September 2

We decided to go up to our favorite dairy yesterday. It was an impromptu trip brought on by our realization that our milk would not last til next week when we were going to go anyway. They had their yearly offering of mums so I picked up the new plant I planned on. It is now transplanted into one of my empty 5 gal buckets. Then, since we were out already, we went to our favorite butcher shop and stocked up. After the freezer died we decided to use up most of that stock (we did save all of the meats and most of the other foods) and then replenish after we had decided what what we really needed. We wanted to simplify what we kept on hand. Needless to say--we didn't do much after we got home and got everything back home.

On the drive I noticed a number of trees already turning. It seems a bit early. I don't know if the trees are reacting to the hot temps, lack of rain for the last three weeks or so, or the cooler temps especially at night. We have been able to shut off the air and open the windows and doors. The cats are happy and have spent a lot of time in front of the open windows.