Time is Marching Onward

Yesterday we continued working on organization and finished off with grilled corn and country ribs. All in all, it was a successful day. I added another two boxes of books to my staging area, cleared out a lot of the standing books and got them organized and placed more appropriately, and threw away a trash bag full of lesser stuffed animals. I can't bring myself to get rid of the good stuffed animals - many of those have been with me since childhood and they're friends who are always there. But the many wins at the State Fair or from "claw" machines are really not necessary. 

Claw machines operate on similar principles. You pay
your money and get a set amount of time to grab
something with the claw, depositing it into the
chute. I accumulated WAY too many silly stuffed
things that way, and decided they had to go. 

Sharon's room is starting to look like a room, although I still have some serious work to do before she arrives. I have four days open for working on this before she comes at the end of the month, my time is constrained now because Renaissance Faire begins this coming weekend. Although I don't mind missing week two, I do insist that we attend opening weekend, so on Sunday we'll put on our Ren clothing and set off for the Fest grounds, about an hour away in the opposite corner of the larger Metro area. It'll be nice to be back again. 

I love deer, and I think they're almost surreal when I see them
walking in our suburb, but they're really irritating me this
year by eating my plants. ARGH! 

My cherry tomato plants are starting to give me ripe fruits, and they're SOOO good! My other, larger container tomato plant, however, has been deer-munched. Every tomato it has been bearing has been nipped off, and the tops of the plant have been clipped clean, almost like a scissors was used. The deer have been hitting that tomato and our lilies hard this year and we're not very happy about it. 

Still, the back yard is our little bit of paradise, even though the mosquitoes have finally joined the party. It's just heaven to sit outside with a drink and relax. We have to grab it while we can. All too soon we'll be dealing with falling temps and then freezing ones. That endless wheel of life. Have a wonderful Monday and I'll be back tomorrow!