Safe journey!
We are looking at rain for the weekend - we REALLY need it. I moved potted herbs and flowers that I wanted to keep going to the porch so I can water everything out of what is left in the rain barrel - with hopefully a refill this weekend!
On the Bright Side the grass is finally starting to slow down, so possibly only one more mow will be needed this month! Yay!
Bear camp gets busy again by tomorrow with more hunters coming up with bear tags. Beau and Leroy goofed off yesterday and hit the local Casino. I told Beau to put BIG MONEY on Red 17 and let it ride - but they had no Roulette table. ;) (I knew it was all slot machines.)
Getting Gift Baskets ready as ‘Raffle Baskets’ for a fundraising event October 11th for the Southwestern Wisconsin Coon Hunters group (Beau & I are both members). Raises money for LOCAL Breast Cancer research. There is a Bench Show (Dog Show like Westminster - but only 12 dogs, LOL!) and a’ Women Handlers Only’ raccoon hunt that night.
It is HUGE fun and I love participating while not having to shoot anything, LOL!
I am pulling together a Wine & Cheese Basket, a Arts & Crafts Basket (for kids) and a Warm & Cozy Fall Basket which should cover a wide range of tastes for the Raffle.
We got a good rain yesterday (0.83”) and it wasn’t in the form of “downpours” so maybe the ground was able to soak up some of the moisture. I am going to try to plant some things in the next couple of days and softer ground would help with digging the holes.
Miserable driving on the interstate yesterday for our 2.5 our trip - couldn’t see the lane lines at times with big trucks throwing spray everywhere. We made it to all the appointments on time and had a decent trip home with no rain, just some very heavy mist the last half hour or so and after we crossed the mountains so that was a big relief. Driving in the dark with rain is the pits.
Metal raised bed #4 has made it to our place! My brother dug it up & had it waiting for me. It’s too long for the PU bed, but we propped it up on the tailgate & tied the top down to the trailer hitch so nothing was bouncing around. I had some moving pad cloths & that kept the metal bed from rubbing paint off the tailgate or messing up the cover. I still had my backup camera, but the view was a little off. I did not have visibility out the back window so looking for cars in my blind spot was a little nerve wracking on the interstate. Once we got off & were on country roads where passing is all but impossible, that visibility problem went away.
The next couple of days should be lovely weather so I can get the bed set up & filled and work on getting other plants in the ground. At that point, I think I’ll be cleaning up zinnias & getting some cold weather/winter prep done. I need to get my jalapeno pepper jelly canning done somewhere in there. The year is fast closing in on Christmas - scary how fast this year flew by.