Last Thursday I had an abscessed tooth extracted that had a problem previously about ten years ago. This time the tooth needed to be removed. Of course it was right smack in the front bottom where I couldn't avoid looking like an old mountain woman who lives in a log cabin and sits on her porch with her rifle beside her leaned again the log house and her jug of moonshine in one hand. When I arrived home from the dental appointment I started right away on two Motrin and one Acetaminophen every six hours so didn't feel too badly. I've worn a bottom partial for years so had a temporary new one was made with a false tooth to fill in the space. I had a follow-up app't the next morning to see where the sore spots from the temporary were starting. It was more painful to remove the partial than any sore spots. My dentist filled down areas that showed sores but putting the partial back in was awful. By Friday night I removed the partia...
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Can you remember a moment or a day that everything felt calm and peaceful? A time that you wanted to hold onto for as long as you could? Today felt like like that for me. When you go without something you need for a while, there is a greater appreciation when it returns. Today there was no rain in sight, no deep gloomy overcast, even though the weather alert radio sounded off three times in the early morning hours with severe storm mornings, hail, lightning, and probable power outage with trees down. There actually was a sunrise this morning. I drove to the Murphy farmers market after breakfast for arugula, most of mine have bolted, and her new mustard greens for lunch today. Also visited the English lady for a few of her fresh baked pastries. As soon as I got home, I headed to big garden to plant the new Coreopsis I had just bought at the farmers market. Also planted pineapple sage planted which have lovely red trumpet flowers...
Monday the mountain got just under 3" of rain in two hours. Driving home from the yoga class was a bit challenging. There was pooling and rivers of water running down the highway. As suddenly as the rain cell opened up, I drove into sunshine with no rain. I did get to the garden to transplant my zucchini and squash plants but soil is so soggy I put the trowel away and quit. Collard are growing well. More delicate things like basil and red lettuce have some torn leaves, That's okay I'm going to chew them anyway. Tomorrow is supposed to be a longer period of sunshine. The record rain in Chattanooga for May was 12" and we're over 8" so far at this halfway point. My wrens have fledged. The two new birdhouses I built are occupied. Black-capped chickadees are feeding their babies in one house and my bluebirds have nested in the other. When I'm at the kitchen sink I get to enjoy the bluebir...
The new fence looks wonderful. Ricky T. and Travis raked and cleaned the whole area before measuring, cutting, and installing the new fence. It doesn't look like much in this photo but it's neatly done and I am so pleased. The past couple of days we've been experiencing the last cold front, the blackberry winter. Thunderstorms that rattled windows and shook the house like an earthquake brought 40 degree nights again and daytime temperature around mostly cloudy 60 degree days. Breezy and chilly compared to what it was. Actually, more comfortable for exerting work outside. I bought two flaming azaleas from Spud's fresh fruit and vegetable stand not far from the house. Yesterday I dug a bowl in the wet clay to plant one. Fenced it in before the deer could smell the blooms. Giving my writs and hands a rest today. Will plant the other one tomorrow. Once they are established and have some height deer won't pay attention to them. ...
Last evening's wonderful time together at Michaelee's Italian Restaurant....... left to right...Sandy Durrett, her son, Keith, who moved into the house to be her caregiver when Clay died. Lynn, always with a smile and a happy attitude and willing to eat out. Janice, lost Ernie late last summer. We were seated in the Monaco room, had the room all to ourselves. It felt like a mafia meeting! It was quiet and cozy with soft cushioned chairs and wonderful service. Janice kept saying she was so content and happy. That was good to hear because she has been so depressed since Ernie's sudden death. Travis and Ricky T. working on my new fence around the old garden. They raked and cleaned up the garden and put in new 6' stakes. I can do some serious planting in May. The locals say to wait until after Mother's Day.
I don't need to adopt pets............. Mother Nature has provided me with a variety of creatures to enjoy from morning to night. About ten days ago Janice and I were returning home from Clyde, NC where I had an endodontist appointment for an abscessed tooth when as we drove through the Nantahala Gorge all traffic was stopped. We could see people clearing branches from the road and heard chain saws cutting trees. We sat for at east twenty minutes when one car drove from where the noise was coming from and people were clearing the road. Two people and their two dogs got out of this car that was crushed when a group of trees slid down the mountain totally covering the vehicle. Someone must have had a chainsaw in their truck or car. People were lifting limbs and small tree trunks to free the car and passengers. The roof was crushed and all the windows and windshield were shattered. I can't imagine the frightening sound these poor people hea...
My little female hummingbird showed up on the back porch feeder Thursday afternoon. I figured she had arrived because whenever the male perched on a feeder he craned his neck upward in defensive mode. My friend, Susan, headed out her door this morning to walk her dog and saw a bear on her property. A first time for her so she and Nigel went right back inside. She lives about 10 minutes from me. The temperature was 40 degrees this morning at 8:30 when I headed to Murphy's farmers market in town. Not many vendors set up early in the season but my favorite husband/wife team are always there....rain or shine. Today they had their first harvest of baby kale, spinach, and mustard greens. Bought a bag of each. She is a native Cherokee Indian and sells her homemade healing salves made with her farm grown herbs. When she sets up each Saturday she burns dried sage to heal, protect, increase wisdom, and boost defense against disease. This...