6/8/26  Let’s not allow our busyness to cause the blessings and beauty around us  go unnoticed.  

 We were blessed to get one of the "possible bands of heavy rain", we got just over an inch.  Mostly sunny today, a NWN breeze, high of 80.  Clear tonight, low 54.  Partly cloudy tomorrow, a NW breeze, high 87, low 57. Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday. A SW breeze Wednesday, high 87, low 59.  A  SE breeze Thursday, high 82, low 59. Cloudy Friday, a brisk SE breeze, high 80.  Occasional showers Friday night, a south breeze, low of 58.  Rain showers early Saturday, mostly cloudy the rest of the day. A SE breeze, high 79, low 58.  Partly cloudy Sunday, a brisk SW breeze, high 81, low 57.  Possible showers after midnight and next Monday morning.  Partly cloudy Monday, a brisk SW breeze, high 81, low 57.  Mostly cloudy the next three days, SW breezes, high about 75, lows about 55.  Partly cloudy Friday the 19th, a WNW breeze, high 77, low 57.   Cloudy Saturday the 20th, a brisk west breeze, high 73, low 46. Showers Saturday night, Sunday the 21st and possibly Monday the 22ed, Highs about 74 Sunday and Monday, lows 57.
     Jay and Bekah are already out in the garden.  I'm leaving in a few minutes to pick up a girl who will be sprucing up the store and display area.  She won't have to water!  She can watch for customers.  Two of her brothers are coming to help in the garden this afternoon. The nursery is officially closed Sunday and Monday the rest of the season.  Customers still come and they always help them-if they are here.
     During the rain there were quite a few birds at the feeders.  Today the sun is shining, puddles are everywhere, no birds!  We have a lot of swallows this year.  They are sweeping through the air catching black flies for their babies.  Everything looks so fresh and pretty after the rain. 

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/5/26  Today marks the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day, one of the most important days in modern history.

Thin clouds, 56 degrees. Occasional rain showers this afternoon. A brisk SSE breeze, high 66.  Thunder possible today and tonight.  Light rain this evening, tonight's low 53.  Rain tomorrow, a NW wind, high 63, low 48.  Sunshine Monday, a strong north breeze, high 78, low 51. Partly cloudy Tuesday through next Sunday.  Highs upper eighties to 90. lows in the low sixties. A NW breeze Tuesday and Wednesday, then brisk SW breezes.  Partly cloudy Monday the 15th, a brisk SW breeze, high 79, low 56.  Cloudy the next three days, westerly breezes, highs 76, lows 55.  Partly cloudy Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th.  Brisk west breezes, highs 78, lows 56. 

  Lots of sales yesterday, lots of watering.  We open at nine, Bekah is waiting on a customer.  It is 7:15.

  Yesterday the pumpkins around the kitchen garden got planted.  Mostly pie pumpkins, some small white. Last week the area was covered in new cardboard and hay to smother any bamboo sneaking through last year's cardboard.  The pumpkins were planted in a mix of soil and chicken manure in tires.

   Some perennials were moved around, more mulching was done under the horse chestnut tree.  We are trying to get rid of the goutweed, some call bishop's weed, that grows there.  Maegon planted the boxes in front of the garage and the flower beds by the barn. We're making progress!

   This morning I'm meeting a customer in Milo with a large order.  We do not deliver!  But this is a regular customer who is a hospice volunteer.  She is in a situation where she is putting in a lot more hours than usual.  If it is raining when I get home I'll clean the house.  If it isn't raining, more planting.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/5/26  Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.

