The third daughter searched high and low for her special dress. We had almost given up when I remember just one more thrift store….She ended up with a short dress that lacked the modesty required for the event….but we were able to find a blouse to put under it which matched more than perfectly. We were then surprised and rejoiced when the girl at the counter decided that it was a summer dress (even though it was velour) and sold it to us for $1!!
So Friday arrived with the dad and mom running off to the farmers market, and two of the girls rushing off to the neighboring state for a dance. (English Country Dancing is gaining in popularity but still they are few and far between.) Poor Mid-Kid with her bad cold got stuck at home and had to clean up the mess in the kitchen that is always part of the Friday market rotation…I was so thankful for her cheerfulness to do the job even though she was not at her best.
So Hubby and I had to work both markets this week…just the two of us. I felt horrible yesterday but managed to pretend good cheer when selling our wares to the customers. This morning, I felt better but I really struggled with word block today and felt myself bumbling over my words. This does not make for good salesmanship. But overall we were greatly blessed at both markets…
I had enough energy left over to go and weed my fall garden area. I have lots of little beets and lots of green looking stuff. I felt so bad the day I planted the stuff that I didn’t write down what all I planted where…so some of that cabbage looking stuff is collard greens and some of it is kohl rabi’s…and some might even be cabbage!
I got bored with hoeing that area and shifted over to cleaning out a bed. It all started because I checked to see if there were any more potatoes ready to dig…Then found to my dismay that the voles have decided the potatoes are to their liking. <BIG FROWN!> Note to self—tell Hubby that we need a vole trap put in that bed. I even know where the hole to their house is….
I pulled up all the grassy stuff and put it in a pile for composting. This bed looks so good that I plan to go in and turn the straw into it and it should be ready for planting next spring. A couple of the beds are going to need more manure and straw but this one looks really good.
After I got that job done, I decided it was time to quit but that meant I needed to go around and water all the things in pots…in the process, I discover that Hubby had mowed off my baby oak tree, I was a bit miffed but when I found out it was an accident….Oh well, easy come, easy go…
That has kind of been the way the season has been this year. Easy come and going…I am not sure the neighbors appreciate it. I am very embarrassed to have a weedy flower patch out front but I need to move things before I can just mow it off. I have told Mom I am going to mow it off. She goes on and on about how she had such a pretty flower garden and how if she were able she would just go out there and pull that poison ivy out with her hands….etc. etc. etc. I will do what I can to save her Day Lilies, and I will do all I can to save my grandmothers flowering almond but I am hoping that by the end of next week, to have it mowed down. I am ready to put a sign in the middle that says, “WARNING Poison Ivy!” Then maybe people will understand the ugly weedy mess that we keep mowing around. There is a lot going on next week and I might not get it done…but it is certainly on the list.
I do have an update on the oldest daughter’s quadruplicate eye problem. It turned out that one stigmatism had gotten worse and she has developed another stigmatism in the other eye. She does have some eye muscle weakness probably from the Lyme so he wrote her prescription with prisms to help correct the problem. It seems like there was another little something that was Lyme related but I can’t seem to remember what it was… She was a bit nervous about seeing this doctor but when he told her that he and his family have Lyme as well, she relaxed and it turned out to be okay. She was very relieved to learn that corrective lenses could be had and immediately went out and got a new pair of glasses. She says they feel a bit strong but she is so happy to be able to see again.
We all rejoice with her!