Friday dispatch.

Oh no. Here comes the weekend. I don't really mean to, but I think I'm dropping the ball.

Shalom.

This dispatch is brought to you by the color yellow.

 So our Sweet Lauren had some elective surgery this morning. 

Days ago she told her mom that she wanted to take "Yellow" to the hospital with her.

Side note: Yellow is the baby afghan I crocheted for her before she was born. Yellow is also 17.

Daughter responded: okay but we have to wash him.

Lauren: never mind.

Fast forward to last night...(quoted from texts) Lauren decided a clean Yellow is better than no Yellow at all. Fingers crossed that he doesn't disintegrate in the wash. 

This morning I text Daughter...

Woke up thinking about Lauren. Hope she is calm and ready. You, too! Did yellow hold up?

Then this picture arrived with this message...

Yes!! Doing well for 17 years of hard love.

I had an emotional reaction...crying and laughing at the same time, in the extreme.

Man. I love those two girls...

So I walked extra hard trying to work off all the feels this morning.

We aren't really socially distancing. On purpose.

I am the pace setter. 

Namaste good people. 

And. 

Shalom.

Dispatched to Nanny's house.

Daughter & her offspring paid a visit today.

It was wonder filled with food, and conversation, and laughter.

I copied SIL's fruit pizza from 4th of July at her house.

It is gone. It was delicious. 

Wilson even said how good it was. High praise.

The fresh peach taste was a little overwhelmed by the almond flavoring in the filling. 

Adult conversation on national hot topics worked its magic. 

Worked like a charm.

Then we played with the Google animals...

She plays well with ponies. 

Heavens! Who let in this raccoon? 

She was startled by the critter on the couch. 

Ha!

Our tanks are filled now. We can make it a few more days.

Shalom.

Independence dispatch

Our 4th of July has come and gone. SIL invited us over for a barbecue. Her family was all gathered and we thoroughly enjoyed being amongst them. The food was delicious and plentiful. The drinks were adult and cold. The quick rain shower cooled things off. Just a fun day.

Days before that we got brave and ventured to the sporting goods store in our neighbor city. We didn't linger like we used to do. We each found shoes and a couple of new t-shirts. Shopping is not satisfying nor fun right now. I circumvented shoppers not donning their mask.

New shoes. They are cushy and comfortable right now.

Bought them Thursday. Have walked 9+ miles in them already.

They will take me far. 

Friday my County Agent Friend called me to come pick up my corn that I ordered.

We put up 8 dozen ears. Some on the cob and some cut off.

It took 4+ hours. 

Wilson was a huge work force on this project.

Woke up early on the 4th and walked before breakfast. 

I figured that warranted a red, white, and blue breakfast. It was hearty.

Granny would have approved.

On the downhill side of summer now. Days will start to get a little shorter. 

The heat will ramp up.

Some vegetables are waning. We pulled up the yellow squash in the front bed. Still have a few in a container in the back yard. Okra is coming in. Green beans are still producing. Have three little watermelons, so far, on the compost volunteers. Cucumbers are producing one or two a day. Tomatoes are playing out. Blueberries almost got tasty this year. They were sour for the most part. I hope that improves with plant maturity. Our two fig trees are growing and will be ready to put in the ground this fall. 

My little pollinator garden in finally attracting a butterfly or two. It is starting to look rangy. 

That is my garden report for today. 

Shalom.