~ removing the porcupine quills from my little
buddy, Sara, the reincarnation of Annie Doodle
the Dumpling Dog ~

Wednesday 14 Sept 2005
9:50 a.m.

My workday starts in 10 minutes. This has to be fast!

Did it freeze last night? We expected it to, so covered our tomato patch, and picked Pat's tomatoes and pulled her onions yesterday afternoon. But it was raining when I came upstairs this morning, so couldn't have frozen.

It won't be long till the flowers are toast, but I still stroll around the house, deadheading, admiring, and dreaming of next year's planting.

Everett and Zander are errand boys, on their way to the barn to deliver vegetable peelings and crushed eggshells to the chickens after school.

I've got Everett home today, pampering himself so that his sore throat and slight cough don't turn nasty.