Good morning!
Nice cool morning out there but it'll be hot later. Not as hot as the recent almost-100* days that we've had recently. It looks like the hottest part of the summer is over for us. Yay!
Well, big things happening at our house this week! We have a large willow tree in our front yard and 5 large cottonwoods in the backyard. They've grown too tall, they're too big around, and too close to the fence. In the backyard, the roots are coming out of the ground, creating a lot of trip hazards. Not to mention that our sprinkler system is getting broken and it's hard to mow the lawn (what little of it is left). Plus the fence is getting ruined. So this Wednesday, we have a crew coming to take them all out! They'll cut down the trees, remove the debris, grind the stumps and remove the big roots coming out of the ground. It'll be about a 3 day job.
They're bringing a bucket truck to help--those trees are BIG. We need to move the garden boxes that are in the side yard. So today's going to be spent digging out and transplanting the herb plants I have in one of the boxes then taking the boxes apart and spreading the dirt. I haven't been successful in growing anything in those boxes--I think it was at least partly due to not enough sun. Our neighbor had a tree that made the area too shady. As part of the whole yard redevelopment project, we're going to move the garden so taking the boxes out is no big deal.
I got tomatoes, peppers, onions and jalapeņos for making salsa on Saturday. I got the tomatoes ground and today I'll finish the salsa. So I've got a canning project to do.
Hopefully I'll get to the laundry today. If not, we have enough to get through to tomorrow.
Have a good day!
Merilee
