June 30th. Halfway Point in 2025. Sunshine here in Maine. 77 degrees. As it should be.

 You get Pears today.  Son said publishing pictures of dirty dishes in the sink was not a great idea. I was seeing it as ART but I was alone in that opinion, I guess

I also have a news story "Goats Captured after escape onto Maine Turnpike."  Fifteen goats were finally corralled by police after escaping from a trailer on the Maine Turnpike.  The goats were gathered up by the Maine State Police Troopers of G squad (why we need to know that?) with assistance from Southern Maine Towing, Cumberland County Emergency Management, Cumberland Police Animal Control and the Maine Turnpike Authority Maintenance crews.  Traffic was slowed for 45 minutes.

Maine.....gotta love it.  The Tourists coming to Maine or leaving after the holiday did not love it......as much. July will be another huge traffic month- minus Goats?????  Lobster Rolls for everyone.

Fridge- the only appliance we haven't replaced- is making a very strange noise....just started as I was typing the goat story.  Might be getting a new fridge.

Gold Cup Soccer is coming to an end.... yesterday's game ended in penalty kicks- No one likes that.

I haven't actually finished the book I was reading a few days ago......odd for me not to read-so wondering what's going on with me?  I didn't sew.  I didn't color.  I didn't draw anything.   I did cook some frozen rhubarb with some frozen strawberries and sugar.  To mix into my Vanilla yogurt and Bran buds. Sunday pizza was very good as usual and I had a Big Salad with my slice.

I don't seem to be losing any weight...in fact I feel like I have gained weight even though my clothing doesn't show that.  Stuff is loose.  Well not the LL Bean stuff of Winter and Spring because it's all misfit clothing with the waistband not actually being the right one for the pants. Either way too big or much too small.   I loved getting the pants with one short leg and one long leg returned to my register when I worked at Bean One Summer into Fall.   

I still have what looks like mosquito bites all over me.  Just from going out to uncover and cover the ornamental potted flowers.  I do spray myself for the 5 minutes I'm outdoors.  They seem to like my arms this year and are ignoring my ankles.

Cooler but Damp here in Maine this morning.....Sunday June 29th

1. You get to see my flat oatmeal bowl today.....I got the flatware- silver mat black with dots on a trip to Sweden or Denmark with my husband...the "once a year take your wife to work trip".  Everything else in the photo is USA.

2. Sunshine today but must have rained a bit overnight...sidewalk was still wet when I went out to uncover the flowers.

3. We stopped filling the front porch bird feeders and I noticed my Son had taken them down.  It was getting to be a real MESS.  I suggested this time period so the birds could find another source of food...three months of warm weather should do the trick..  I have berries going to rot in the fenced garden so I hope some of them are getting eaten.  The wild blackberries are not for the faint of heart as they have horrendously sharp  things on the branches.  I transplanted a few from the woods out back and they have  gone crazy in the past ten years or so.  My plan was to stop deer from visiting the yard and eating my flowers.  A plan that was quite "laughable" in retrospect.,  The grapes are looking quite happy- covering any standing structure left in the garden.  One in the center of the garden and the back fence.

4. Maine - away from the ocean is really a thicket of brambles, sand instead of soil, wild animals and ticks.  Also a few snakes- I have one who slithers around when I turn on the hose to fill the watering bottles.  The deer come at night. Which is why I cover my ornamentals.

5. Pizza today.  I'll have mine with a salad.  I'm taking over the counter allergy tabs so NO WINE.  But I would love a nice Gin and Tonic with lots of lime wedges.

6. I slept well.  Meaning I have no memory of sleep or being awake.

7. Still the same book I am reading - Love at First_ did NO reading yesterday at all- sat quietly with my eyes closed... Some TV noise but not much after the cooking shows on PBS so TV got turned off..

8. My itchy rash continues to be a GREAT ANNOYANCE but seems to be less each day.  I guess that could be one thing that brings me joy- number 5 on this list I have,

 

Saturday, June 28th. Still Cool....Damp from overnight rain. Both arms are itchy now.

 One Bowl and Three Spoons.  White Slash of Cloudy Sky.

1. I calmed down the itchy red spots- now both arms----with Aveeno Itch Ointment.  I might need it on the right side of my neck as well.

2. Cooper Flagg on front page two days in a row....(basketball if you are wondering).  17 years old, I think. And the Dallas Team got him in the NBA draft.  He has a twin brother...also plays basketball but not like Cooper.  Six foot eight --possibly.  Massively TALL.  Decided to skip college ball at Duke. His MOM played college basketball....... 

3. We needed rain- the grass looks very happy.

4.  House is getting chilly so I might close a few windows....I may only have one window open...my bedroom.  Or turn off the ceiling fans.  That seems more likely to happen.

5. Still reading Love at First from my own bookcase.  At the Library I listened to soft spoken disappointment (patrons like me) in the books on the new releases shelving.  And the new fiction..... I had actually noticed that books I like re-reading are "no longer in the collection".  It has become quite puzzling to me.....what is chosen for the library and what people like to read.  And meanwhile the discarded book shelving stays full..........I used to pick up a free book or 2 or 3.... every visit.   Now in my bookcase.

6. House down the street (my side) is getting WHOLE HOUSE covered in som New Siding.  I am going to email my Lunch Buddy to see if she has heard what......is going on.

Sunshine and a bit of Maine Chill in the Air but that warmed up pretty soon after I typed the word Chill.

 1. Another sink photo.....we are preparing for the Library Grocery Store.... (and now we are back).

2.  I have the book bag packed and need to carry one additional huge quilting volume by hand.   

3. I have bug bites on my right arm.  My neck.  My right hand.

4. Ready to go- talk to you later

5. Returned books and picked up three I had ordered (I forgot I ordered them)......found nothing interesting in the New Books Section.  The three people also looking...didn't seem to be finding anything either.....this season's best sellers have been..  unreadable.

6. I'm tired and Fussy.

7. Yesterday and today I am reading Love at First.  An all time favorite.  No one is in love ..yet. No one is admitting it yet.

8. Temps are warming up here....not 100 degrees and not hot enough for AC units.

9. I have a few uncolored index card drawings I could color....I have the cloth square that needs borders....I have the book to finish.........I could make a second cup of decaf coffee......I'm not turning on the tv. I bought four pears and THIS TIME I intend to do a line drawing....of them.  I noticed I have drawings and paintings of pears....all around the house....it must be a "thing" so why not make more?