“Yours truly” gets more curses than compliments regarding her garden!! When someone visits me, and admires my garden, I am ecstatically happy!! Former CARE employees came for a several-day visit, and smothered me with love and compliments about my beautiful flowering plants. Mary admired the Cape Honeysuckle and I said “Would you like one?” Yes, she would like one. She liked the Mexican Petunia. “Would you like one?” Mary also liked the Hummingbird Trumpet Vine, and Turk’s Cap, so I gladly presented those also. The idea of a Texas Lilac thrilled Mary but I do not have any “starter plants” (yet). I was able to give her Texas Lilac seeds. Mary and Tom made my day!!   🙂   🙂   🙂

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Before, and after, Tom and Mary’s visit, my focus was on my tomato plants. They have grown but did not produce (due to miserable hot, humid summer temperatures). Previously, I performed “radical surgery” and now in the process of trimming, and eliminating….

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This message is another “late” publication. The (13th) Tarp Shelter Remodel wasn’t published until 9:30 PM Friday (14th) so no time or energy to prepare the 14th day’s thoughts and pictures.