Woodfall

Watering was a walk in the park yesterday. I began at 6:00 and finished at 7:45 because I’d watered the front beds late on Sunday. I was happy to get it all done so early so that I could walk with our friends without any anxiety about thirst in my flora friends. When we got home, I puttered around the house doing chores until lunchtime and then, after lunch, I got busy getting recent plant purchases into the beds.

At 13:00, I was supposed to go over to Sandi’s for a visit and a tour of her garden, but she had to cancel. However, I stopped in long enough to have a bit of her rhubarb crumble and a short confab. Then I went to the nursery for soil to use as I transplanted some plants and planted my new ones.

And then the horror began. I got very sick, very quickly. It was either the crumble or the five cherries I ate before going to Sandi’s. I’ve had diarrhea before, but not the painful stomach that accompanied this sudden illness. I couldn’t function because I kept going to the washroom.

Finally, I felt stable enough to get into bed. I felt awful so I spent all the afternoon there, finally rising at 16:00 to walk Her Highness and to have some dinner. By five, I was feeling myself again, but I had little in the way of appetite. I watched a short movie and then went to bed very early.

Late on Sunday, when I was working in the yard, I head a loud rumbling noise that lasted, at most, for two seconds. I wondered what it was. Well … yesterday I found out what it was. Much of the wood that I’d stacked in my shed fell over. The shed is a mess of wood, and I dread having to restack it. 

There’s a ton of wood that has fallen against some wood that remains stacked, but it all must come down. It’s going to be a massive job to re-stack it all. I’m not sure if I will start today or leave it until Pete is back because I know that he will help me re-stack it. He’s back on the weekend. I may wait until then to do the work.

Today I Zoom with Dr. S., and the rest of the day will be spent watering at Pete and Ali’s and spot watering here at P.P. I’ll also be going garden chores as I try to bring order to things before Steve comes to visit. He loves gardening as I do, and he’ll appreciate all the work I’ve done since his last visit.

In my shed! The small wood stacked on the right is holding up the wood
behind it that is going to fall when the small wood is moved. It's scary to
think I must move the small wood becasue all the big wood behind is going
to tumble down. I don't want to be along doing the work. Pete will help
when he comes home from his travels.

This is the Firetruck Grill, the food truck I love to patronize every
Sunday. It is a favourite Summer ritual for me and many others.

There are lots of tables to sit on in the park where the food truck
is installed for the Summer. There are also lots of dogs and you can
see some of the artists booths unter colourful tents in the background.

My favourite: Fish tacos!! Yum!!