Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: August 30-September 5, 2026

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Dammit. I hate you haven't an answer Kyrsyan.
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I kind of do. They ruled out a lot. It's good to know they found no signs of infections or stones. Just two more things to test. That's a lot of progress for one day.

I found the bed wedge that was too much for my feet. If it works for this, I'll get a second one and velcro them together. Honestly, if son didn't destroy bed frames by randomly body slamming into them, I'd get an adjustable bed frame. Actually, it's been a long time since he's done that so I may look at prices and start saving.

I'm soooo tired at this point. Mint tea and soup have stayed down with no discomfort. I have another hour before I can go to bed since I'm following the 4 hour guideline. And tomorrow I'm double checking my supplements to make sure that any that might be a problem are eliminated or move to a different time.
 
It's still hot and miserable. 100* nearly every day with heat warnings. Hubby thought about cutting hay, but it's so hot, I hope he waits. Maybe next week will cool off a little. We need to cut it. But we don't need Hubby over heating or son and I loading.

Yesterday our neighbor got a package delivered by FedEx. It wasn't at his house. When he got the picture, it was on my sons lawn mower in front of our barn. Neither of us can see the barn from our houses. At least it wasn't at the highway. The barn is just the first structure you come to on the driveway. No wonder I see Facebook post about people hunting their packages all the time that were left at the wrong place.

Yesterday we went to the town to the west of us to buy shoes. We shop at a family owned shoe store. Hubby and I each bought the boots that we wear daily. I also bought a pair of sandals. We bought 2 of the grandkids Crocs but they were out of the size the other one wears. We will have to check back for his pair. We are lunch at the new Braums that recently opened. The burgers were ok but the icecream was not as good as I remembered from years ago. I felt awful in a bit after eating, like a sugar crash. I can eat a big bowl of Blue Bell ice cream here at home and never have that effect. I probably won't go back for a long time.

Wild muscidines are ripening. We have picked almost 2 gallon so far. The heat is really stressing the vines now. I am freezing them and will make jelly when its cooler. I could eat them all myself, but the kids love the jelly too. It's always part of their Christmas.

I want to go to my favorite thrift store today. Everything is 50% off. They are going to remodel the store so they need to make room. I don't know if Hubby will go or not. I have a check up and cleaning at the dentist or I would not be going to town. But since I am going anyway, I will stop by. They just put out the fall clothes too. They did that a couple of weeks early this year because of the remodel coming up.

I think we are finally giving up our land line phone. They keep inching the bill up a little at a time. It's going to be just over $80 now. That's a lot for mostly spam calls. We can do with just cell phones.

It's daylight enough to go out to take care of the poultry. They need extra water while I will be gone today. Have a blessed day everyone and stay cool.
 
I am up and functioning, but weak. Honestly, it's likely a mix of exhaustion and rough night of sleep.

Son is expressing his worry now. By throwing things out the window. But that's okay. He's also checking on me and getting/giving extra hugs and kisses. He was not happy that Mom went to the big scary doctor place by herself.

I finally got to read the reports. I now know exactly where the hernia is. So I can track that and be careful. The bed wedge will have to be tried a different way because last night it just would not stay in place. And a pillow under my abdomen helped support and protect.

Right now I'm eating eggs or soup and keeping it all simple foods until I have a week of no incidents.
 
High temp of 100 degrees, today. Heat Advisory is in effect with heat indices above 105 in our forecast. No rain in sight. I'll water outside again tomorrow. Give the ground a good soaking, since it'll be over a week, before I can water again.

I don't have much to do, today. I dated and put away everything from town, yesterday. I threw out a few more expired OTC med's, since I replaced those with new. I'm now finished with restocking all the OTC meds. I had let my household cleaners get down lower than I should have, so I stocked up on more laundry detergent, dishwash, de-greaser, Pine Sol, tub and tile cleaner, Lysol, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizers. The Lysol, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizers will go in our travel bag with us.

