Oh Squirrel, I'm sorry you've been sick again. I hope you're home and in bed to rest by now. It's interesting that PA has a school for disabled kids to continue until age 22. Is it a live-in place or just day classes? It's a real problem for people with a disabled child to know what to do with them once they're grown (age 18 and beyond). I'm thinking specifically of the ones I know who are physically okay but mentally/emotionally delayed to the point they aren't able to go out in society and function on their own.
Poirot, I can't imagine burning a pile of dead leaves. It would almost guarantee disaster. For most of my life we had no way to dispose of our household trash so we burned what was burnable in a metal barrel. Then we made a cube-shaped "box" made of heavy hail screen or hardware cloth, which was somewhat more manageable but still would let sparks and tiny bits of paper blow out. We'd have to stand there with a water hose while it burned. Then the county began to impose burn bans as drought became more frequent, so we had to come up with other ways to deal with our trash.
Sexton, anything to report on the niece's husband? Are you giving up your days off to fill in or otherwise help out others?
Wilde Woman, your weather conditions almost sound like somebody roped a big portion of Texas and dragged it up your way. Hope you get some relief soon.
Kat, I've been wondering about your present gardening activities. When you plant pansies this time of year do they bloom now until a freeze or do they stay dormant through the winter and come up later? I've seen pictures of pansies blooming in later winter or very early spring, I think. Also, I didn't know grass could be planted now. What kind of grass are you planting?
Robin, thanks for the information about the meteor shower. Maybe I can remember it on my grandson's birthday. Too bad they won't get here until a few days past the 18th. It would be nice if I had their company to join me in watching the sky. My traveling son's family, now in Florida, will be starting in this direction at the end of this coming weekend.
Robin, never mind being busy enough for this day to pass fast. Every time I turn around it's the weekend again, with yet another week gone---and I don't even have to be busy for that to happen! I puttered around outside some this morning. Now I'd better go out and finish up outside before the sun is gone. It's already getting low in the sky.
I don't know what's going on here today but I've been hearing loud airplanes all day long, even before I got up this morning. I'm wondering if atmospheric conditions make it sound louder on some days or if there really are more planes in the sky over my place today. Hmmmm.
