8/13/24 The only way to be truly happy is to make others happy.

 Clear,calm. 60 degrees. Sunshine today with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 82.  Clear tonight with a light NW breeze, a low of 60.  Afternoon Thunderstorms tomorrow and Thursday with highs about 78, lows about 58.  A NNE breeze tomorrow, aSSE breeze thursday.  Partly cloudy Friday with a high of 80, a low of 60 and a south breeze.  Cloudy Saturday with a south breeze, a high of 78, a low of 65.  Showers Sunday and Monday with highs about 76, lows of 64 with south breezes.  Showers  Tuesday with a WSW breeze, a high of 77, a low of 61.  Partly Cloudy next Wednesday and Thursday with highs about 76, lows about 58.  A WNW breeze Wednesday, a WSW breeze Thursday.  Partly cloudy next Friday with a SW breeze, a high of 78, a low of 60.  Possible morning showers Saturday the 24th with a WSW breeze, a high of 76, a low of 59.  Partly cloudy  Sunday the 25th with a west breeze, a high of 77, a low of 58.  Partly cloudy Monday the 26th and Tuesday the 27th with highs about 80, lows about 59, WSW breezes.

    Yesterday was a pleasant day.  We all did odds and ends.  I took a long nap, happy that I didn't need to go to Bangor.  The sump pump hose has developed pin holes, Ware Butler in Corinth had one. At about half the price I thought it was going to be.  Bekah decided to go to town Wednesday.  She went through clothes Jay's parents had bought to see which ones would be good school clothes for Azalea.  School clothes and supplies are  front and center here with so many kids.  Bekah called in the large flower seed order.  The company is in Ohio.  Our sales man's home was hit by a tornado Debby spawned.  No one was hurt.  It sounded to us like lots of damage to his home. He was thankful, not only was no one hurt, they still had a home.

    Bekah started an order for perennial plants.  Often when customers have requests the plants are iffy in our zone.  She was happy to find varities of the plants requested rated for zone 4.  We are zone 5 on the new zone map the government put out.  But we know from our experience and what customers tell us that lots of zone 5 plants don't do well north of here. And many don't live through the winter here.  We've had some zone 5 plants for several years that are doing great.

    May your day be blessed, Sally