8/9/23  The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.

  2.82 inch of rain.  Cloudy, a gentle west breeze, 62 degrees.   Clouds today with a strong NW breeze, a high of 73.  A west breeze tonight, clearing skies, a low of 58.  Sunshine tomorrow with a WSW breeze. a high of 83, a low of 63.  Morning thunderstorms Friday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 75, a low of 57.  Partly cloudy Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 80, a low of 62.  Scattered thunderstorms Sunday with a brisk SSW breeze, a high of 77, a low of 61.  Partly cloudy Monday with a west breeze, a high of 79, a low of 61.  Showers Tuesday with an east breeze, a high of 69, a low of 59.  Possible morning showers next Wednesday with a WSW breeze, a high of 76, a low of 59.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a brisk SSW breeze, A high of 81, a low of 62.  Showers next Friday with a SW breeze, a high of 78, a low of 59.  Partly cloudy next Weekend with SW breezes, higs about 80, lows about 60.  Scattered thunderstorms Monday the 21st with a WSW breeze, a high of 80, a low of 59.  Possible morning showers the 22ed and 23rd with NW breezes, highs near 80, lows of 58.

    The selectmans' meeting got over early but the last thunderstorm didn't roll through until after ten.  Another night past my bedtime means a nap this afternoon.  We have an interim town manager, the office will be open as usual from here on out.  The selectman and the interim manager have their work cut out for them straightening out the office.  The job description for a new manager will be posted this week.  They will start interviewing applicants in three weeks.  Last night people were asking me about the problem we were having with people stealing flowers.  The previous town manager said we had a problem.  We have not had any flowers stolen.  I have no idea why she would tell people that.  Unless she knows something about the future that we don't.

Her integrity is questable.

     It rained so hard why Jay was picking vegetables he dumped water out of his boots.  I had him take the boot dryer home so he could put dry boots on this morning.  Bekah built a fence but not much else was done outside.  One lady came for perennials, stood under the headhouse eve  looking at the rain and decided to come back another day.

     I see some blue sky.  There are breaks of sun.  Today I'll be back in my gardens.  There is a cardinal flower blooming by my kitchen pond.  Jay and Bekah have a meeting with a representative of the company we bought our soil from last year.  They are in Maine today meeting with the greenhouse that had losses because of the bad soil they sold last year.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally