Late summer happenings

Hours, days and weeks just flying by. Hubby likes tomatillos tomatoes ( so he says) so I made salsa that I put up. Yup I'm canning. When??? usually very late at night. Friends will ask, when do you have time? I don't, but there is nothing better then pulling out a jar in the middle of Winter. ( that's when I'll sleep)

I found a new thrift store the other day. Actually it's always been there just  bought by new owners but I like their inventory better and great prices. I'll show more later. I love those Limoge plates. How could I resist. 

After going to the bank and post office..... so boring... I stopped in the fabric store Coastal Sewing Machines in town. It's mostly a quilt store but they have the greatest fabric. I gave myself 15 minutes and even set an alarm alert. It scared me when it went off. I really wanted that black and white number but couldn't decide how much I wanted. I showed the photo to hubby and he said I really didn't need it. He was right since I was just going to use it for the produce table. The french general fabric in red and white was 40% off. I may have to go back:) of course I've yet to do anything with the last red and white french general pieces I bought but I like just looking at it in the drawer.
  

I've been better at saving seeds. Well I'm good at collecting them, not so good at finding them when I need to sow them in the Spring. I'm going to be more organized. These are hollyhocks that were the prettiest shade of pink. I'm going to use them also to add to my own garden. It's hollyhocks and foxgloves all the way for next year. They are so easy I don't know why I stopped growing them? Gives the garden that English garden feel. 
Cricket is our oldest girl and well George's favorite) he even goes and gets her coffee cream from McDonald's because she won't drink any other. No not starbucks, not dunkin donuts not even organic cream from the carton. All I can think is it's the chemicals they use to preserve it. I know

She didn't buy that the mouse was real either.
She's old but she's no dummy.

And yes Christmas merch is arriving and I'm doing a terrible job keeping up. I love when it comes in but the unpacking and pricing is not fun. 

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Hope you're all enjoying better weather.....I'm loving the temps in the 60's at night.......sigh

so so hot

Another day of heat to go.

( it's been a heatwave in many parts of the country)

Today it read 95 on my car thermometer.

I kept thinking it was going to lower when I started to drive down the road....but no.

It's been hot all week and I've been able to handle it

pretty well....but today was a killer.

Today I did hydrate myself more.

I started to realize that I hadn't been drinking enough

water and started to get a headache.

A sure sign of heat exhaustion.

Also so important to wear a hat. Keeping your head cool is also key to making it thru this kind of sun and heat.

....and if you can

RELAX

See my cats are well trained in the ways of avoiding heat exhaustion.



and drinking plenty of water.

We keep lots of bowls of water all over this place.

One of our crazy stray cats used to stand in the water while he drank it.

As you can see Charlotte isn't too afraid of water either.

Being a cat in a greenhouse you have to expect to get sprayed with water now and then.

Stay cool my friends and have 

a great weekend.

I'll be here sweating:)

Carole