Perry L. Gardner: Private Journal #12
Tuesday, May 31, 1988
Well, here we are again. This has been a relaxing day, especially after the Renaissance Faire. It was a very full, exhausting three days of the Faire, and the month before was spent in anticipation. I didn’t make cleanup day yesterday, because I was trying to fix my car. It wouldn’t start at the UUFH Sunday night, so we jump-started it and came home with our fingers crossed. After much fussing around checking things out yesterday, we finally ended up with a new battery and that fixed it.
As I said at the start, the unpressured day has been pleasant. Bonnie isn’t here and was away last night, but that is O.K. It is sunny and breezy, and it is 86°F. A bit too warm in the sun, but I’m taking it easy in the shade.
I did the laundry and hung it out, mailed the end-of-month checks, checked out the garden and watered it, and am charging the battery on the Escort—Thought I’d try to get it back on the road. I need the reassurance it will run O.K. before I start spending money on it. The May money crunch is over, and hopefully the condition of the bank account will improve.
Getting the garden started seems to be the prime project this spring. The peas, onions, leeks, tomatoes, and asparagus all came along nicely—also lettuce and Brussels sprouts. Broccoli is going O.K., but there was a lot of plant loss to cutworms, etc. The peppers don’t look too good. The tomatoes will make it, and the eggplants are sturdy but small. The cold and rainy month of May may have held things back. The plants I got from GA are mostly OK (except the peppers), but I don’t think they are any better than local plants and not worth the premium—May have been the bad break in the weather. The grass is mowed, and the iris is in bloom—It looks good around here, but there is much to do. But I’m not going to worry about it and am just enjoying.
Unfortunately, it is little green worm season and the sky is full of webs.