Daily Notes- May 23 Saturday

                                          

New game- from the Attic when I went looking for something else.  A jumping game where you need to end up with one peg.  I have gotten to five.  I did not clean it before using.  This must have been a Stocking Stuffer from a Christmas when the kids were still in College.  Long Ago.

My Telephone Doctor's Appointment (His assistant) went well, I think.  I have a new way to be using my rescue inhaler.  Before not after symptoms.  So, 15 to 20 minutes before I walk to the Library. Which should make the breathing easier on the walk.  Less panic.  15 to 20 minutes before I walk out to turn the garden hose on in July and August.  Now I just have to remember to do that.  And I have a new prescription with 3 inhalers each time instead of one.  To lessen the panic of not getting an inhaler refill.  I will still panic but only every 90 days.  And I will try and use the rescue inhaler 20 minutes prior to going to the grocery store on Wednesdays.  Like before I get into the car.

Speaking of the car- it is still crusted with salt from Winter.  So I need to wash it.

Husband watered the raised bed garden yesterday.  He just wanted something to do.  I filled 6 buckets from the wood chip pile to mulch the grape vines.  Then I was done with gardening.  I am thinking I will fill buckets to mulch the rose bush today and if I am feeling up to it the comfrey bed.  Comfrey is a very nice nitrogen source for the grape vines- so I will add some around the roots when the comfrey plants are large enough.

My fig tree is dying.  All the leaves are crispy and brown.

I had gone into the Attic to look for something and came down with a yard of white linen that I put into the washing machine.  My plan is to do some adjustments to white linen tops that are not loose enough.  But it is not work that I am good at so I am apprehensive.

I have also switched over to Summer Clothes.  The corduroy pants, thermal shirts and cashmere sweaters are all being washed and dried and put away.  I have on stretchy exercise pants my daughter got at the Georgetown Dump and old workshirts from Kmart I bought 30 years ago. Most are faded pale blue, soft, stained and mended and two are brilliantly spotted with colorful dyes.  DebL's work.  Still so amazing.  I feel like a work of Art walking around Town.  I also have two of these shirts in yellow.  They are practically new- husband never liked wearing them.  I wonder what I can do to those two to make them look less "new"?

It feels so different wearing the Summer clothing.

Cases here in Maine are spiking.  And.......well, opening up things seems rather ....... but people are wanting OUT. They had pictures of people crossing the road to Old Orchard Beach.  Not a mask in sight.  Mostly young people.  People old like me--no way. I don't want vinegar soaked French Fries   that badly.

Husband went out to pick up take out yesterday and came upon a front yard saxophone concert at the end of our street.  He stopped the car and enjoyed a middle schooler's music. Other neighbors were widely spaced along that end of the street.  Perhaps it happens every evening at 6:30?  Sweet.

Angie- I am going to look for the salve recipe.  It's really simple.  Mostly bee's wax.