We are settling in to the Dog Days of summer, with highs in the mid 90's the rest of the week. So glad I have air conditioning.
I am just plugging along, working and gardening and trying to stay cool. Walking Lola every morning early, before the heat gets bad. (I now know which of my neighbors are awake at 7 a.m.)
My tomato plants are pretty much done producing. Aphids have taken a toll. Mom and I were able to peel and put up a big bag of tomatoes. Sometime this winter I can make a terrific marinara sauce from those beauties.
I remember as a kid putting up most of the garden veggies into the freezer, and even buying more veggies at the farmer's market. Bruce and I hated stripping ears of corn for creamed corn but we loved eating it in the winter...
Michael is down to one job, lifeguarding on weekends at the neighborhood pool. He had tried another job for a few weeks but hated it - it was working in an un-air-conditioned warehouse. He also has left the restaurant job. He needs some time to unwind and catch up with himself.
So yesterday my friend Kate hosted him. She has two sons, one younger by several years and one older by several years. They live near Lake Allatoona in Acworth Georgia which is about 45 minutes away from here. The nice thing is that Michael is old enough to drive himself up there.
I told him to put sunscreen on his face and he ignored me. Lesson learned? I hope so.
