Sadly, no Tuesday Morning store anywhere within my driving distance. I have loved to shop there for bargains. My Tuesday morning was exceptionally pleasant. No humidity so delightful to work in the yard. I almost can’t believe how much was accomplished. Picture #3: I wasn’t happy with a small cement block under each base. (Everything needs a very study base because a mole has tunnels all over my yard.) Big paving blocks were available and a good idea (IMHO). I will level and straighten another day. ~~ The weather was ideal for more yard work but my energy was depleted. ~~ In my mind’s-eye, I can see a camouflage tarp spread between the two high bars to create a Winter shelter for my perennial plants. Too early to execute that part of the plan.

… do it well!!

You’ve heard me say it before: “I just couldn’t stop.” I thought I was stopping at 8:36 but was back in the yard moments later. First, I sanded off the rust; second, I applied Goo Gone to eliminate sticky residue from Duct tape. Now (11:15) I’m waiting for paint to dry!! Actually, “first” was time spent with the blocks that will stabilize the picnic table.

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Feels like 111 degrees!!!

… of the garden project. Will it n/ever happen??

I love my garden!! I’m weary of the clutter in my yard. I want “completion” not “confusion.”

The heat and humidity drove me indoors at 8:30. I was sweating profusely while working to level cement blocks to stabilize the picnic table. This precedes my proposed shelter for perennial plants–when we experience freezing temperatures next Winter. (Remember, I’m playing a “mind game” as I “think cool.”)

Early morning news, TV weatherman said “warm and muggy this morning; hot and steamy today; dangerous heat….”

For my garden.

The one in the middle is my absolute favorite: Saint Francis of Assisi is holding a Bluebird. (I searched for garden sculptures on the Internet. Naturally, the one I prefer cannot be found “on sale.”)

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FYI: This is how I fritter away the hours–inside, in the air-conditioned trailer.

Please click this link and watch an inspiring video.

After a rather restless night, it was a joy to find this link in an email message from a friend.

John Wayne’s Tribute to America

John Wayne – America, Why I Love Her

Any way you look at it, it’s HOT!! I worked in the yard until 11 o’clock. Nothing very strenuous. It’s almost 3 o’clock and I’m lethargic and feel like it is nap time.

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Baked Alaska?? No, baked Lorraine!!

At eleven o’clock it was time to head into the air-conditioned trailer!! Putting down paving blocks is too strenuous in the heat. I worked on simple tasks. There were two invitations to go into Livingston for lunch and shopping. I declined; too much to do. I do need to “shop” but I know what I want and I won’t dawdle. I need some silver spray paint for the galvanized pipe for proposed structure. (The pipe is rusty, and shabby.) I need groceries because I’m sick of the crappy food they serve in the dining room!! I’ve been engrossed with my patio, and yard, I’ve neglected to shop for groceries.

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Any way you look at it, it’s HOT!!

Before dawn, I was on the computer looking for inexpensive planters–or trash receptacles. I mentioned in an earlier blog that planters are “so expensive.”  Sleepless… I decided to search the Internet believing I’d find items priced significantly less than local retailers. What a shock!! No bargains!! Look at Big Bo Pot Vase XL. I love this 3-piece set. Check this attractive square planter. Rubbermaid trash can. After several hours (yes, several hours), I found this website. These planters “fit” my budget!! I found–and purchased–from this retailer. This planter has a shape similar to my rain barrels.

Hey, Lorraine, shop in your own backyard!!

The two waste baskets will be ideal for shrubs that have a long root system. No plants in mind (yet). While preparing this blog, I see that the “A-frame”-shape clothes-rack will be ideal–with tarp or blanket–over the Cape Honeysuckle (when we receive freeze warnings). Little by little, I’m using the items from my garden in North Carolina. Remember, I’ve only been on this RV-site since January 2014. My household items arrived in February. The weather has been my enemy!!

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After lunch, I lingered in my yard less than ten minutes. Beastly HOT!!! I’ve concluded that the framework that covered the Verbena (in North Carolina) will cover the two Mandevilla plants. (Funny, funny, ha ha;  planning for winter in early August!!) ~~ As I said in yesterday’s blog, “plans for my garden are constantly evolving.”  In this brief period of time, I’ve discovered that I’ll be able to cover three perennials without moving them to the proposed “flat-roof tent-structure.” However, Calibrachoa (and others) will need the improvised shelter.

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Postscript, 6:20 PM: Local weatherman just said “We’re heading for the hottest days of the year!!” That statement on the heels of report that temperatures were 96 and/or 97 but “feels like 106.”