Already into August. I can't believe how time is just flying by. I have been keeping up with watering because if I don't the plants will curl up and die.
I need to do something different in garden area next year and that is not put too much organic fertilizer. Not sure what has happened but the leaves on the okra plants are huge and so are cucumber leaves. I have been keeping a cover on the tomatoes and some other plants during the heat of the day so they won't burn and it's helped.
I have been drying my Mexican Mint Marigold which as I believe I mentioned earlier posts that it can be substituted for Tarragon. I love Tarragon and when it's gone this takes the place. I like it cut up in butter and in chicken salad. All hanging in my window downstairs with
purple basil and green basil along with winter thyme.
I picked a few Teddy bear sunflowers, and they are drying in a vase with just a little water along with some zinnias. I don't replenish the water, and they dry well this way.
Since it has been so hot. I have been trying to clean up a few pictures that are from Mom and this one being of Mama's cousins. Rachel and Rolland Rees of Ohio.
This is the condition of photo
Backside
Mama wrote "my cousins"
I am trying to do what I can with old pictures to save them and give to people in family who want a copy. Rolland died in 2008 at 83. He was from Mentor Ohio.
I can't find anything on Rachel in the picture. I wish I could.
Here it is after cleaning it up a little bit.
A little too dark so I made the second one lighter
Little better but still more work to do.
Some more sharpening.
I had to zoom in to see what was on the shirt collar and it's a sailboat.
Well one down and many more to go.
Til next time
Betsy