Cary got everything squared away at the bank for our vacation. He let them know that our card will be used out of state and when. If he didn't do that, every time we use our card out of state, the bank would alert us to see if we actually made the charges. BTDT when traveling in the past. It's a security thing that our bank has.

I bought a 3lb. Honey cured smoked ham at the meat market, yesterday. I plan to bake that tonight for us to eat on for the next few days. I'm making potato salad and baked beans with it, tonight. I'll make enough of each to have for left overs tomorrow night. There will still be enough left of the ham to use for sandwiches the rest of the week. The homemade sourdough bread Cary bought the other day will go great with that ham for sandwiches. Add some cheddar cheese and Yum....
 
I was up mowing at first light. I know the neighbors won't be upset because several others were mowing, too. I'm just now sitting down to tea and a quick check of the news, although I should stop that. Whatever happens is in God's hands, but that nagging "disturbance in the force" feeling is still with me.

The lettuce was stressed. Everything else is fine. I watered deeply. Fingers are crossed! I'd like a fall lettuce crop.
 
Can't mow due to the rain, we are sitting in about 1inch of water throughout the yard.

I know this as the mower now has the blade section impacted full of wet grass. I now have it on the hoist to lift the front. This will allow me to clear the grass out. A Thursday project

We are down to 3 hens, but they are laying. We are just now getting eggs, 1 or 2 per day.

The issue is that we got all Easter Eggers, ( white version ) which apparently doesn't work for us. The hens fight too much and have killed one hen and hurt another.

Next time we are getting a mix.....

Did some work on the coop. Wife wanted a knife mounted on the side of the hutch to open her bags of bedding.
Also, the wet weather got into the lid of the egg box and the hook for holding it in place got loose. That needed fixing.
 
Hens fighting to the death? That's....very odd. Americaunas (Easter Eggers...they are a mix of the South American Araucanas, plus...whatever the hatchery chooses; usually a breed that lays a lot of eggs) have always been either a bit flighty or pretty laid back for us...

But yours are all white birds? I haven't seen that before in "Easter Eggers"...most hatcheries sell multicolored assortment. I'm guessing yours were Araucana crossed with White Leghorns, or maybe White Rocks. *Maybe* that introduced some aggressive genes?

I'd start fresh next Spring with different genetics. But also, maybe try some "boredom busters"...birds that are always confined definitely get bored.

I know most people have little choice, due to predators. My DD and DSIL have 5 hens from us...I gave them my incubator and a dozen fertile eggs last Spring (2025). They'd let them free range - they have 2 acres in a ritzy neighborhood. It worked great for the first year...they'd lock the birds up overnight, and while they were at work. But early this summer, a hawk swooped down and grabbed a hen while they were all outside working in the garden. DSIL promptly built a much larger covered pen, which has kept them safe...but now one is being picked on by the others!

Old timers used to hang ear corn (strip the husks to the end, tie them together with some baling twine, hang them about 14" off the ground. They peck at it, which makes the bunch of corn swing. It keeps them busy until they manage to knock an ear loose...they then will pick it clean.

Same deal works with sunflowers, and I used to dry bunches of comfrey leaves for them.

Giving them pumpkins or winter squash to eat works...especially if you leave them whole and just cut a few openings in the skin, so they have to work at getting access!

And, of course, if you go to Tractor Supply or look in any vet supply catalog, there are many different types of toys sold specifically for chickens!

Summerthyme
 
Yes, I'd start over with new hens in the spring! Sometimes there's just some bad birds. I wrote earlier about how some of the aggressive ones were ending up near the bike path. Eventually, the hawks get them or they end up in someone's stew pot. They wouldn't over-winter here if they did make it through the summer.

The flocks of chickens I know this summer are extremely dumb but also quite docile, except to insects and mice, which they'll tear apart in seconds. I think they're mostly Plymouth Rocks but I think the other neighbor has Easter Eggers. None of them are pure white.
 
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Yes, and it's going to remain hot until Labor Day. It's almost 11:00 CDT and it's still 81 muggy degrees. I sat outside on the deck for awhile and watched for satellites and UFOs (nothing). I had to come in. It was just too muggy for me tonight.

