Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

[frustratedearthmother]

will it be too hot if you plant later?

It may be but I'm going to try. I tucked a couple seeds into a big ol' tub today so time will tell.

Tomorrow, if it's not raining, I'll take the old squash plants out of that bed and try to figure out something else to put there. Wonder what some late planted corn would do? Burn up maybe? I'm in the mood to experiment. I could always plant more okra...it's a given in the heat.

 

[baymule]

Fall gardens are possible, we don’t usually get a killing frost until November. BUT that generally requires planting in August when the heat rivals the fires of Gehenna. Maybe add an air conditioner to your pseudo greenhouse?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Fall gardens are possible

Absolutely! Love my cole crops. Never been successful with fall tomatoes though - I'll give it another try this year and see what happens.

Plans for winter are to cover the screen house with plastic and see if I can have a winter greenhouse. Might put my 'maters in there.

The screen house has a small shade factor - not much - maybe 5%. Don't know if that'll help at all, but I'm gonna pretend that it does. Of course, fixing one problem often leads to another. Saw a dang mouse in there the other day and there was a bite outta one of the 'maters. ARGH!!!

After the six inches of rain Monday we had another 4.5 inches yesterday. Boo! It's a little soggy out there.

 

[murphysranch]

I saw on the news that the San Antonio river walk was flooding. So much rain!!

 

[baymule]

At least Central Texas got some rain.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Should be the last baby of this kidding season.

Looks like her ear got dipped in dark paint, lol!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

It's HOT! And miserable. And humid. Ok, got that out of my system!

Nothing exciting going on today - thank goodness.

Tuesday our big TV died. No prior symptoms - just suffered a fatal malfunction and was gone in a nano-second. Got online Wednesday and ordered another one which was delivered Thursday. We also had fiber optic internet installed the same day. Yay for both, but what a horrible day, lol. I seriously dislike having installers of any kind at my house. Just no fun - especially when they don't listen to you. WE had a male internet installer who basically told me that I didn't know anything about my own damn house. He was looking for the spot that the other internet line entered the house. I showed him where it was and he said no. Then he proceeded to tell me that the lines were all installed when the house was built. I said Nope. This house is over 40 years old and was built by the former owners. It was well-built, but they definitely didn't install internet lines 40 years ago, lol. It took DH showing him the same thing that I showed him before he believed it. WTH? Because I don't have male dangly bits I know nothing about my own dang house? This guy was of foreign origin and their culture thinks women only have a couple of functions in life and that intelligence is not a part of their make-up. I was furious! Deep breath.....

Had a couple of doc appts for DH last week. Saw the neurosurgeon and told him we're going to pass on the back surgery. He was relieved to hear it - he really didn't want DH to do it. He ordered PT. Here we go again...lol. Truth is - DH gets much better with PT. The other truth is that he backslides horribly when PT is finished. Bottom line - he won't keep up with the exercises.

New doeling is doing well. Glad she was born a few days before this heat set in. Don't know yet if she's a keeper, and have a buyer lined up if she isn't. Time will tell.

 

[Mini Horses]

All good news! For eventual finish that is -- few bumps in Rd to get there maybe they can stretch out the PT to get results. Yeah, apptmts get in your way but, that or crack a whip to make DH keep at it!!!

You know nurses are the worst patients!

 

[flowerbug]

i'd be irked too... putting it mildly...