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I had a busy day today. I got both book shelves installed in the closet and pantry. It’s amazing how fast they filled up. I have some clothing on the closet shelf because my furniture is still in Vineland. When I move, I can put the clothes in the drawers. The pantry is partially filled. I have to unpack the cookbooks and place them on the shelves.
I planted my gladiola bulbs by the fence. The ground was hard out front. The back is still soft because it is shaded. I saw a snake out back this morning. It was a garter snake. It was sunning itself. He moved into the leaves when he saw me. I’m glad Danny wasn’t with me. He would go after it.
This morning, I went to the Home Depot and got some things. I got the expansion foam and a hedge trimmer. I hated to spend the money for a hedge trimmer but the old one died and I will need it until my house sells. I got a few other things and then went to the green house of my new friend, Joan from the church. They have several greenhouses. Her son started in a little green house and then their business has grown. She and her husband and two sons work in the business. They take their plants to farmers markets. They had a Mother’s Day plant sale at the church this past Saturday and Joan brought Christmas plants to the church bazaar last December. I got several beautiful Christmas Cactuses for gifts.
Today, I bought three petunias for my planter hanging on the railing of the entrance landing. II got purple, hot pink and white. I put the white in the middle. I have to cover them up tonight as there are frost warnings up. The plants here are more expensive than in Vineland. The flats here are $16.00 and in Vineland, they are $12.00. I may get a few from Joan and get the rest in Vineland and bring them down. I don’t think I will plant any in Vineland. I have enough perennials there. I just won’t have any bedding plants.
I drilled some one inch holes in the floor of the cabinet under the kitchen sink. There were some pretty large gaps under there where the pipes come through. I sprayed as best as I could and hope I got the gaps all filled in. I’ll keep the trap set for a while to make sure. I went around the outside of the skirting and filled in any holes I saw there. I think you only get one shot with the foam. After that, it hardens and the can can’t be used again. At least, I haven’t figured out a way to use it again even thought it still has plenty left in the can. I guess you have to have all your projects ready to be foamed at once. When I start working under the mobile home, I’ll get some more and fill in where needed. I’ll have to find in advance all the places that need filling.
I have a couple more projects to do here before I head to Vineland. I want to stain the fence in redwood and apply it to the legs of the picnic table and benches to protect them from the ground. I’ll put some on the front and back steps where the paint has worn and on the landscaping timbers.
It’s time to take Danny out before he goes to bed for the night.
News from the Vorlon Wife.