Midweek Catch Up

White Sage Flowers

The white sage plant in the front garden is flowering.  It is a California native plant and drought tolerant.  Bees love the flowers.  The plant is edible, but, I must admit that I haven't actually used it in my cooking.  

I spent a fairly quiet holiday weekend.  I watered the garden on Saturday as I didn't do it on Friday.  On Sunday, I did some laundry and house cleaning , picked up my medication refills from the pharmacy, and went into a department store in the same shopping mall as the pharmacy to return a package as the item sent was the wrong size.  I had been thinking of going to the store later in the week, after the holiday weekend, but, the parking lot was quite empty, so I went inside and the store was quite empty for a holiday weekend!  I thought there would be more of a crowd shopping the Memorial Day sales, but, no crowds at that particular store.

On Monday, Memorial Day, I did some weeding in the back garden and, later, my daughter talked me through the process of setting up the new laptop that she got me as a Mother's Day gift.  It is up and running and it is lovely to have a reliable internet connection, again!  I have been bookmarking most of the blogs I visit on a regular basis, but, I know that there are one or two that I haven't bookmarked yet.  

On Tuesday, I watered the garden, did more weeding, and picked blueberries.  Afterwards, I gave myself a pedicure.  

Today, Wednesday, gardener M was here and we set up some wire mesh around the "corn patch" (hopefully!) and the okra bed:

The Corn Patch (with Mama Cat guarding it)

This seems to be Mama Cat's favorite spot in the garden at the moment.  She even sleeps there, although her cardboard box is still set outside, under the patio.  

Okra Bed

The okra seedlings are coming up, but, already, some of them have been eaten by something!  Not sure what - birds?  Chicken Little? Snails?  Hopefully, the wire mesh will discourage birds from eating the seedlings.  We used the wire mesh that I already had and some branches and part of a broom stick for the supports.  But, M has been tasked with sourcing some bamboo poles for the pole bean supports.  

The roses are still flowering:

Rose

M has also been asked to buy some top soil, at his convenience, to add to the rose bed.

I spent a little more time in the garden after M left and did a bit more weeding.  I have been carrying the metal garden chair around and sitting on it to weed.  

And I came across this bee, resting on a leaf on the nectarine tree, and cleaning its hind legs.  It seemed like a rather odd thing of it to do, but, I suppose they don't want to always have pollen on them?  

Bee at Rest

I was going to make a meal plan for the week on Monday, but, I've been finishing up leftovers for the most part.  For brunch, today, for example, I made waffles to eat with the last of the chicken curry.  Dinner was some of the frozen breaded shrimp, baked in the toaster oven, with tomato chutney to dip into.  I'm thinking of maybe getting a pizza for a late lunch, tomorrow, on my way home from the doctor's appointment; if I do, there will be leftovers for dinner and another lunch or two.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- My new computer
- My daughter helping me with setting it up
- Reliable internet services, again
- M's help with the garden
- The availability of my medications

Today's joyful activities include gardening, crocheting, and watching online videos.

Plans for tomorrow include the appointment with the doctor to go over blood test results.  

How is your week coming along?