This is mid-August weather. It should be starting to cool down at this point.
 
It is 5A and is 75 degrees. Yuk! I have jury duty today. Did manage to get about a third of the sweet potatoes dug. Good yield this year! We are forecast to have a cold wet Fall and winter and I am still puzzling over when to plant brassicas. I think they would bolt if planted now. I think my planting window is gonna be open for about 5 min! This year I am going to try to grow lettuces in green house thru the winter. We will see how that goes.
Kyrsyan praying for you.
Have a great day everyone and stay cool!
 
We are having mid-August temps here, too. Another 100+ actual temp day with heat indices 105-110. Sunny skies, too. Next week is supposed to be the same.

Most of the grass in our yard is dry and crunchy, but Cary wants to mow in spots this afternoon. I'll water everything again, too. We will have the yard all taken care of, until we get back. Just regular household chores for me. Cary has a checkup tomorrow in Tupelo, plus making a few other stops while there. Saturday will be spent packing and loading up the SUV. We'll be leaving out in the wee hours of Monday morning. Cary laughs and says that he'll probably sleep in the SUV Sunday night, LOL. He's so nervous about all this. He's making me nervous! It sure didn't help when reading about the Android Autos having problems. That's our main source of info on how to get to Branson. We do have back ups just in case.

I'm going to pat myself on the back just a little bit. Cary just had to try a loaf of homemade sourdough bread from Native Son. Paid $8 for the loaf I sliced for him last night. I ask him how he liked it. He said it wasn't worth what he paid for it, but he liked it. I ask him if he liked it better than what I make, and he said, NO, mine was just fine. That made me feel good! I tasted it. The only slight difference in it and what I make is that the crust was a bit more chewy than mine.
 
Sacajawea said:
Try to relax and have fun! (I have to tell myself, once on the road - that if I don't have it, I don't NEED it! Last time, forgot all the chargers and my ipad :shock: )
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I have made a list of everything to pack in our luggage and our travel bags. Some things, I've already packed in the travel bags, but our clothes/RX meds/BP monitor will be the last thing to pack up. I keep checking the lists to make sure we haven't forgotten anything. We both are so nervous, but I think we'll be fine, once we get on the road. It's been a long time, since we've been on a trip by ourselves. Our last trip was to Texas about 10 yrs. ago. We are just home bodies that don't do much traveling anymore.
 
Digger said:
It's still hot and miserable. 100* nearly every day with heat warnings. Hubby thought about cutting hay, but it's so hot, I hope he waits. Maybe next week will cool off a little. We need to cut it. But we don't need Hubby over heating or son and I loading.

Yesterday our neighbor got a package delivered by FedEx. It wasn't at his house. When he got the picture, it was on my sons lawn mower in front of our barn. Neither of us can see the barn from our houses. At least it wasn't at the highway. The barn is just the first structure you come to on the driveway. No wonder I see Facebook post about people hunting their packages all the time that were left at the wrong place.

Yesterday we went to the town to the west of us to buy shoes. We shop at a family owned shoe store. Hubby and I each bought the boots that we wear daily. I also bought a pair of sandals. We bought 2 of the grandkids Crocs but they were out of the size the other one wears. We will have to check back for his pair. We are lunch at the new Braums that recently opened. The burgers were ok but the icecream was not as good as I remembered from years ago. I felt awful in a bit after eating, like a sugar crash. I can eat a big bowl of Blue Bell ice cream here at home and never have that effect. I probably won't go back for a long time.

Wild muscidines are ripening. We have picked almost 2 gallon so far. The heat is really stressing the vines now. I am freezing them and will make jelly when its cooler. I could eat them all myself, but the kids love the jelly too. It's always part of their Christmas.

I want to go to my favorite thrift store today. Everything is 50% off. They are going to remodel the store so they need to make room. I don't know if Hubby will go or not. I have a check up and cleaning at the dentist or I would not be going to town. But since I am going anyway, I will stop by. They just put out the fall clothes too. They did that a couple of weeks early this year because of the remodel coming up.

