Finally, a day off!

Today is my day to relax, regroup and gather energy. No specific plans. I did drive the car to the shop to make sure it does not need coolant or a new thermostat, that everything is copacetic. I am doing computer work, will read, perhaps stretch and work on hapkido. Later we will go to Home Depot and order the wood for the deck.

Rose buds!

Tomato Plant After Pruning

The tomato plant on the left suffered from leaf browning, curling and dying. I removed the browning from the leaves, and it appears to be growing. Both plants have 5 blossoms.

Appears to be Successful

I thoroughly checked over the 2 tomato plants that I bought from the nursery. I planted them and then noticed that one of the plants was struggling. The leaves were browning, curling and dying. Could the plant have picked up a disease from the soil? Or was it diseased to begin with? I decided that I would cut the browning parts off the leaves. It might kill the plant, but then the tomato plant was going to die anyway if I did nothing. For now the surgery is successful. The leaves are healthy and both plants have blossoms. This is not to say however that the plants are not targets for insects, hail, high winds and other disasters.

1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

My son tells me that 1996 was the first year that Chrysler made the Sebring Convertible.

A Fine Day

The skies are blue, the temperature moderate, although it will get hot and humid. It is a perfect day to eat strawberries and carrots. A wonderful day to drive with the top down in the car. A fine day to wash the cars or work outside. A good day to work at the flower shop and help the customers make someone happy. A day for my parents to hitch the trailer to the truck and drive to a park about an hour away. A special day to email an online friend altho said friend never writes back. It is a finest kind day!

People

I am a people watcher. I can observe people for hours. At work, I thrive on the interaction with the customers, helping them celebrate the day, a graduation, the birth of a baby, a birthday, an anniversary. I enjoy listening to them tell their story. The gentleman who came in today who had surgery to place a shunt for hydroencephaly, but was given the go ahead to enjoy his granddaughter's graduation party. The father who came in to buy a small bouquet to give to his 7 year old daughter after her ballet recital. The man who came in to pick up corsages for a daddy daughter dance. He was stepping in for a friend's daughter whose daddy died last year. And the people I work with are fascinating. I work with a writer who has 9 novel ideas floating around in her head.