The Daily Rave

[catherine]

Yes, I learned the hard way that you have to water them more frequently than anything else--including planters/containers. So I try to remember to wet the soil every day. Just long enough for the water to start dripping out through the drain holes. Petunias do have to be deadheaded otherwise they get very sparse and leggy. I hate that chore, so that's why I replaced most of the petunias with begonias this year.

I also learned that if it rains, I'm not necessarily off the hook for watering. The eaves are not big at all, but big enough to divert the rain water from the boxes.

[happystuff]

Very pretty. Same question about watering and was also wondering what the ground plants are under the boxes?

[catherine]

Very pretty. Same question about watering and was also wondering what the ground plants are under the boxes?

Hostas. They were there when we arrived, and they do make such a nice border against the house.

[iris lilies]

DH tested positive this morning for Covid. He got sick Friday night, has been laying low with a fever and headache and cough runny nose, but yesterday he felt good enough to get on the riding mower and mow our 1 acre. So I think he’s going to come out of this OK. He was not vaccinated. He had none of the comorbidities though other than being old at 67.

So, I am happy because we survived Covid. I am fine although I have very slight intestinal stuff for a couple of days but I do not know if that was related to Covid or not.

[JaneV2.0]

A friend's husband and daughter both survived it in the last few weeks. I'm glad your husband is on the other side of it.

[Tradd]

IL, glad hubby is feeling better.

[Yppej]

IL covid has evolved to get milder and milder so his experience, while not fun, fits this pattern. A while back I told the Library Trustees other libraries didn't have mask mandates and the sky did not fall. Next I am going to tell them about lockers, which I saw at another library. You go the outdoor locker at any hour of day or night and pick up the library materials you ordered. It's like picking up an online order from Home Depot. If you are nervous you do that instead of forcing everyone in the building to wear masks.

[rosarugosa]

Glad your DH is OK, Iris.

[iris lilies]

IL covid has evolved to get milder and milder so his experience, while not fun, fits this pattern. A while back I told the Library Trustees other libraries didn't have mask mandates and the sky did not fall. Next I am going to tell them about lockers, which I saw at another library. You go the outdoor locker at any hour of day or night and pick up the library materials you ordered. It's like picking up an online order from Home Depot. If you are nervous you do that instead of forcing everyone in the building to wear masks.

Yes, isnt Omicron supposed to be easily transmissible but not very severe? I think I have that right.

[JaneV2.0]

IL covid has evolved to get milder and milder so his experience, while not fun, fits this pattern. A while back I told the Library Trustees other libraries didn't have mask mandates and the sky did not fall. Next I am going to tell them about lockers, which I saw at another library. You go the outdoor locker at any hour of day or night and pick up the library materials you ordered. It's like picking up an online order from Home Depot. If you are nervous you do that instead of forcing everyone in the building to wear masks.

That's a good idea for several reasons--kind of like Amazon has at various locations for package pickup.