I think we are finally giving up our land line phone. They keep inching the bill up a little at a time. It's going to be just over $80 now. That's a lot for mostly spam calls. We can do with just cell phones.

It's daylight enough to go out to take care of the poultry. They need extra water while I will be gone today. Have a blessed day everyone and stay cool.
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We ate at the new Braum's in the town west of us and on our way to the city a few months back. It was a bad experience and we love Braum's...so disappointing. The bathrooms were horrible, the fries were so salty we couldn't eat them, there was a hair in my cheeseburger and when DH ran to the restroom, I got up to refill my drink and the cleaning girl started to take off with our barely eaten food. I just happened to look over and see her. There's one in the city where the food is always so good...the others in the city are ok and at least clean.
 
Its still so hot here but the pool water is down to 74 and that's just cold to get in. So inside it is during the day. I've had several dr appointments lately trying to find a new primary. I'm still not sure I like her but she seems to accept that I'm not going to do the vaxes and some other tests. She's driving me crazy with bloodwork though. My calcium was .3 too high so back in for a recheck and it was fine but now my iron is too high she says and wants to test for hemachromatosis, never mind that my levels aren't that high yet. Oh and an ultrasound of my heart because of the murmur I've always had. She's going to have to wait on that bloodwork though until they schedule the other. I'm not running at her beck and call. All of that has been just exhausting to me as I don't do well in medical settings. My anxiety goes through the roof and I honestly have to keep telling myself to just breathe cause I will hold my breath till I'm ready to pass out. They don't get that.
So I'm cleaning up my diet, getting more veggies in and cutting down meat. Carnivore is not for me I think as I've eaten more meat than ever the last two years and my cholesterol shows it. This getting older really sucks.
Got my grocery shopping done today, stocked dh up on his diet Dr P as it was on a really good sale and I have healthy hash browns cooking in the air fryer for my lunch along with a salad.
 
Our PCP has retired. We are going to have to break in a new one in October when our next checkup is due. At least, we have an appointment, each, on the same day, now. I dread it, not knowing what kind of doctor he is going to be. We have been with the one that just retired for about 15 yrs. He was the kind of doctor everyone wants to find. So sad that he is gone.
 
I disliked packing for out-of-town professional development stuff where I stayed overnight. Even if I had a list and packed three days before, I'd still forget items. There was a lot of little stuff to keep track of.

It's tons easier for me to pack for a vacation: I toss clothes, toiletry kit, phone (for emergencies), camera, and a book into a backpack and fill up the cooler with snacks and sandwiches, and a thermos with water (or coffee). There's maps already in the car. Anything (except the phone and camera) can easily be replaced if I forget anything, but I generally don't. The goals are usually to sight-see and maybe relax and read.

In any case, it's another wretched, muggy day. I put my sweaty clothes in the wash about 5 am, dried them in the dryer for about 20 minutes and then hung them in the garage on racks. It looks like rain but hasn't rained, yet. I checked the fall crops. The lettuce looks bad. My friend said it's not too late to start Black Seeded Simpson, Butter Crunch, or several others, designed for cold, so I'll do that tomorrow. I really want a fall crop of lettuce! I will put together more cold frames if necessary. I have the materials.

Added: the onions are going gang busters! I got some walking onion bulblets, and they've sprouted and are waving at me. They love this heat!

My unplanned for project of the day is trouble-shooting the garage door opener. I fear that it's shot. On the other hand, it was installed about 2010. Given that my back goes out, I will replace it, if necessary. The good news: I think I can get by with one of the inexpensive Chamberlains (Menard's item) because that's what was there. It's not a heavy door but there's no handles on it (cheap!)
 
Digger said:
SouthernBreeze, the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson always has good shows. They are doing the story of David from the Bible. We saw a different show when we were last there. But I haven't heard of anyone being disappointed.
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Yes! We checked into it, and might go see it. We already have tickets for the paddle boat ride on the lake. They will serve lunch on the ride, plus a show. We also have tickets for the train ride through the mountains, too. I don't know what else we will do other than hiking the walking trails on the lake that our hotel overlooks. We will decide what else to do, once we get there. This will be our first time going, so we don't know what all to expect or do, until we get there. We will be staying at the Chateau on the Lake hotel and resort.
 
