6/19/23  Family we  are born into, the family we are raised in,  and our church family are the foundation of who we are, and who we will become.

 Total rain was 1.86 inches.  Broken clouds this morning, a light NNE breeze, 53 degrees.   Mostly cloudy today with a NNE breeze, a high of 67.  Overcast tonight with a light NNW breeze, a low of 52.   Partly cloudy tomorrow with a NNE breeze, a high of 71, a low of 52.  Sunshine Wednesday with a NW breeze, a high of 85, a low of 57.  Sunshine Thursday with a WSW breeze, a high of 85, a low of 57.  Partly cloudy Friday with a WSW breeze, a high of 87, a low of 64.  Scattered thunderstorm Saturday with a brisk SW breeze, a high of 81, a low of 66.  Scattered Thunderstorms Sunday with a north breeze, a high of 75, a low of 61.  Starting this Monday through Monday the 3rd showers and/or thunderstorms  are forecast for every day with easterly breezes until the 3rd when the breeze switches to the north.  Highs will be in the low to mid seventies, lows about 60.

    Yesterday was a quiet day, truly a day of rest.  I puttered around the house, children and grandchildren celebrated Father's Day.  Big Andrew bought me supper.  Enough supper so I have supper tonight too!  The sun is shining through the clouds beckoning us to get back into the gardens.  I'll be planting the next couple of days, trying to get plants settled in before the heat,  Cucumbers, flowers and herbs.

    The plan is for Jay to go to Jeff's and help him plant melons. Jeff is going to try raising  themelons for the stand.  Heather and Mike always raised our melons plus several other vegetables.  Jay and Bekah are growing the other vegetables but decided there were not enough hours in the day to add the melons.

     I've been saving the wood ashes from the cook stove for Bekah.  There are a lot of buttercups growing in the heifer pasture.  The buttercups like soil that tends on the acid side, the wood ashes will sweeten the soil  and they will supposedly die out.   We'll let you know how it works.

    I have to go fill the bird feeders.  During the rain the birds flocked to the feeders.  May God bless you on this day, Sally