The garden is kicking into high gear

If you have been by lately then you know the garden is full of food and flowers. Herbs have continued to do well after a bumpy start. The beetles are out now but not as bad as last year. They sure love been leaves. I am going to take a soil sample next few days. My neighbor has a bacteria in their soil and I want to ensure it is not in ours. So far no symptoms but it is always good to check annually. Same as well water.

If you want to trade some weeding for food let me know. I can always use the help and love to share. The tomatoes and peppers are ten days off or so. Late blooming but a lot of little green tomatoes everywhere and tons of little pepper plants. Those are the cash crops. A little bunny has been living in the lettuce and greens. She is so cute. I try to leave her enough scraps to satisfy her hunger. The moles are active as usual as are the chipmunks. It is always something. A dog is in the future someday soon. I miss Beau and of course Jakey. He was the best dog ever. I really like the Chesapeake Standards we saw a few months ago. Hypoallergenic and do not shed. Katie, our neighbors Rot, protects the yard quite well but I do miss having our own furry friend.
A sweet puppy was out at the lake last couple days visiting our friends. What a sweet girl she was. She hung out with Doug and I. luckily I had some treats. Later.............

I am thinking about my grandma and how hard this transition must be for her after losing "her guy". She seems to go between denial and utter confusion and anger. I think she is worn out from worrying about everything and all the changes have been too fast. New furniture, new functioning phone, fresh paint and lots of people in and out. She said she wanted to crawl in a hole and hide. I think she forgets she is home and can hide upstairs in her room if she wants to grieve and cry but she does not. Her health is not good either but she will not go to the Dr. I fear she is making herself ill. I think, not confirmed yet, The memorial will be August 17th in Holly Michigan, moved back further than I expected due to dad's schedule, paperwork and the memorial park only allows military gun salutes on Tuesdays. I see how challenging this must be for a woman who does not know how to pump gas.........Sad. Still so beautiful and full of grace. Death is hard for those left behind. Once the memorial is over I think she can move on??? Or at least stop worrying and rest.

I am dealing with a cold which Doug has now even worse than mine. So we are a snotty mess, coughing and hacking. I got some herbs (echinacea, goldenseal and cough syrup plus a new netty pot with salts to snort) from the co-op. The other OTC stuff makes us feel funny and only makes it worse. I feel good though in general other than pain. Still waiting for hip surgery date. It really is starting to show damage and popping more. I guess it will be mid October. My surgeon is out of town and his secretary moved to a different position leaving no one to book surgeries. Odd is it not? It will be when it is meant to be. I trust that. I did meet a with a new therapist today who help release pain. Hard to explain but we shall give a shot. Trauma release of sorts. Lord knows my body has been through trauma. It was nice I felt good while we were working together. Mind over matter stuff.