Back To The Grindstone

I had Spam salad for supper tonight.  

If you want to know how my day went, there you go.  I had Spam salad for supper, and it was Great Value Spam at that. 

What is Spam salad, you ask?  Well, I'll tell you.  It's just like chicken salad, except I used Spam instead of chicken.  I cut it up, added some mayonnaise and mustard, sweet relish, and a couple of fresh picked peppers from my garden.  It was pretty good if I do say so myself. 

So, what's been going on since I last blogged?  Not much to be honest.  I finished another sailor hat yesterday afternoon while watching...I don't even remember what I watched.  Don't envy me my exciting life. 

I'd stayed up Saturday night to watch the fireworks in Nashville -- which is what Disney was showing, and the Macy's Firework Extravaganza on NBC.  I wanted to watch the ones in DC, but by the time they came on after the weather delay, I was already in bed.  I found a video on YouTube, which I'll watch eventually. 

Sunday morning, I got up early and spread some fire ant treatment in my yard, and this time, I watered them in.  At least the front and side yards I did.  By the time I got to the back, I was tired and decided to pray for rain instead.  But the extension office says to spread the stuff three times per year, and use the holidays to remember that -- Easter, Independence Day, and Labor Day.  It's a never ending battle, I'm telling you. 

While I was out there, I took apart the little pedestal I had made for my birdbath.  Last year when I put it out, I had discovered that it was leaning, so I got a bit of old landscape edging and filled it with some red clay.   After some months, I realized I just didn't like the way that looked, so yesterday I pulled up the edging and dug out most of the clay.  I smoothed out the little bit that was left, and put the birdbath back. 

It's still not level, but I think it's the bath itself and not the ground.  Anyway, I think it looks nicer without the edging and it'll be easier to weedeat around. 

The last thing I did before settling down in front of the TV for the rest of the day was to get my compost pile started up again. 

I used that thatching rake I bought last year, and it's wonderful.  It pulls up the perfect mix of greens and browns, just right for composting.   Green from the weeds, and brown from last year's fallen leaves.  One day, I want to build a proper compost bin with three bays in it.  I don't know when I can get that done, but I want one. 

And that brings us to today.  My little baby tomatoes are growing like gangbusters, 

so I splurged and bought a new set of tomato cages.  These ones were kind of pricy, but I had some cash back dollars saved up from my Prime Visa, which covered the cost completely.  So far, I'm liking them much better than the cheaper ones I'd bought before.  The connectors are much sturdier, and you can add height as the tomatoes grow. 

It looks like I'll be able to fit five tomato plant in this bed, along with a couple of marigolds and basil plants. 

I might even plant them this weekend.  I'm sure they're big enough.  And of course, I'll bore you with all the details.  

I think I'll also pickle some peppers, too.  

Provided I can find that recipe I used last time...

That's it for now.  I need to go water the zinnias, and it's already past my bedtime.  I'll try to post something more interesting tomorrow.  Provided something interesting happens, that is. 

Goodnight.