Thin clouds. 63 degrees.  Partly cloudy this morning, occasional showers this afternoon. A NE breeze, high 82. Showers early, cloudy overnight, low 54.  Showers tomorrow, a brisk SE breeze, high 66, low 54.  Rain Sunday, a NW wind, high 64, low 48. Sunshine Monday, a  strong north breeze, high 77, low 50.  Sunshine Tuesday, a NW breeze, high 86, low 56 .Partly cloudy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, WSW breezes, highs near or at 90. lows about 60. Partly cloudy next weekend, brisk  SW breezes, highs 86 Saturday, 80 Sunday.  Lows about 60. Cloudy Monday the 15th a stiff SW breeze, high 82, low 61.  Occasional showers the next three days, highs in the upper seventies, lows about 57.
   Yesterday I went for feed.  The feed store had ducklings for sale,  Bekah has been wanting ducks.  I called her, she said please so I came home with three Khaki Campbell ducklings. The kids were thrilled.  Now I am sitting by ducklings under a heat lamp.
    Then I went to Dover to have breakfast with my sister.  We went to the grocery store.  They had ice cream on sale, I didn't call Bekah, I just bought some.
A friend has been looking everywhere for pumpkin seeds. Most places, including us, are sold out. Many people had to replant because frost killed their first planting. I checked Bob's Hardware.They had pumpkin seeds.  Lots of other seeds too. I bought some pumpkin seeds for Tony, some pole bean seeds for us.  Bekah had so many pole bean seeds left the last few years she didn't get any this year.  This year several people have asked for them, next year she'll have some.
     Our eggs are five dollars a dozen for hen house run, unwashed eggs.   Hen house run from us means that there are different size eggs in a dozen.  The smallest in a dozen weigh in as a large, many are extra larger, some are jumbo. When Adyan was in kindergarden he got home earlier than the other kids so he helped me box eggs. He loved putting them on the scale. He'd tell people Great Grandma has a lot of obese eggs. Eggs are laid with what is called a bloom on them.  The bloom is a protective covering that keeps them fresh.  If an egg has to be washed we keep it for ourselves.  We know we'll be eating it quickly.  I did some pencil pushing last night.  We'll have about 16 dollars in each of this year's chicks when they start laying.  It takes a couple of months of laying for them to size up to the large eggs.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/4/26 The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in the garden, than anywhere else on earth.

Sunshine, 51 degrees.  Some afternoon clouds, a stiff WSW breeze, high 89.  Some clouds tonight, low 58. Partly cloudy early Friday, afternoon clouds, late day showers .A NE breeze with a high of 81.   Overcast Friday night, low 56.  Occasional rain Saturday afternoon, showers Saturday night. A SE breeze with a high of 69, a low of 56. Showers Sunday with a strong north breeze, high 64, low 49.  Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday .  a brisk NE breeze Monday, high 76, low 50.  A NW breeze Tuesday, high 86, low 56.  Partly cloudy Wednesday through Wednesday the 17th.  A west breeze Wednesday, high 89, low 59.  A NW breeze Thursday and Friday, highs about 86, lows 61 and 57.  A north breeze Saturday the 13th, high 79, low 52.  A NW breeze Sunday, the 14th, high 76, low 56.  Highs in the mid to upper seventies the 15th, 16th and 17th, lows about 58, Showers Thursday the 18th.

    We only have a few tomato plants left.Not a lot of pepper but a nice selection.  For flowers we have annuals , many perennials and shrubs.  We're sold out of pear trees but there is a good selection of other fruit trees.

     The soaker hoses are running steady.  Yesterday it was the potatoes turn. Tuesday was the onions.  They are filling each planting hole with water before they plant the plant.  Today the garden pond needs water, The steady breezes are evaporating the water.  I water around the house early, before the sun has a chance to warm up the hoses.  Running a hot  hose until the water is cool enough is necessary but wastes too much water.  I had an employee kill several cucumber plants because she didn't wait for the water to cool. 

     May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/3/26  Christians who only read the Bible once a week wonder why their faith feels dry.   No one only drinks water once a week.

 Sunshine today, high 82, low 52. A WSW breeze. Clear tonight, low 52.  Sunshine tomorrow, a brisk west breeze, high 89, low 57. Mostly cloudy Friday, a NW breeze, high 84, low 57.  Cloudy with light rain Saturday afternoon.  Rain Saturday night.  A SW breeze, high 76, low 55.  Light rain Sunday morning, a strong NE breeze, high 63, low 47. Partly cloudy Monday, a NE breeze, high 74, low 49.  Partly cloudy Tuesday the 9th through Wednesday the 17th, westerly breezes. Highs in the eighties, lows in the mid to upper fifties Tuesday through next Saturday.  Highs in the upper seventies, lows about 56  the week of the 14th.. 

    Amy Higgins, No Amy Bishop,(she and Mike are grandparents and I'm still calling her Amy Higgins!) took me to a Republican event last night. An interesting evening.  The best part of the evening was visiting with Amy's mom.  Mary lives three miles from me and I seldom see her. I usually have breakfast with my sister once a week.  Other friends often join us.  No visiting otherwise.  Mary and I agree we need to change that.  

