maybe today?  The zucchini and summer squash coolers are full.  Maegin made gluten free zucchini bread for the stand. $5.50 a loaf.  She has gotten very good at cooking gluten free, the baked goods are a good texture and delicious.  The blueberries go in our freezer.

    Corinth is a three day VBS, the kids wish it was five like Bradford.  Today is the last day for Corinth.  I'm fitting a doctor's appointment in between taking the kids and picking them up.  Yesterday they went swimming in the afternoon, probably today too.  Hot as it is, I need to clean and put fresh food in the hummingbird feeders.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 7/15/25 People who bring sunshine into the lives of others find the sunshine reflects back on them.

Calm, dense fog, 62 degrees.  Partly cloudy,  high 90 degrees, a WSW breeze. Partly cloudy tonight, low 65.  Sunshine tomorrow, a SSW breeze, high 92.  Low 66.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a brisk south breeze, high 63. low 71.  Partly cloudy Friday,a strong NW breeze, high 77, low 66. Partly cloudy Saturday, a WSW breeze, high 81, low 60.  47% chance of PM showers Sunday, a SW breeze, high 78, low 68.  Sunshine Monday, A NNW breeze, high 77, low 57.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday through Saturday the 26th, SW breezes, highs in the low eighties, low in the mid to low sixties.  Possible PM showers Sunday the 27th, WSW breezes, high 80, low 62.  Partly cloudy Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th, high 80, low 61.

    The children enjoyed both the Corinth and Bradford VBS.  I had a good trip to Bangor. Tackling reorganizing the garage will be easier with "stuff" gone.  Today we'll start  on another load.  The man at Goodwill told me to just let him unload everything.  When I started to park in the Federal Building parking lot a lady passing by pointed out there were handicapped spaces close to the door and told me how to go around to get there.  When the security guard called Susan Collins office to see if they were expecting me  they said yes, but she doesn't have to come up.  We'll send a page down for the forms .Everywhere people were friendly and thoughtful, reassuring me that despite what we hear our country is full of good people.

    When I got home I watered.  The temperature forecast tells me I'm watering all the flowers around the house this morning!  I took a bucket of grass clipping to a pasture of Doug's heifers.  They acted like that tender lawn grass with dandelion leaves was candy.  The chickens eat all the dandelion leaves and then the grass.

    Two trailer loads of hay were filled from the barn and delivered to regular customers.  They want last year's hay.  This year's hay needs to cure a month before they feed it.  Jay picked 97 cucumbers yesterday.  Today he hopes to break the 100 mark.  Zucchini and summer squash are too many to count.

    A neighbor hooked up the propane rage ,  He replaced the line carrying propane in.  Insects had the old line full of mud they'd laid eggs in.  The top burners and the oven pilot lit just like they are supposed to.  The oven burner didn't light.  I spent the evening googling how to clean a propane cook stove oven burner.  I'll tackle that this afternoon when it's too hot to do anything else.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 7/14/25 A hug is like a boomerang — you get it back right away.

62 degrees, calm,   Cloudy today, a south breeze, high 75.  Cloudy tonight, foggy and damp after midnight, low 65. Partly cloudy tomorrow, WSW breeze, high 90, low 65.  Sunshine Wednesday, a SSW breeze, high 92, low 67.  PM thunderstorms Thursday, a brisk south breeze, high 84, low 70.  Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday, SSW breezes, highs about 80, lows about 60. PM showers Sunday, a west breeze, high 76, low 60.  AM showers next Monday, a north breeze, high 75, low 57.  Partly cloudy the rest of the work week, slight chance of a few showers Friday morning. Highs about 80, lows around sixty.  Showers Saturday the 26th, WSW breeze, high 82, low 23. Partly cloudy Sunday the 27th, a west breeze, high 82, low 62..  

   Yesterday was a beautiful day.  After church I napped, watered, did odds and ends, and finally mowed the lawn.  Over the septic system the grass was thicker than I thought.  I'm feeding some to the hens and i'll rake up some for the cows, the clippings are too thick not to rake up.  Away from the septic system I didn't even have to mow..  I ordered a new liner for the garden pond, somewhere it is losing water,  That is the original liner.  Over the years dogs have swam in it.   Did their toenails as they climbed out leave holes that have gradually gotten larger?  Kids have thrown rocks in it?  Whatever, redoing the pond is in the near future.

