Work continues on the shed. Here it is ready for roofing. We're going to Forks next week to see if we can find some hand split cedar shakes. The memorial garden is to the right of the shed. I planted Ceanothus 'Victoria' and a compact Strawberry Tree that will grow to about 8 ft and form a foundation for other plantings. Right now there is English lavender on Hooper's grave and blue sea holly on Tag's. Later will come white poppies and other drought tolerant flowers, red flowering currant, mock orange and ocean spray. Maybe some white rugosa roses that are tough enough for the soil here.
We're gathering things from the garden daily. The ducks are getting into the greens. They need to be blocked before they eat everything. They're quite big now. The squash are going crazy and I'm trying to keep up with freezing everything. I'm even freezing tomatoes. I haven't been paying close attention to the garden and found a new branch on the zucchini that grew the giant squash in the picture below. They aren't the best eating when they get this big but Bob wants me to try cutting it up and batter frying it.
I took impressions in clay of the dogs' paws and am making ginger jars to hold their collars, tags, leashes and other special things. The house is awfully quiet without the sound of their toenails clicking on the wood floor from all their comings and goings. There was seldom a moment in the last fourteen years I didn't have at least one of them near by. I miss them so much.
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| Tag (left) and Hoop |
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| Hooper's jar drying |
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| Tag's jar, not yet trimmed |