Meemur...is your previous late lettuce looking bad because of poor germination, or did it germinate ok, but the heat is beating it up?

For germination issues due to the soil being too hot, there are a couple of tricks. "Too hot" for leaf lettuce is 80° or above...above 85-90°, it won't germinate at all.

I've used ice cubes for cool weather seeds that hate (or simply die) transplanting. I sprinkled the seed on the soil, patted it in (palm of my hand, just pressing tiny seeds down so they have good contact with a firm soil surface), and then spread 10# (for a 4 x 8' bed) on top. I also hung shade cloth over the bed. If the weather is very hot and dry, a second application of ice cubes 24 hours later may be needed.

Or, try planting in seed trays, and put them in the fridge for 24 hours, then bring out and let them sprout indoors. Transplant into moist soil (thorough watering reduces soil temps a few degrees if the water is from a cool source), and use shade cloth and frequent misting to give them a good start.

You can also use the "paper towel seed tape" trick.... moisten a double layer of paper towels. Sprinkle the seeds evenly across the surface. Lay another single layer of damp towel on top, press gently. Then *loosely* roll the towels up, and slide them into a plastic bag...DO NOT seal! Put it somewhere the cat can't get it, and check it after 3-4 days. Once healthy sprouts have appeared, unroll the towel onto well watered, prepared soil. *Lightly* sprinkle soil on top, until the white towel isn't visible. Water frequently for the first few days.

You dont want to see a corner or edge of towel sticking above the soil, because it will "wick" moisture away from your seeds or baby plants.

For heat issues, shade cloth makes a huge difference. Placing organic mulch (fine compost works well) over the soil around the plants can help keep the temperatures at the root zones a bit cooler.

Last year, we had extreme heat...its rare to see it over 100° here in north central NY. The broccoli and cauliflower got hit pretty hard... it either bolted early, or turned dark and bitter. I did get quite abit of good tasting cauliflower from a few late plants, and the side shoots of broccoli I harvested after our first frost were delicious. But this year, I decided to try a couple options.

One bed of 8 broccoli plants was covered with a small "screen house" (Temu), which is meant to exclude insects. It sure did that! But it also must have kept the plants cooler...the plants I left uncovered in a raised bed (granted, that soil was probably significantly warmer than the covered plants which were in the regular garden rows) had similar issues to last year. Uneven growth in the heads, loose flowerets rather than the nice, firm buds...the flavor was *much* better, though. But the plants in the covered bed...holy cow! Huge (10" diameter) heads with bright green buds, and they tasted *sweet*!

And ZERO bugs! I put up 2 bushels in the freezer, and didn't find a single cabbage worm!

The cauliflower in a screen covered bed looks great...it's just getting ready to produce heads, there is no insect damage, and I'm hoping as it grows in our cooling late summer weather, the flavor and texture should be excellent.

I ended up skipping using actual shade cloth, because we haven't had the extreme heat this year.

It all takes a bit of fussing, and I need to plan out my plant spacing better, so the "screen covers" will fit over the plants without crowding or not fitting inside well. But its been well worth the trouble and time!

Summerthyme
 
It has shade cloth, Summer. It's a little over 2" tall. It may make it, but it's got the "oily look" which doesn't bode well. I've lost it before. It'll be back in the 80s next week. I'm going to try another planting (in a different spot). I'm not pulling anything up. If it all makes it, I'll give some away.

It's just been really hot at a critical time. Some of the tomatoes aren't going to set fruit, either. However, I planted them at different times, and I have some now that are about a week away from harvest. Gotta love the cherry tomatoes! They just keep growing until it gets too cold.

