Day 132. Sept 3. Monday. Working on the farm

Somewhat busy day for me again.  I cooked lunch for 10 people and it all was received well.  Not too many leftovers.  And what was left, my great nephew’s wanted to take home.  I was a hit with them.

Went home with Cathy and worked in the apples again.  They picked up something like 20- 5 gal buckets of apples and THAT is a LOT of apples.  We are making progress but still lots to do.

Early this morning, I went out to Phil’s garden and picked a 5 gal bucket of tomatoes for Stef to can and I helped her with some apples before lunch, too.  Both these ladies have lots of produce to take care of.  That has always been one of my favorite jobs in the summer but I don’t get to do that a lot because there is only me and I can’t eat that much.  So I’m glad I have this opportunity to help them.

My brother, Phil and his son, B J hauled lots of gravel today and BJ’s dump truck is a 1968 relic that runs but is really an antique.  He has to do all kinds of things to it to keep it running.  Riding in it is a thrill.  You feel every bump, it is loud, but has enough power to haul loads of gravel up hill.  A real relic.

So this morning, I also pulled lots of weeds while picking tomatoes.  I could pull weeds every day and never get all of them.  They have had so much rain, the weeds grow faster than anything else.  What a pain.

That’s it for today.

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Retired musician, now gardener and cyclist. View all posts by bikeral2000