Rural Gardening: Dog Days August on the Homestead, 0 by CajuninKy

CajuninKy wrote:
Wanted to get a new thread going but I don't remember how to post a link to the old one. Somebody please help me out!

I am sitting on the porch enjoying the weather this morning. It has been cool the last week or so. Warms up nice during the day.

Garden is slowing down. Eggplants are still doing well as in the summer squash. Cukes, not so much. My last mater plant is quickly being overtaken by the blight but I have hopes for a volunteer Matt's Wild Cherry that has come up far away from the garden. Has lots of fruit and blooms on it and there are a cluster of the plants. Will make for good late season snacking. My corn is very late. Growing pretty good but showing no sign of tasseling yet. The second planting of beans is looking good. The cool nights have slowed them down. Praying we don't get an early winter. Have I mentioned I hate cold weather?

Had to put my best friend down. Galloway was 14 1/2. He had a good life and made my life much better by being a part of it. Still miss him like crazy. Went ahead and got a new pup 3 weeks ago today. Adopted her from the pound. She was on the urgent list. A feist mix, 5 1/2 months old. Looks like she has some terrier in her. My guess would be JRT. Smart as a whip but she has a stubborn streak. Pretty little thing.

The boys went home Sunday morning. We have cried and cried. Only had them for 1 month this summer but it was a good summer. They are growing up way too fast. Knock is as tall as me now and handsome as can be. Radar is a bottomless pit and is always set on go. Never a dull moment with him and his inventions.

Steve is doing well but still has a lot of pain in his hips. They are trying to move his appointment at the pain management clinic and he is fighting it. He has already waited for 3 months and has no script for pain meds. Doesn't rest much and sometimes it makes him sick to the point of throwing up. Please say a prayer for him. We are thanking God that his kidneys are doing so well. Kidney doc had told him he would be facing dialysis in 12 -18 months when she first saw him. His kidneys were at 37 percent output. Now they are up to 69 percent. A huge blessing.

I am doing pretty well but getting weaker. Yesterday was a bad leg day. Lots of weakness and spasms. But today seems to be a bit better. I will take it. It was such a blessing for me to have Knock here. He took most of my load off at the barn. Now back to the grind.

Our son fixed our truck for us while he was here on the weekend. Put in the new steering column and ran a new brake line. Now to get the new brake pads put on and we are good to go. Then we can bring Coffee to vet to have her put down. She is getting weaker by the day. It is so sad to see. We love her but there is nothing we can do for her. It will be a very sad day. We rescued her 7 years ago and have spent everyday since trying to "fix" her but her death sentence had already been handed down.

A man from church brought me 3 young roosters. I will butcher them in the next few days. They will taste wonderful. Strange to hear the crowing. Have not had any chickens here at the house for several years.

Hope you are all doing well.