Daily Notes- November 14th- Sunshine.

 Remembering.  Still miss him.  But he's definitely off to new adventures and hasn't come to visit us.

Still no acorns. Not ONE....... Husband has put up the sticks marking the edges of sidewalks and driveway.  for the coming SNOW and the shoveling and snow blowing Season..  So we don't run anything into the grass areas with any machinery.  

I went out to get the mail yesterday and checked out my Grass Growing Project.  Very very nice.  It was slow getting off to a start there in the early days.  But at the very end of the Daily Watering Season- things were looking more green than brown (soil).  Few weeds.  And now TruGreen has fertilized it twice.  And also put down weed control.  So.....it all turned out okay.  I will add more seeds in the Spring.

January I will be starting the Winter Seed Project in the dozens of half gallon milk jugs I have stored in the garage. Out on the back deck in the snow.  I even think there are larger jugs in the Attic.  I want lots of marigolds. The large French Reds.  And some herbs and vegetables. Now...... I reconsider the herbs...those squares in the herb bed are full. And I have cut ZERO herbs. The mint was bountiful.  But I cut none.  As usual, there was zero dill and zero parsley.  That might be a project for next year. Dill. Parsley. 

I did manage to keep a pot of French Lavender going all season.  Repotting it twice into larger and larger clay pots.  It's out in the glassed vestibule for the Winter.  It's sunny.  So warms up nicely.  There won't be a Fig Tree to keep it company and share diseases.  But daughter has dropped off a Mandevilla for me to baby sit. Excuse the misspelling.  I tried every variation and none look correct. Settled for this one.

I am making Chicken Soup today for husband.  I dug around in the freezer and found the very last package of chicken thighs.  And I can use several of the small onions and all the slender carrots. I remembered to buy celery. Next grocery day- larger- largest.. carrots, large onions, more celery. And chicken thighs are on sale.  So...I will stock up for Chicken Soup Season. I still have the stems saved in the freezer from parsley purchases.  Garlic might be a problem- not sure if I have any. So what????  It'll be fine.  It'll be soup. Something New Sunday.  I have no one to cook for me.  So...grilled cheese..... again.