   But not this week.  It is warm enough to plant.  Bekah and Jay had two young brothers helping in the greenhouse gardens yesterday and got so much done.  They are coming back Friday.  They can help me too.  Annabelle is coming Thursday night to help me.

  Today is make butter day but I still plan to plant a few things why I wait for the cream to warm up. I already fed the orioles and hummingbirds.  I cut grass and dig dandelions for the hens every day so I need to do that before I plant.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 6/2/26  Resting is not a waste of time.

We had a low of 43, no more thirties in the forecast. Some clouds today, high of 73 with a stiff NW breeze.  Tonight's low 44. Partly cloudy tomorrow, high 83, low 52.  A NW breeze.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a stiff west breeze, high 89, low 58.  Cloudy Friday, a NW breeze, high 85, low 57.  Showers Saturday, Saturday night, perhaps into Sunday morning, A west breeze Saturday, high 74, low 52.  A brisk NE breeze Sunday, high 65, low 46.   Partly cloudy Monday through the 16th,  Highs in the eighties next Tuesday through Thursday, then highs in the seventies.  Lows in the fifties.  

   Mabel is unhappy when she can't see the beef herd so yesterday she went looking for them.  She took a mile long hike through the woods to find them.  They were just on the other side of the tree line.  Bekah was in town, Maegin and Jay had a long walk.  A neighbor sent a text, she was in his yard. Only one customer came why they were looking for her..  A regular who wanted more roma tomato plants.  No luck, there are only a few tomato plants left, no paste tomatoes.  Some time Mabel will have a friend. Not just any cow but  another Guernsey that has the same A2 protein composition that makes Mabel's milk so easy to digest.   Not only a hard to find cow but very expensive.  Bekah's milk refrigerator is in the garage.  She has been doing the milk dishes in the kitchen.   She is working on getting the milk house set back up.

   When they weren't chasing Mabel they were working on the gardens.  They took time to rearrange the display area.  There have been so many customers it was all mixed up.  Now everything is easy to find.  And is to water in the dry days ahead.  Not much is left in the greenhouses.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

  

6/1/26   We can think about God's promises to us or we can dwell on our problems--our choice  

A few clouds, 38 degrees.  Sun and clouds today, a north breeze, high 67. Some clouds tonight, low 44.  Cloudy tomorrow, a brisk NW breeze, high 73, low 46.  Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, SW breezes.  Wednesday's high 80, low 51. Thursday's high 88, low 57.  Cloudy Friday,a WNW breeze, high 83, low 56. Some showers possible Friday night.  Showers Saturday, Saturday night, perhaps Sunday morning. A NW breeze, Saturday, high 72, low 50. Some sun Sunday afternoon. a NE breeze, high 69, low 50. Partly cloudy next Monday, an east breeze, high 76, low 51. Partly cloudy next Tuesday and Wednesday, brisk SW breezes, highs in the low eighties, lows 57.  Mostly cloudy next Thursday, a brisk WNW breeze, high 81, low 56.  Partly cloudy Friday the 12th, and the weekend, brisk NW breezes, highs ablot 76, lows 56.  Partly cloudy Monday the 15th, a west breeze, high 77, low 54. Perhaps an evening shower.

    One more chilly day, summer starts Wednesday.  Meanwhile we're putting pellets in the pellet stove, and wood in the cook range.  On June 1st!  I'll start planting tomorrow.  tomatoes Wednesday.  I'll be filling each planting hole with water and setting out soaker hoses. Jay will water each row as soon as he plants it.  He puts a soaker hose on each rw.  And we mulch anything that isn't planted in black plastic.  There was a steady stream of customers all weekend.  Everyone wants to be ready to plant Wednesday. 

    I had a pemphigoid relapse this weekend so I didn't get much done.  So I'm still on Saturday's to do list! I know some other people who have this same immune disease, they have not had periods of remission I've been blessed with so I try not to be frustrated when I lose a few days. I was able to go to church yesterday and water plants. I took care of the birds and hens. We are feeding the orioles grape jelly.  Sometimes a half orange.  We've decided it  is worth putting treats out just to watch them. Sometimes the catbirds sneak in for some jelly.

   May your day be blessed, Sally