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My day was not very productive as far as working in the garden goes. We have had the worst hatch of mosquitoes I have EVER seen! I have been here for 9 years and this is the first season I've gotten bit or even SEEN a mosquito! Ugh!

So, I'm going to town tomorrow to get gas for the mower, pick up some pet supplies, bug dope and a head net as Beau took both of ours with him to Bear Camp. He obviously has all the bug dope, too - we seriously never seem to need it! I can just imagine what the bugs are like up there, as they've had even more rain than we have had!

So, I made a mad dash and checked on things and all looks well - little disease so far, even in this wet season. Grabbed the first Cucumber, and I should have usable Zucchini later this week. Lots of green tomatoes on and NO SIGN of Blossom End Rot. Hurrah!

Hoping to get out there in the AM, doused in (the safe stuff) bug dope and my head netting, LOL! Glad I don't have neighbors that can watch me.

This afternoon I watered and fertilized all of the potted plants, which are looking
pretty great still, but anything in the ground looked so thirsty. I gave a couple of hydrangeas some much needed water. The forecast was only 10% chance of rain before midnight.

Fast forward a few hours. We’re getting a good soaking rain (with thunder but no lightning yet). I didn’t bring in the chair cushions from the deck chairs because I thought it would be a 20 minute spritz like we usually get these days. I was totally wrong, but I’m grateful for God’s rain.

Missing the kids and grandkids. The house is too quiet. I think I’ll put the toys away tomorrow. They’re giving me a little comfort right now, seeing those pudgy little hands in my mind. I think I’ll make a photo book from this week for the boys. It was a really great visit.

My son mentioned several times how much he was enjoying the small town simplicity of where we live. It IS a step back in time, at least for the 21st century. We still have enough of the comforts of the new modern life, while holding true to the ideals that brought us here.

We had GOOD CLEAN FUN every single day! I think my son has forgotten what that is like. We hope to have a yearly summer trip from then, so that the boys grow up with crazy good memories of being at Grandma & Grandpa’s house.