Garden 9th Week After Planting

DSC01003 The green on the left is radishes,             And that on the right is cilantro and parsley.

DSC00996 Radishes.  The taller variety grows better. DSC00994 A little Mesclun Mix is in the front.

The lettuce has disappeared again.  I think caterpillars ate it.

After fertilizing, frequent watering, letting in a little more light, and removing the tent-caterpillared mulberry leaves, the garden is doing a little better.

We have a little less than 10 weeks to have the garden get yet darker, and the light again.

This Friend-Made Quilt Was Dried Outside After Washing Inside

DSC00986  The back of the quilt,DSC00987 Specially Hand Made by Janet.

My friend, who left this earth soon after Ike, was so good hearted, that she hand-made quilts and gave them away to many people.  We were the lucky recipients of this quilt about 2 1/2 decades ago.   I always loved quilts, because they have such a connotation of warmth, and they are so easily washed and dried  to eliminate dust.

Airing

DSC00982 Airing the bedding!DSC00983 On a balmy November day!

Something that they always did in Hungary was air the bedding by an open window every day possible.  This was an opportunity to exchange the air in the house.   Both of these linked practices were to reduce the risk of getting tuberculosis, and generally improve the air quality.

Here on the Gulf Coast we can go one step better, and actually place our bedding in the fresh air and sunshine, so the sunshine can kill bugs.  If the house is partly to blame for the reduced light to the kitchen garden, then at least we can take advantage of the sunshine this way when the sun is out, which it usually is.    This saves the energy and water of washing these items, and also makes the bedding smell very fresh.