The weather in Aurora, CO this week
the forecast is 80's during the day, 50's or so at night. Time will tell if the forecasters got it right.
It was hot, then rainy each day, then cool last week and weekend.
Gardening
DH and I wrestled the new wicking raised boxes into a vegetable garden of sorts. YEA!
We had the heavy snow, then frost each night, but it seems to be summer now, so I planted a few seedlings. Lima and bush beans to help the white eggplant and japanese eggplant. Another box holds the tomato bush, bell pepper, parsley and basil. A separate pot holds the zuccini and another holds the chocolate mint. Right now at 9AM they are in shade but they all should receive afternoon sun.
Fingers crossed we didn't over fertilize them and they are hardy enough to survive CO wind and hail, fire hot sun, and cooler nights.
I also planted some marigolds in patio pots, to hopefully keep away some mosquitoes, which shouldn't even be here since it's so "dry" which it isn't really. I have doubts because mosquitoes were circling me as I planted.
ToD0
over the weekend I changed out the closets to summer clothes. I kept out some warm clothes this time. I dusted all the ceiling fans even the one at the top of a two story family room, bu standing on the stairs and leaning over with a 6 ft swiffer!
three weeks ago, I cracked my two front teeth, which has really upset me, and must return to the dentist to see if I need a root canal along with three crowns (!!!) so I am hoping for good news.
And God's strength to face the dentist as I have a true phobia. It's always been painful, and with my childhood, I can hardly face having hands my mouth. Anyone relate to this or have a good answer?
I need to see about cleaning out the computer trash so it runs efficiently. It's old too.
DH tried to find a solution to my tv in the little studio space. I have it on top of a cabinet, he bought a wall mount, but it doesn't work anywhere. It's either too close to my peripheral vision as I sew, which is distracting to a visual artist) or behind me where I can't glance at it. On top of the cabinet is okay while I stand at the design wall or cutting table, but it's black screen when I glance up from the machine. High class worries.
Read the great book checked out last week, recommended by staff:
Reading
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. SO good. Unfortunately DH and resumed porch stories, where we take turns reading aloud a novel in the evenings. This means I have to wait for him before continuing the story. A 4 year old girl is mysteriously put on a boat by herself, leaving England to Australia and the story unfolds...
I"m trying a new mystery at night, about a baker in New Orleans. I'm not into it but there are lots of books in the series.I think it's called
cake on a hot tin roof
Making
I got excited about making my orange petal woman, and got her ready to stitch down yesterday so I'd love to do that.
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I'm painting daily now, and expressing myself in paint.
It's lovely to look at a blank white page, and touch a wet brush to it and watch color spread.
I may paint like a four year old, but my inner four year old was a lovely expressive girl!
watching
LOVED Queens of mystery on BBC. Now found Agatha Raisin mysteries to watch together. Whee! A surly band manager buys a home in the Cotswalds and tries to fit in to country life. Fun!
I'm also watching Project Runway as it winds up this season, the stupid bachelorette because I can't stop but I do have doubts of her sanity, The Amazing Race is wonderful and back! I watch the Housewives on Bravo, don't judge, I'm not alone here.
I am starting back on Mrs Maisel and just watched one episode twice as it's so wonderful! The family went to the Catskills for the summer, and hilarity ensues. It's just so 50's and cute, and funny and cleverly written and acted.
eating
nothing special. We realized we are overwhelmed with sudden financial expenditures (car, teeth, taxes, insurance) so we are eating too much comfort food.
Lessons
I had a great lesson for you til I forgot it.
I will tell you that I've been going to a neighborhood coffee group on Wednesday mornings to meet people. We were all having lots of fun til the restaurant (here in the neighborhood) decided we weren't spending enough money between 9 and 10:30 AM. They said they don't want us to come in unless we buy breakfast so the organizer said we should buy breakfast.
This is the land of early risers as the sun is up by 5, and most of us have had our breakfast before coming.
There is no one else in there, but they said we take up room golfers need. The golfers do not come in for breakfast or even coffee, they may pick up one to go so the room is open for business but we are the only ones in there for the most part, lots of empty tables.
It's a public restaurant on the public golf course.
It feels mean spirited and short sighted as people came who had never known about it, and could, like us, go for lunches or dinners now.
The manager said, they didn't want all the older retired people there not spending money.
blink blink
I wrote a response asking if they make the golfers purchase food too, and if this is legal. I mean, if I wanted to meet a friend there for coffee, we'd be allowed. We're talking two tables of friends having coffee.
Mean spirited, and once again driven by personal profit. They can be closed or open, if open they are a public restaurant. If they want a cover charge to enter, that should be on everyone not just us.
And a stupid mistake in marketing. Good will goes a long way in the service industry, no?
I'm angry these days about so much that having a good thing, forming a community of neighbors, taken away is the final straw.
I may go missing as I chain myself to the door with a protest sign, saying "let the older adults have their coffee!!!!"
well, better get at it! Milo is ready to walk
