Outnumbered

We have our grand-dogs until Sunday -- outnumbered, but so far not outsmarted. They're old ladies. One grumpy chihuahua and one confused poodle (advanced dementia). Add our little crazy dogs and it's a challenge. First day finished -- 4 more to go.

I went for a massage yesterday morning before the dogs arrived. It was a July special at the place I enjoyed last month -- but I had to use a different therapist. She was awful -- like really, really awful. The owner asked about the experience and I told her it wasn't good. She said she's gotten mixed reviews about her and appreciated the feedback. She gave me over a 50% discount. No point in hashing the details, but it almost felt like I was getting punked that she was a professional. Next massage is booked with the therapist I liked.

I tried watercolor from the book that my friend gifted me. Apparently there IS a learning curve. It didn't turn out like I envisioned. I think I know some of my mistakes. I cut the picture and will use it as a card for a gift. I'm going to my aunt's next week and she's going to show me some techniques. I'm painting like it's acrylic and that isn't working. I actually added some acrylic over the eyes to correct them -- the black ran and they looked like demons lol.

Dog outline on the page.
You add collars and paint.

The garden is in transition and FULL of pests. It's awful, but this is a natural garden so no pesticides. I need to remove a cucumber plant that's finished, but it's entwined with another, younger plant and I don't want to upset the bees. They sleep in the garden overnight -- it's the sweetest thing. I woke him up and he went right to work.

We needed the rain, but this stretch has been awful. Humidity like I've never seen and so much rain. We're still in the pattern. 

I'm picking up soil today to start the grow room soon. I'm still not sure about the timing. It's confusing. I guess I'll do a few staggered planting. At a certain point, you HAVE to plant the grow room outside and if it's still too hot, everything will burn up. It's a race against the first frost and plant maturity on the other end. So much to learn.

That's all from here. Hope you're having a good week. Later gators.