A Delightful Week

What a nice summer it has been this July. In the past, we would have it seemed days and days of over 110. This summer we have had none. We have no 100 degree days the rest of July. But August is coming. Yesterday, we had that wonderful coastal breeze just flowing in, and we worked in the flowerbeds and the garden beds and I harvested the rest of my garlic, cut lots of mint to dry, found that the lemon balm had reseeded itself. I have tried and tried to get lemon balm and I might regret it in the future but I am so happy with all of it. I harvested red raspberry to dry. My rosemary was going crazy. I found a cinnamon scented geranium a couple years ago. It is also going to town. I am pretty happy with this year's garden.

I collected seeds and put them away to be dried and hopefully reseeded in the fall. So all in all a very nice day to play outside in the sun under the blue sky. Polly would make a great farm dog. She watches Ron for a bit to make sure he is doing everything the right way, then she will run to me and steal anything I might have dropped. She at one point took a clove of garlic that had fallen out of my hand and ran over to her spot on the lawn to taste what it was, and for awhile she smelled like that garlic clove. Having her outside while we work just makes us laugh and gives us hours of entertainment.

It was so nice last week, I even took my hooking project and hooked outside. I have to tell you about my little Indian neighbor next door. She is very shy. I have never talked to her. I have talked to her husband. She doesn't drive and she is very traditional in that she wears her sari when she is in her back yard. Their backyard is very tropical and they have a water feature that has a creek and a pond. We watch their house when they go to India. That is how I know that I was expecting Koi in the pond and they have big catfish. They love those catfish and they are so tame. But like I said, I have never talked to her. She watches me through the fence. So while I was hooking out there she stood and watched. I have wanted to say something, but she is skittish like a deer. So I just let her watch. I bet she knows more about me than I do her.  

Me trying to get a picture for you on my rug I am working on. She had just come back from a walk with Ron and she was all fired up and wanting to play.  

 

See the dog feet. She is a good dog and she does most often what I tell her. She doesn't get to get on my rugs like that but sometimes she just has her moments. I really do love working on chicken rugs and sunflowers. I hope to finish this next week. Then I will have to look in my stash and see what rug pattern do I have that I haven't done. I know I have a few. 

I hope you all are having a very nice summer too. I am thankful for days in which to rest and be thankful.

I hope wherever you are, your days are filled with sunshine, blue skies, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. The lovely summer days that pass all too quickly. 

~Kim~

"Like all magnificent things, it's very simple." ---Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt, 1975