We are two months late, but we finally got the garden done. We are trying to downsize, so all the beds has to be moved and rebuilt. We were able to get most of the weeding done this weekend, put clean straw in the isles and wood chips along the front. We also planted carrots this weekend. String beans are coming on. We will have to can or freeze them next weekend.There was a thunderstorm Friday morning. I heard water dripping inside the wall in the dining room. I slogged out to the garage in the rain and brought the ladder in the house. The attic access in in the bathroom. There was rain water running down the sewer vent pipe. Luckily, it was an easy fix to go up on the roof and put sealer around the pipe. Our roof covering is 18 years old so we are walking a fine line with it.

I missed the past two weeks with my writing group, but did make the monthly meeting. I am usually a zombie in the summer because I work outside shoeing horses and the heat is wearing. I am planning to go this week. I have several nonfiction books I want to get outlined. I started carrying a digital voice recorder with me in the car. I drive a lot between barns and always think of things to write. But when I get home my mind goes blank. There are a couple of writing courses I would like to attend next year. Both are in Texas. I think I would benefit from that more than a conference at the moment. I would rather wait until I have the novel done before I attend another conference so I can take advantage of the agent and editor meetings.