Good Wednesday morning. Talked to Petra in Germany yesterday... it is SO hot there. 40 degrees C/104 degrees F. They will be bringing the heat here with them as it's supposed to be in the mid-90's here all weekkk knext week. At least the pool will finally warm up enough for me.... I hate cold water!

I picked the first "mess" of green beans yesterday. I always say only country boys like my husband know just what quantity makes up a mess! So I had some steamed beans with a bit of butter, salt and pepper for supper last night! I'll pick the rest of them tomorrow and that's supper sorted for Saturday night. Hubby will make a big pot of smoked ham hocks, green beans and potatoes. It's a "thing" around here and is really good. He makes a broth with the smoked hocks, onions, celery and chicken broth in the pressure cooker, then simmers the meat with potatoes and new beans in the broth. I will do a couple pans of cornbread to go with it.

Grocery store run today.

Good morning everyone.

We're also having a heat spell and I'm having to turn on the air conditioning in the late afternoon. Last year I think I only turned it on about six times. I think we're in for a pretty hot and dry summer here, too.

I planted a few perennials around the pond yesterday but I still need one big evergreen in the back of it to anchor it in winter. I might swing by the nursery later today. I can buy a big one in a pot, as they deliver, and I can have my landscapers plant it next month. I was thinking about a weeping cypress, but I suspect it would get too big.

Good afternoon Boomers.

Good Morning everyone! Wide Awake Double Dark Brew is ready.

I hope we are not in for a long, hot, humid summer!

Enjoy your day Boomers!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Gerry, we always have long, hot, humid summers. Robert and I both won at Music Bingo last night. Enjoy the day and hug someone.

Good morning everyone. Yes, I've heard the temps over in the UK, France and Europe are hot! That's not fun unless you have a pool to relax in. I'm off to Enjoy WADDB, bagels and playing magic the gathering.

Have a great day everyone

Good morning all,

More dry weather but it's cloudy and apparently rain is on its way.

I did get to the nursery yesterday and found a few more plants to tuck into the rocks around the water feature, some sedges and other grasses, and some deep scarlet Bee Balm, but I have yet to find the perfect large shrub or tree. There was a yew that looked pretty but it would have a straight upward growth and ultimately would simply look like a displaced hedge shrub.

I did buy a small weeping blue cedar. Beautiful plant, but this is a tiny tree, only 3 feet. I think I might plant it so that it grows along my back fence instead.

It's dance day so I'll have to review the choreography for today.

Good Thursday morning. From what I read about the super El Nino, we are all in for some extreme weather this summer.

Cleaned inside my refrigerator this morning - it was due for a good scrubbing. When the Germans are here, we do a lot of cooking and I want to at least start with a clean refrigerator!