As you can probably tell by the Blog entry times, I woke up WAY too early on Saturday morning. So, once everything was posted, I did go back to sleep.
I woke up again at 8:30, starving. So, I opened up a can of corned beef hash and heated it up in the skillet. Once that was done, I plated it and put it on the microwave to keep warm. Meanwhile, I took the last three eggs (grocery shopping this morning) and, adding a bit of butter to the pan, cooked them over easy. They went on top of the hash and I toasted an English muffin to go along with it! A little salt and pepper and: Yum-o!
I stripped the bed and put the bedding in the washer. I did a quick inventory which turned into my grocery shopping list. I swept the kitchen floor and then took a shower. I was getting dressed when my nephew, Steve, returned my call and gave me the answer I needed. After dressing, I hit the road.
I stopped at Home Depot to get some leveling sand for the fountain (those sand bags are heavy suckers!) and then I went to the Feed store for birdseed and suet cakes. I also stopped and filled up my gas tank (groan). Next came Kroger's, where I did the bulk of my shopping. Last came Westborn for my herbs and veggies.
I was back home and had everything put away (except for the sand and birdseed) by 1:30 PM. I threw the bedding in the dryer and changed into my shorts and T-shirt. I want to get some outside work done while it's still relatively cool (it's supposed to be a high of 80 degrees F. today, but with low humidity).
So, first I got the wheelbarrow and transported the two bags of sand and the 40 pound bag of birdseed to the back. I was once again struck with how beautiful the clematis is this year, so, I got the camera and took more pictures of it and the container plants. I apologize if you are sick of them (I suppose I would be) but this really is the best year EVER for that clematis (and I've watched it grow at least ten years, now). I filled the bird feeder and suet cage, then came in and posted my pictures.
I went back outside and weeded all the front gardens. This is much more difficult than usual, as in the past, I planted all plants and laid down a covering of Preen, which (as you gardeners will know), prevents most seeds from sprouting. But, this year, I planted moss rose and sweet allysium seeds, so I couldn't use the Preen. The sweet allysium is coming up, but it appears NONE of the moss roses sprouted. I wish I could say that about the maple seeds! I cleaned up out front and took an exploratory trip out back (camera in hand). I checked the rain gauge and found that all the storms yesterday had produced less than 1/2 inch of rain, here.
I came in and found the dryer had stopped, so I cleaned up and made the bed. I was about to make dinner when my daughter Melissa called. She wanted to be the FIRST this year to wish me Happy Father's Day and pooh-poohed my suggestion that calling the day before might be cheating a bit. We talked for a long while (as usual) and, since I was going to be on the phone, I gave up on a real dinner and made a sandwich, instead. After we hung up, I went in and started to watch taped TV shows. I got bored with that and read until bedtime.
Happy Father's Day!
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