We Have A Plan

Hello, friends.  Last week, to replace some that didn't come up, I replanted a few seeds of yellow squash, tromboncino and eggplant.  I transplanted two sunflowers that had volunteered near the bird feeder to a better spot, and planted the wintersown borage, near the tromboncino squash.  There was a happy surprise, when I went to plant out the hydroponic basil I'd bought.  It was actually multiple plants, which I planted one evening with a 100% chance of rain in the forecast, followed by rainy and cloudy days.  Unfortunately, none of the rain panned out, other than a handful of drops, and there was lots of sun, but it looks like four may survive, which is more than I thought I had, so I'm considering it a win.

A $25 GC I'd gotten through Swagbucks was used to get dog beds at Marshall's, one a marked down bed, which almost covered them. McNibs has begun dribbling urine, so I need to have plenty to rotate.  He'd never tolerate a diaper, and always scratches around before laying down, so the pads wouldn't work either.  This seems the best solution.  I'm also looking into natural remedies to support him.  When we moved into this house, we had the small trailer we'd been living in moved into the woods.  J turned one side of it into a small workshop, gutted the middle for an outdoor work area, and I've used the rest of it for storage.  The majority of what was in one of the two rooms was boxes, saved from the time I was actively selling my friend's antiques on ebay.  There was such a variety of shapes and sizes of items, it was an attempt to have what I needed on hand.  As it's been a while since I've worked on that, I cleaned out all the boxes, and a number of other things.  This decluttering project has been long overdue, and I hope to get back to it soon.

I was looking forward to making tortillas for bean burritos, as I liked them so much the first time.  For whatever reason, this time the same recipe did not turn out at all, only stuck terribly to the pan.  After several attempts, with two different ceramic pans, I gave up, and had all my burrito fillings as is for dinner.  I put the batter in the fridge.  I harvested leeks for potato leek soup, at J's request, and thought I'd try again, to have tortillas with the soup, this time trying a little spray oil.  Same challenge.  It's a mystery.  Ah well, the chickens and pups have enjoyed them.  I gathered  a bouquet of peonies and roses for the house, white and pale pink.  A neighbor stopped by the next day, with a gorgeous bouquet of the loveliest pink peonies.  Over the weekend, we finally came up with a plan for our first skoolie adventure, nearby this time, to check how everything works.  It's a ways off, but we have a plan now!