7/2/24 The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

 Calm with sunshine and 62 degrees.  Sunshine today with a north breeze, a high of 85.  Clear tonight with a low of 57.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a stiff south breeze, a high of 84, a low of 62.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a SSW breeze, a high of 83, a low of 63.  Partly cloudy Friday with a light WNW breeze, a high of 85, a low of 64.  Possible morning showers Saturday with a SSE breeze, a high of 77, a low of 67.  Partly cloudy next Sunday and Monday with west breezes, highs of 87, lows about 66. Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday the 9th, Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th with southerly breezes, highs about 81, lows in the sixties.  Partly cloudy Friday the 12th with a west breeze, a high of 80, a low of 63   Sunshine Saturday the 13th with a WSW breeze, a high of 84, a low of 65. Perhaps some afternoon showers Sunday the 14th  a WSW breeze, a high of 86. a low of 65.  Partly cloudy the next few days with highs of 85, lows of 65.

     Doug is lining up hay equipment, Bekah is doing morning chores.  Finally a week of weather to make hay!  And I'm well enough to spend lots of time in my gardens.  Just need lots of breaks.  And have to schedule time for PT exercises to get back in shape.  I also need to make time for slow walks using my upright walker to help me stand straight, retraining my back muscles.

     The vegetable stand is self-service.  Early this morning someone bought a whole cooler of cucumbers.  It is good that there are lots more in the cucumber patch.  Jay will be counting cucumbers by the hundreds this week instead of the 70s and 80s.  Just in time for the Fourth.  And we need to be ready to start pickling. When I was young pickling was a way of preserving summer's bounty for winter's meals.  There were always pickled things on the table.  Now nutritionists are telling us we should go back to that.  Those foods are good for our health.

    May your day be blessed, Sally