Other than mowing the place Monday (& ‘eating’ a lot of dust because it was windy & very dry), the only thing of note accomplished that was garden related was deadheading some of my California Giant zinnias to collect next year’s seeds.
Yesterday, I left at 8:45 to take an elderly cousin to a cardiology appointment & I didn’t get home until 2:30 (she treated me to lunch, which was nice).
Then it was a ‘consultation’ with mom on what to have for lunch & dinner today, plus breakfast & lunch tomorrow .... one of my brothers is visiting & spending the night. Then it was grocery shopping for what we didn’t have.
After watering my RoS bushes, I got mom going with the cordless blower so she didn’t have to sweep the patio. The blower suddenly quit (initial research is not promising on a ‘fix’) so there’s that to deal with in the near future.
Fortunately, there was a good tennis match on until almost midnight so I had something to listen to/watch while doing food prep in the kitchen. I pickled a red onion (going in a salad), trimmed up green beans, made a lemonade pie, & cut up a watermelon.
This morning, I have cleaned the downstairs guest bathroom & my bathroom upstairs (which I have to share with overnight guests). I made a 6:30 am run to Walmart & got some new washcloths & a dish drying mat, all of which are in the washing machine & about to go in the dryer. The house is in good shape otherwise.
This brother has a cordless pole saw with a 3’ extension. He’s supposed to bring it & help trim up some trees. If he brings it this trip, I’ll be hauling tree debris the rest of the week.
My cousin’s farmer fiance is going to try to find me straw bales for next year’s straw bale garden ... for free, if he can or at least cheaper than the farm bureau price ($6.59 + tax). I would like to get the bales this fall so next spring, I’ll be ready to go! I have room to store them on one of those 2 pallets I got the roofer to leave for me :-)
You’re ahead of the game, as usual! Sounds like a nice remaining week ahead for you. :)