   Jay picked ninety cucumbers yesterday.  They were gone by mid afternoon. He is picking lots of other vegetables too.  The fence is keeping the deer out.  The predator hasn't found a way to get in the barn.  Jordn trapped the coon that opened their chicken house door and helped himself to a meal.  They  also put what they hope is a coon proof latch on the door.

   Two Vacation Bible Schools start today.  Mornings at our church and evenings at Bradford Baptist.  The kids are going to both.  Maegin and I are transporting,  Too many children for her van. 

    May your day be Blessed, Sally

 7/13/25 You don't need all the answers, you need to know who to ask.  With God all things are possible.  Matt. 19:26

Cloudy, calm,62 degrees.  Partial clearing today, high 77, a stiff south breeze.  Clouds tonight, a brisk south breeze, a low of 61.  Cloudy tomorrow, a south breeze, high 75, low 65.  Sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday , SW breezes, highs 90, lows about 68.  Mostly cloudy Thursday, a stiff south breeze, high 87, low 70.  PM thunderstorms Friday, high 81, low 62.  Partly cloudy on the weekend.  A NW breeze Saturday, high 82, low 61.  A SW breeze Sunday, high 77, low 60.  43% chance of morning showers next Monday, a north breeze, high 78, low 60.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday, a SW breeze, high 81, low 61.  Possibly a few showers Wednesday the 23rd,  a  SSW breze, high 80. low 63.  Partly cloudy the 24th and 25th, SW breezes, highs 81, lows 63.  PM showers Saturday the 26th, partly cloudy Sunday the 27th.  Highs 80, lows 62.

    Everyone was tired last night but they still had enough energy to go to the fireworks that ended Bradford Days.  The parade was great,near the end they ran out of candy and started throwing flowers to the ladies. This year no Smith's caught a pig in the pig scramble.

    I was able to help the customers that came why I was holding down the fort.  And I got the flower beds along the side of the house that faces the nursery weeded.  The petunias aren't the deep green they should be.  Their yellowing is an iron deficiency.  It's been hot, they've needed lots of water.  Our hard water ties up the iron in the soil.  I gave them some "MR Iron" . We put a time release iron in our containers and hanging baskets.

    Church this morning, back to the backyard this afternoon.  Vacation Bible School this week will make a busy week.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 7/12/25 It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change. Queen Elizabeth II

Fog, clouds, calm, 66 degrees.  Fog is supposed to lift by eight. Mostly cloudy today, a south breeze, 78 for a high.  Clouds tonight, fog after midnight. low 61.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow, a brisk south breeze.  high 77, low 61.  PM showers Monday, south breeze, high 76, low 65. Sunshine Tuesday , a west breeze, high 90. low 65.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, SW breeze, high 92, low 67.  PM showers Thursday, a south breeze, high 86, low 62.  Thunderstorms Friday, a NW breeze, high 77, low 62.  Partly cloudy next Saturday, a NNW breeze, high 80, low 60.  PM showers Sunday, a south breeze, high 78, low 63.  Partly cloudy the rest of the week, highs in the low eighties, lows in the low sixties.  Possible showers at the end of the week.

   Today is Bradford Days, the parade is at ten.  They will be lined up early because all the plants will be put in the truck for the ride down.. Fog is slowly lifting.  We are thankful that there is no rain in today's forecast.  I'll do my best to help any customers that might come during the parade.  It's hard to get through Bradford midmorning due to the crowd and parade.

    Yesterday was the same as most days, harvesting, watering and weeding,  Some deadheading.  My climbing rose blooms are looking very tattered.  I plan to deadhead it why I'm watching the nursery.  A lot of people deadhead their wave baskets.  I find that if I keep them well watered and fertilized I don't have to.  My Walker's catmint and cranesbill geranium needs shearing.  Then they'll come back with more blooms.

    May your day be blessed, Sally