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G'day y'all. Feels like an early morning at mum's. Only 8am but it's a warm 81/27° with 71% humidity so it feels like 85/29°. Forecast is to reach 93/34° but feel like 103/39°. I have an appointment to have my car inspected this morning plus one or two other things before kicking back to relax. If there's a breeze the pup and I might sit out under the tree and watch the world pass by. Blessed be my brothers and sisters.
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So it's more a matter of want than it is need.
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It's gotten warm here, currently 94/34° with 45% humidity so it feels like 100/38°. Oddly, that 45% humidity doesn't seem all that bad after the last month in SC.
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So right now a dusting of snow would be more welcome than an inch of rain.
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I was wondering that too.
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I like the single linework.
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We're headed in that direction over the next couple days. Temps in the 90's/32-36° plus higher humidity. It'll seem like I'm back in SC.
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Greetings Albert. I am well enough thank you. Very tired as I spent roughly seven hours weeding and cleaning up outdoors after being away for eight months. Fortunately while it's warm, 88/31° it isn't particularly humid. Especially since I'm acclimated to SC levels of humidity. My body said enough was enough though so I've stopped for the day. Next task is to shower away the sweat and dirt then have something to eat.
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That pup plays better than I do though Thistle believes he can sing just as well.
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So I have a question. At the end of the year is there any chance you might mount and display the collection for others to appreciate or is this purely for your personal enjoyment, and ours?
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It's all coming together nicely. I enjoyed the flow of events and the relationships developing with those folks responsible for taking care of the house. Now they just need to hang some artwork. And as always it nice "hearing" Chipper perform.
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But wear a mask!
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Thank you. It's nice to be home but it also seems strange.
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It was a long trip. I made it home a bit after 1pm. The inside temp was 83/28° so after unloading the car my first job was to install the window ac unit. It's much more comfortable now. I spent some time wiping down kitchen and bathroom countertops and vacuuming. Except for a brief hour long visit in January I haven't been here in 8 months. So the place needs a good cleaning and I've some serious weeding to do to get things looking right. My neighbors took care of my part of a shared flower garden so that looks good and they kept the lawn mowed. I need to go for some groceries and then I'm going to relax as my head is achey.
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I had a ham and smoked cheddar sandwich, potato chips (crisps), pickles, chocolate brownie and lemonade in my motel room in NC. I packed everything at mum's this morning so I wouldn't need to go out whilst travelling.
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Your visit to an old student brought me to tears. How bright some candles burn only to be snuffed before their light can truly be appreciated. Thank you for all of these words you gifted us.
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Mean, just mean.
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Ohhh ... you gonna wiggle your toes in my chest hair and then squeal ...
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I think from what I've read it's a matter of fruit size. Those picked as smaller fruit are courgettes and large fruit are marrows.
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Oh so they just needed a bigger bed to make babies.
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Are they also called marrow or is that something else?
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Did you check for blossom end rot? It most common in tomatoes but effects zukes too. That's an issue with inconsistent watering. Zukes need roughly an inch of water a week if planted in the ground if potted you want to maintain a consistent moisture level. Do the wilting leaves look like they have talcum powder dusted on them? That's a sign of powdery mildew. Not usually a serious problem but if wide spread on a plant can effect fruiting because it inhibits photosynthesis. That's about all I can think of.
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Did you teach her that too?
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That's better news. Maybe you could hand pollinate. I know tomatoes will not set new fruit if the nights don't drop below about 70 degrees even if properly pollinated. Once the heat wave passes they'll begin fruiting again. Maybe peppers are the same. I do know if peppers don't get enough water they will not fruit. They take alot of water, I've had to water up to a gallon a day during hot dry weather. Try watering them daily and see if that makes a difference.
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We're having a brief rain shower. Apparently one of the numerous passing clouds leaks like a sieve. Blue sky all around it.
