In and Out, were you born in a barn!?

I am planning on going "into town" today, and now I am wanting to just stay home.

I did not get here much yesterday, and will not today either. I think I will drop in on my sister while I am out. I cannot seem to think of a discussion yet today.

@just4him She is doing well, thanks.

@GardenGerty I just wrote a short post about nothing much. I hope your sister is doing well.

I am tempted to get one of those magnetic screens for one of our four doors. it is much less expensive than a new storm door with screen at this time. Basil is supposed to repel flies. I wonder if basil essential oil in water would make a good fly spray.

@GardenGerty Our back door (out of our sunroom) is an odd size. We priced a new door in the fall, the lowest end was over $1000.... sigh. We need to do it, but we just didn't have the money to do so then. I didn't know basil was supposed to repel flies, but that's is a good idea bout the essential oil. Such a strong smell. I could run a diffuser in my sunroom. Of course, they'd just go into another room. We need a storm door too. My darn husband removed ours after the window broke, trashed it. Now we know about how costly replacing doors are for that odd size. He never thinks things through.

I have heard of them, seen the shirt, but never gone there. I wondered if I would mislead anyone.

@GardenGerty Their burgers are really good, and they hire kids to work there who tend to be bright and sweet.

That is one for the generations. No one ever wants flies inside.

Yesterday I made a large fresh salad with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. I need to make cucumber relish. I also froze okra to eat in soups in the winter. I cooked potatoes freshly dug to have with our evening meal. I still need to freeze some tomatoes. I am wanting a food scale to weigh stuff on for pickling, etc.

@GardenGerty you are so lucky to be having home grown food.Would like to know more

@GardenGerty They will probably update the terminology and ask "Were you born in open space?"

Oh, and we still do. I can imagine two hundred years in the future a space station mom saying that to her little space cadet as he goes out the airlock on the ship.

Well, we are mid August and expect temps in the 80s this week. Unusually cool for us. I like it. I have stuff to do as usual and will try to be here as well. In and out again.

They just make me feel sticky all over when they land on me in the house. Luckily that does not happen often.

@GardenGerty .....I haven't seen any in here this summer. We have fly strips up also.

Unusual for me but last night, Tuesday night, I slept like a log. I hope you had good rest.

@GardenGerty Slept well but have been having to catch naps here and there.

I am just popping in today before I head out the door.

@GardenGerty I got some of my stuff done, not all, but such is life, relaxing for awhile.

Thanks, I got a lot done, but I am going to go to town to get some stuff to do some more with produce.

It is quite likely I did the same. It is easier to remember what our parents did though, or even our grandparents.

It is like we open our mouth and our mother, or grandmother comes out.

@GardenGerty isn't that the truth.

Me too! I really want them out.

That seems to have been a universal saying.

Thanks. I need it just to keep on going.

Hah, I am not surprised your mom said the barn thing. Often I am here for hours and hours but it is not happening this week.