I knew we were being spoiled by the cooler days at the beginning of July. I am SO glad I got a lot of my garden work out of the way. About 7:45 last night, I took a break from my almost finished BIG cross stitch piece and the Live Earth concert and headed outside. It was so pleasant, I decided to get the string and tie up the tomatoes. The job isn’t that terrible as I have kept up with it. I have also been pinching the suckers off the joints inside the tomato branches-that’s so the plant will put energy into the fruit and not into making new branches and leaves. It’s paying off! I figure right now, I see 4 tomatoes each, other than the blossoms-times 12-so right now we have at least 50 tomatoes counting the Romas that are low laying and don’t get tied up. The Romas are right on that mulch, so I think I’ll put some paper bags under them. The zucchini and green beans are thriving too! I also have one eggplant in my herb bed near the house. We are getting those downpours followed by sunny days-perfecto for veggies.

I am working on my Art trading cards again. I’ve made quite a few in the last month-6 for tribe.net pals based on the bulletin from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

The others were a few wedding themed cards I put in my friend Karin’s wedding card. I’m finishing up a series of a little Princesses birthday party I snagged from an old children’s reader. I also started ‘minis’-about 1″ x 2″-an alphabet series. Since they are so tiny, they are quick to do. If I like them enough, I may try and sell a series on eBay.

Sean’s working like a full-time employer down at Big Lots these days. Seems a lot of people left or were let go. One girl was a thorn in his side. We feel she took $20 out of his drawer a few times when she subbed for him when he was eating or on break. Since it was brought up to the attention of his manager that he wasn’t the only one using that particular register those days, things seems to have gotten better. He’s either a few cents over or under now. He’s been buying a bunch of stuff for the dorm there as he gets a 20% off discount. Last night he brought home a HP printer for about $28. We were holding our breath that it would work with his laptop, and it did, and it’s not bad either. He’s also bought towels, two desk fans, laundry detergent, to name a few things he needs. I can’t believe the time is finally here when he’ll be taking care of himself-it’s a mixed blessings kind of feeling. I remember wanting to live away from home and lived in a dorm for almost two semesters. Unfortunately I had less than perfect roomies. Sean is trying to get a room by himself, that may be the ticket to his ultimate dorm happiness.

I made a delicious pasta dish last night-I roasted zucchini, red onions, garlic and eggplant. I tossed the pasta with fresh basil, a grated assortment of cheese and some butter. The veggies get tossed in the pasta after roasting for about 40 minutes. I recommend it.

Tonight I am making a turkey breast. I have to have Sean’s dinner on the table pronto as he only has 1/2 hour to eat. I want to make sure he has decent grub.

Well, that’s all that’s new. I’ll sneak out to water a few plants when the sun goes down. Hope you are staying cool and comfortable.