Wetless Wednesday

Wednesday dawned with the hope and promise of some much-needed rain. However, it still hadn't shown up when I went to lunch.

I went to Westborn for my fruits and veggies then. I got two red onions, two Vidalia onions, two lemons, two Granny Smith apples and three Gala apples. I also got a nice head of cauliflower. What I forgot was some mushrooms and some shallots.

I trashed my right shoulder in the afternoon. I had gone to the restroom and, after finishing up; I put my cane on the sink to wash my hands. When I went to grab it, I knocked it off instead. I quickly reached for it with my right hand and immediately felt "something" rip in my shoulder.

The pain was immediate and shocking! I stood there with tears in my eyes and unable to catch my breath. When I was able to breathe again, I found my right arm was now virtually useless. The pain that had previously confined itself to my shoulder had spread down to my elbow.

So, I spent the rest of the afternoon, nursing my injury. I couldn't even pick up my water bottle to my mouth with my right hand.

It did rain during the afternoon, but it was only a brief shower (not even registering in the rain gauge).

Back home after work, I started the Wednesday night laundry. Then, I checked the raised bed garden and it was bone dry. So, I refilled the bird bath, watered the Topsy-turvy planter and then hooked up the square sprinkler, placed it in the raised bed garden and turned it on.

I gave up on my planned dinner: cornmeal breaded fried catfish and wild rice (my all time favorite). My right arm is completely useless, you see.

So, I used the left hand to cut out the core on the cauliflower, threw it in my middle-sized pan and steamed it until it was ready. The timer for the sprinkler went off and I went out to turn off the water.

The Topsy-turvy tomato plant (cherry tomatoes) and the early cabbage (in the raised bed garden) all showed some insect damage. So, I dusted them both with insect powder.

Back inside, I checked the cauliflower (not done yet) and put the Wednesday night wash in the dryer.

I ate the cauliflower with butter and salt and watched TV until bedtime.