Tuesday, April 18, 2023

[Dave]

No Daily yesterday - sad.

I was recuperating after a strenuous (and productive) weekend:

I dug up another 40 lb (18 kg) load of weeds and the green bin is again full until trash pickup day.

I sowed seeds (thanks again Steve) of 6 varieties of heirloom tomatoes (have another 7 or 8 more varieties to go), and potted one seedling heirloom tomato plant. I also replaced the soil in my small raised bed and sowed seeds of 3 varieties (Thai Hot, Poblano, and Big Thai Hybrid) of hot peppers, leaving room for a couple more varieties.

With the old soil from the pots and the raised  bed I leveled some areas in the front yard where I intend to sow seeds of Gaillardia and Ice Plant.

I also got in about 5-1/3 miles of walks.

Yesterday I cooked up a big batch of bean & ham soup; enough for 6 or 7 meals. I followed my usual practice of making this rather bland, so that each time I decide to heat some up I can season that meal'
s serving differently.

But all this activity came at a cost - my back became so stiff and sore that I have used up nearly all my Salonpas patches.

Here's a lily taken on Saturday...