October 9th

I love October.

The weather is mild and not 

too hot, giving me the energy

to do things outdoors again.

But,

I wish we had a real fall

where the leaves turned,

It's the deep South,

so,

 I'll take this weather

with its' low threat of hurricanes

that no longer make me

leery about watching the weather.

Also,

in 2 days, it will be my Sister's

Birthday!

She's my support, my ally,

my entertainment,

my audience and my critic,

but also my biggest fan

and mot to mention,

my best friend.

The best things in life

really aren't things,

they are sisters.

And..

in 9 days it will be the CEO's

birthday.

He is my anchor.

When I met you,

I saved me.

As we get older,

I can't imagine a day without you.

I say "I love you" often,

not to hear you repeat it back,

but to make you know that 

you are one of the best things in my life.

It's the small day to day 

kindnesses that we do for 

each other that make this

life fun.

I'll always love you

and I hope we have many more

days together where we

get on each others nerves!

So,

here's an early

Happy Anniversary

for 10/20.

Still the one after all these years!

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A few of our harvests...

Eggplants, Bell Peppers and Jalapenos.

More peppers

Purple Bell peppers.

Beets in the corner

of the onion bed.

Root veggies grow well together.

Romaine lettuce

almost ready for yummy salads!

Purple Romaine.

Jalapenos.

The CEO turning the compost bin.

Lucy and Ethel.

We now run a small hen

Nursing Home for over the hill hens.

They no longer lay eggs, they

just walk around the yard like 

raptors looking for prey.

They still eat bugs, lizards, small snakes,

frogs, crickets and an assortment of

low hanging veggies.

They are also best buds with Minew,

so, the 3 of them make of a kind

of Charlie's Angels group that

protect each other.

The girls getting a snack.

Lucy looks skeptical...

Minew, rubbing on her catnip.

She loves this stuff!

Some of our Succulents.

This is one is called a 

Dudleya.

This one is a 

Haworthia.

And this is a Sedeveria.

 They are so easy to grow!

we love these guys 💓

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We need to get some Halloween 

candy soon before it's all picked over

and we're left with crappy Circus Peanuts,

Peanut Butter Taffy wrapped in orange and black waxed paper,

or Almond Joys, and buy some chocolate ones that

I'd like to eat.

I can't stand coconut and licorice.

Yuck!

I think that after I die,

I'll be sitting in Purgatory's

Waiting room while they process 

my paperwork, and these candies

will be in the complimentary bowl.

😔

(By the way, is "Trick or Treat"

a statement, question or a threat?)

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Be nice!

💚💙

One last observation...

So there's watermelon,

but wouldn't it be nice if

there were earthmelon,

firemelon and airmelon too?

We could call them the

Elemelons!

P.S.

Thanking my friend's daughters for

the most thoughtful gift of flowers

that are incredibly beautiful!

😘