As for the garage door (if anyone cares), it's likely the sensors, which are close to the floor, so no ladders needed. it looks like I can pop those out of the brackets and splice the new ones into the old wires, which are both intact (I traced them). I'm going to also get an opinion from a friend who knows a lot more, but I ran two different trouble-shooting lists, and that's the most likely problem. I hope so! I don't want to replace the whole opener, yet, but I've added that to the list. (and replacing that unit requires being on a ladder. I may hire out that project.)
 
I've never tried to grow lettuce or other greens in the Fall. Turnips do well in the Fall, and turnips can be left in the ground during the early part of winter, here. My dad always said that turnips were best, once they had a good frost on the ground. Made them sweeter.

I've grown lettuce in old washtubs in the past. Easy enough to move around as needed if the sun got too hot on it.

Cary got the yard mowed. He didn't have much to mow, since most of the grass is brown and crunchy. We need rain, badly. I'll water just before dark this afternoon. Temp outside right now is 100 with heat index at 110. It's too hot, until the sun starts going down.
 
Given the costs and latest dangers of greens, I'm going to try to grow at least some of my own through the winter. If nothing else, I can keep bean sprouts growing this winter. I'll keep thinking about that. I can make a mini greenhouse in one of the kitchen windows.
 
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Meemur said:
Given the costs and latest dangers of greens, I'm going to try to grow at least some of my own through the winter. If nothing else, I can keep bean sprouts growing this winter. I'll keep thinking about that. I can make a mini greenhouse in one of the kitchen windows.
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The dangers worry me more than the cost. I broke down and bought some celery a few days ago. I did a search earlier in the summer and it was considered a risk so I waited. We should know soon because I couldn't wait any longer to make chicken salad. We had it tonight and it was so good I couldn't stand it. It has grapes in it too but I knew they were good because I sneaked a handful a few days back.
 
Another 100+ degree day with heat indices between 105 and 110. Heat index late yesterday afternoon hit 109. I waited, until right at sundown to water outside. These same temps will be with us through the weekend. No rain for the next 10 days in our forecast.

We will be in Tupelo most of the afternoon. I need to stop in at Mom's, first. Cary has a cardiology checkup for his loop recorder. Then, he has to go to his urologist's office to straighten out an appointment for his CT scan in October. The office messed it up. Sam's to gas up the SUV and get a good wash job for it. We'll eat, before coming home.

I got a letter in the mail, yesterday, letting me know that my dentist has retired!!!!! Man, what's with all my doctors retiring all of a sudden! I have been with this dentist seems like forever. He knows me well, all my perks and hang-ups and all. I already know who the new dentist will be, and he better be good, too.

I guess my rheumatologist will be the next to retire. He's only a couple of years younger than me. I'm not looking forward to that day, either. I've been with him for 25 yrs. now. So far, he hasn't mentioned retiring anyway soon.
 
Deep cleaning the laundry/pantry today. One of the lids on one storage bucket cracked and we've had a mouse. UGH! That bag of wheat went out to the chickens so at least not a total waste. He found where it came in though and that is now blocked. He's had good success with keeping them out of the rental house with cloves, cinnamon, and peppermint so that room now smells amazing lol. We don't want poison out because of the cats.
It feels good getting things organized in there and I FORBID anyone (our two "adult" children specifically) from leaving stuff in there. If they do I'm throwing it out.
Dh finally got the outside freezer running without tripping for now. He had it on a gfi and he swears that its the freezer bad and not the outlet. Everything in it is lost. He's going to dig a hole with the tractor and we can just bury everything. That loss hurts. If he decides we're keeping it I'm putting an alarm on it, I'm in the one in the pantry enough to know if it goes out but that one in the shed is for longer term storage like my turkeys I buy on sale every year.
 
It's been storming all day. I have long conversations with Gemini and Gemini help me make the best ever banana bread with some special tips haha.
I brought some things to burn for my daughter home yesterday and I just parked the truck in the barn with it just in time before the rain hit. Maybe I can get it done later? We'll see so got a little bit more house cleaning to do and that's it
 
Still wretched here (heat index in the 100s). I had a block watch meeting this morning at the cafe (several blocks were involved). We got a quick briefing about potential problems, including BOLOs for several individuals, one who is from this area and may return. Ugh! I hope not. It would be nice to have a peaceful holiday.

