We're off again this Saturday.
While I'm glad of the day off, it is a bit concerning that we're having so many weekends off this year. Supervisor Maxwell keeps saying the work is there, so why aren't we working? There is usually a Fall slowdown, but not until late September or early October.
Anyway, my plan for the weekend is to try to get all of that red clay dirt away from my fence in the garden spot so I can get that fence painted. Once that is done, I'll finally be able to get that spot leveled and maybe start putting my raised beds into place. But it's still August after all, and it's still very hot.
This afternoon we had a heat index of 106°, so I didn't do much outside other than water my plants and fill the deer trough and bird bath. Oh, and I scattered the rest of that jug of grass seed in a couple more spots, but I didn't take pictures of them. They just look like dirt at the moment, but I'll tell ya, that thatching rake I bought is great for scuffing up the surface of the ground for sowing seeds.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, that's quite possibly the best investment I've made as far as lawn and gardening tools.
I think the other thing I'm going to do this weekend is to get all of my charity hats washed, tagged, and ready to send off to the Seaman's Church Institute. In the meantime, I'm still knitting on the sock yarn hats.
Well, since I can't remember what else it was I wanted to talk about, I'll guess I'll end this for now. I found Dinotopia on Prime, so I'm going to watch an episode before bed. Cody loved that show when he was a kid.
6 comments:
Work stuff makes you wonder ... I think I had a thatching tool years ago, when I lived in town. Back when I had clay soil! Those temps, though, our evenings are cooling down. I hear the next couple of days are going to be "hot". I don't know if I trust the forecasts anymore. Right now it's cool, damp and overcast. That wasn't in the forecast for today.
I could go for some cool, damp, and overcast about now! We're back under heat advisories for the next several days. They're talking upper 90s early next week -- and that's actual temps, not heat indexes.
Ish. :-( This morning I woke up to cool and humid. It's supposed to get really warm today. I'll have to close up the house and turn the a/c on soon. I'm ready for cool and dry. I've had the windows open the last few days and it's been SO nice. I'm going to miss that.
I can't wait until it's cool enough to open the windows and get some fresh air into the house! Those are my favorite days.
I had to close the house up today. Very humid. 😭 I can tolerate the heat better than the humidity.
You are so right about the humidity! It's awful.
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