Just spent half an hour trying to scan a design with commands from the computer. Ain't working. We just upgrade to the new Yosemite operating system and none of the scan functions work from the computer. I haven't found anything yet. Oh, well, I can scan manually and print remotely. That will do for now.
The gardens are almost shut down. I have the mandevilla to take out along with four ornamental sweet potatoes. Will soon cut down the hyssop and the remaining peppermint for drying. I am debating moving the feverfew and the foxglove before covering them for the winter.
Sunday--
For some reason my computer froze this morning. My cursor wouldn't move anywhere and the forced quit wouldn't work. I finally had to do a hard shutdown of the computer itself. When I started it again everything, so far, has worked.
Monday--
The gardening season is definitely winding down. I took out what was left of the sunflower stalks and the beans. When I cut them down earlier I cut about four inches above the soil. Even so cutting out the upper part of the roots was a chore--big, deep and tough. The rest can remain in the ground and decompose there. I don't intend to do any deep digging in the beds. Nothing below the top 6-8 inches. My version of "container no-dig" cultivation. I looked at the remaining hyssop and peppermint and decided not to take any more for drying. I have plenty of the peppermint and don't use much of the hyssop so not taking any more is no hardship. I put hyssop in mainly for the color (lovely purple spikes) and the bees (which love it.) I put the dehydrator away for the season--or, rather, I put one away. I will box the other in the next few days.
I just love the way Congress can waste time and money. The "Select" Committee on Benghazi is a case in point. I put select in quotes because I think they held a biggest idiot contest on the Repthuglican side to decide who would
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