The lettuce is toast. Plan B is to start New Crop 1 on Monday in containers on wheels. New Crop 2 will be started in pots that will sit on the garden wagon for now. Those will eventually go into the cold frames that I need to build. Plan C is a small, portable greenhouse that will sit in front of the south kitchen window. Whatever lettuce that is still surviving around Thanksgiving will go in there. If I don't have lettuce at that point, I'll at least have sprouts.

I heard that travel is nuts right now: lots of road rage incidents, mostly on I-80. I'll limit my travel to the local area, mostly residential streets. People seem to be on really short fuses. $3.90 gas isn't helping.
 
Hot here too. Computer says 90º but my outside thermometer says 99º and it's in the shade on the north side of the house. Nothing accomplished here today although at some point I need to do dishes. I cooked a pot of small potatoes and boiled half a dozen eggs. So useful to have those items in the fridge. I took some cooked chicken out of the freezer yesterday so I'm thinking chicken salad and small potatoes browned in butter for supper. I probably have enough potatoes cooked for four meals.

Since I do not have any celery to add to chicken salad for crunch, I will peel and chop a carrot. So far, I have not heard of any recalls on carrots!!! My spring lettuce started out beautifully then the heat hit early and it turned bitter and went to seed.

A friend was supposed to come this afternoon to play Scrabble, but she must have forgotten. Likely her son called to say do you want to do ... and she is off with him. She has memory issues so maybe she just forgot. I called but went to voice mail instantly.

I've been reading a murder mystery which is okay although when I got to thinking about it, I realized it is 100% liberal. Two couples one lesbian and one gay, another black/white and several just living together. Also, view of life after death way off kilter. I have no particular issue with people living however they choose, because they will answer to a higher power. However, I don't like seeing the lifestyle promoted in books, news, etc. as normal. Anyway, the story line is good/funny. I haven't gotten to the who dun it yet.
 
No issues with Cary's loop recorder. Showed no Afib at all. When we got to his urologist's office, they were closed, today. We went on to Sam's to fill up the SUV, then on to the car wash. Got it washed and waxed. Had a good visit with Mom, too. She had an insurance check that required both mine and her signatures. I had to sign it, before she could get it cashed. We ate at Chick fil A then came on home.

Tupelo got a hard rain shower while we were there. Didn't rain a drop here. Humidity showers each day, but they always miss us. Temp at 101 with heat index at 110 right now.

The farmers in our area have begun to harvest their corn and soybeans. The soybean crops look like a great harvest this year. The corn, not so much. It was planted bad late. The cotton bolls are just now putting on, but it looks like the dryness and heat is hurting it big time. It was planted really late, too. I pray they all have a good harvest this year in spite of it all. There are large pine tree farms in our immediate area. One of those farms is being harvested right now. Logging trucks going up and down our road all day long for a week now, and they still aren't finished.

Tomorrow and Sunday will be incredibly busy for us.
 
We though it was dry here...we went over a hundred and fifty miles into Oklahoma today to pick up a tool for DH and we noticed the trees were in much worse shape and the grass too. The guy said they hadn't had rain since May. It wasn't hard to believe. If a fire ever starts over there, they won't be able to put it out. I've never seen anything like it...looked just like the dead of winter as far as the vegetation goes and it was eerily scary. I know they have to have lost a bunch of beautiful old trees...so sad.

Other than that, it was a fun trip. I love Oklahoma and if Arkansas wasn't my first love, that would be my next choice. We drove over through the Kiamichi mountains and came home through the Quachitas, both beautiful ranges but different. A little further north east coming home and we would have clipped the Ozarks. I love all three ranges but there is just something about the Quachitas that has my heart...so wild and ancient and probably because most of my ancestors are resting here...at least the last four or five generations. Because of the forced march, a few ended up in Oklahoma and probably one of the reasons I have such a soft spot for it...they took them in.
 
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