holy smokes it's some

  zucchini and cucumbers!

 

the zucchini haul .. wasn't prepared so the passenger seat of Bessie had to be the container.

 

 

the zucchini row .. they look better than the "phone" camera picture

 

and then I kept going and found a bunch of cucumbers ... and kept digging in Bessie's box and found a small 1/2 peck (1/4 peck) basket ... the time has come to haul baskets and tools (knippers, knives and gloves)

 

I was up spraying the squash and pumpkins for squash borer's -- the damn things already got 3 plants ... so, me and the liquid sevin were hard at work ... it was windy enough to flip the leaves up so I could spray underneath.

 

Since I sprayed every hill I found some nice looking squash too!  and more bugs.  ugh. 

 

I have no doubt that my Grandfather is looking down and shaking his head at me -- weeds, bugs, poor germination ... but eventually something will mature and if nothing else -- we'll eat well.

 

Tuesday night (wind permitting) is more weed control.  got some out of control quack grass and millet ... hybrid weeds ...

 

but first I'm going to peel a cucumber and have a snack!

 

and by the way spell check spelled zucchini for me ... I think it should be zuchinni ....

 

 

 

do you see what i see....

the cantaloupe are coming along nicely ...

the deer battle to start soon

 

don't laugh -- it's a watermelon ...

prayers needed for a late fall

 

 

the pumpkin / squash end is looking good

although found some squash borers had wiped out a few plants

spraying begins tonight.

 

 

the watermelon end is sad .. oh so sad

I swear they doubled in size while we were gone.

 

 

elder #1 and his 1962 International Truck ... his latest restoration project ... it runs (and smokes) ... the main test last night was the clutch/transmission ... next up is a major engine overhaul ...

 

 



Home sweet home ...

  in a nutshell.  4 1/2 days of no work -- 2 plane rides (the return trip was much smoother) ... one security pat down at the airport. 

  3 tours of temple square -- it's a 40 acre site (or 8? square blocks) ... a 5K walk each time.  odd food all week.  although the hotel restaurant was good.

  a little shopping -- well 1 expensive item, Pandora is wonderful.

  96 pictures.

  home to 85 emails and only 4 answering machine messages!


  laundry is almost done.


M

ps.  and i sped up the internet connection at home ... my cure for any computer ailment.  shut it off and turn it back on ... works like a charm.

Saturday at Temple Square

Test

efficient diva

   so it's my 3rd and last day of being a tourist in 105' weather.  I did my morning trek thru Temple Square ... dashed to the City Creek Mall McDonalds and bought a huge iced coffee took a break at the water sculpture/fountain.

   Temple Square has many water features/fountains and today I attempted to take pictures of them.  Temple Square is literally 1 block from the hotel.  Which I'm at the hotel data center typing away.

   just logged in and printed our boarding passes for tomorrow and the luggage too -- makes the check in at the airport go faster.  I.don't.like.flying.   that should be in all caps. ----- so mrs pyjama's, don't expect me to show up in Australia anytime soon.  I'd need to be drugged to get that far.

  stamping diva is at her last day of the conference.  I got to say the stamping divas get a bit more excited that the quilting divas -- holy cats they were jumping in the aisles at the awards banquet last night and carrying on (mind you there are 6,000 of them).  lots of treats and goodies for the participants ... we should not need an additional suitcase to get home. 

  next up today is the homework I brought along.  too hot to be outdoors.  and i need a couple of naps.  the hotel is very nice but the beds are way to soft for this diva.  I almost went to the floor last night to sleep!  ya, they are that soft.

Toodles
Marie


ps.  I was able to add captions to Wednesday and Thursdays blog posts.  Will upload more pictures today!

Thursday.

 street scene from the pedestrian walkway to the mall or between blocks of the mall. 

 

the stampin' up distribution -- packing/shipping/receiving warehouse.

 

I and Jean at the stampin' up facility --- its a pretty cool place, even with 6,000 visitors in a 6 hour time frame.  17 buses hauling back and forth ....

 

 

market stand on the street corner ... lots of watermelons!

 

I discovered the pandora store in the mall .... went a bit overboard but love it!

 

Day 1 of the Adventure

Blogging from the iPad stinks.  Nice flight, toured the "great salt lake" it was damn hot and we 're pink from the sun.  The airport shuttle driver was in a race and the tour dude was not much better.  We lived.

marina at the Great Salt Lake .. lots of really cool pictures here. 

 

the great salt lake -- north of Salt Lake City?

smelled horrendous ...

 

da plane boss, da plane

 

Sunrise on the drive to the airport -- a couple of miles from home!