Wednesday

I had a terrible time waking up and didn't really get up and MOVING until around 9 a.m. By that time Stacia was long gone to work and Millie was looking at me with a very perplexed look, wondering why her routine was disrupted. 

I did a day's Bible study and went out to the Garden. I wanted to be sure to get some time in today and rain is forecasted for the afternoon. It was COLD outside. 

The garden has been sadly neglected since mid-July. I did a bit of work in it between company and our trip to VA with Allie. That's IT....and it continues to produce. BUT it's getting COLD...38* in the morning... Today I pulled the zucchini plant and dug the remaining potatoes out of the ground. I planted a 1/3 of  the potatoes as I did last year. 

Digging the potatoes was a bit more involved than it should have been. I've not watered or weeded...It took a bit of weed whacking but I managed to find the dead plants under the green weeds. LOL 

In June I planted rows of wild flowers in the back of the garden. I'd run out of things to plant and I wanted to keep the weeds down. It didn't work. I got rows of WEEDS....

I was thinking about this and stretching when I thought I noticed a bit of color. Sure enough - something grew...

I've been informed these are thistles and not wild flowers but they ARE colorful. ::snort::

I think I'm done trying to plant in the ground. Next year I have plans for a gazebo in the garden AND I'll plant a few beds of flowers throughout the garden. I continue to try try to figure out how to use this big space. I can't keep up with the size of it alone. I am contemplating how I could get a community garden to work...get someone using the space and some company in the garden at the same time.  Either that or I am close to giving in and spraying all the weeds. This view is standing at one end of the space. I have a green house, a hoop house and 7 beds. The rest is still space...and the best we've done with weeds is putting down cardboard and wood chips. The space goes all the way back to the trees. I don't know that I can afford to construct a bunch of beds....but maybe. I will have to brainstorm how to make a community garden work before next year. I'm sure there are people who would love to drive out and have a bit of garden space. 

Anyway, I came back inside and did another day's work in Bible study and woke Michael up. He had a telehealth appointment with his neurologist from the Portland Movement Disorder clinic. 

I made a big pot of Smoky Salmon Chowder, had a bowl, left some in the crock pot and headed out for Bible study. Stacia came home while I was out. 

I met up with Arielle and rode over to the study with her and the kids. It was another good discussion. I love how Lifegroup and study are dovetailing. This is one of my very favorite ladies at the study. 

Ellie is so teeny I forget she's a full blown TODDLER. I caught her in action. 

I stopped at the mailbox on the way home and found a package for Stacia, mail and a package for us from Luke and Krista full of Japanese goodness. Duolingo has failed me and I can't figure out what some things are. I thought the treats below were colorful puffed corn - NO. Some sort of craft Styrofoam beads. 

We loved all the different Kit Kat flavors when we lived in Japan so it is fun to see the new flavors. We need to start planning a trip to visit KrUke.