The week started out very hot. I actually lost a rose bush to the heat; it had been struggling to grow anyway, so I’m not terribly surprised. I was still not feeling great part of the week, so it felt a little like I was getting back to life in slow motion. I did manage to get the lawn mowed, which was more exciting than it should have been, and cut down one small tree. Other than that, my only real efforts in my garden were pruning and deadheading. Oh, and lamenting the loss of that rose. I was looking forward to that one, but the heat was even stressing some of the crapemyrtles, and they can handle heat pretty well. We had a storm come through last night and that pretty much took the worst of the heat with it. We can enjoy a couple of cooler days now. I have not seen most of the youngest kittens for a couple of days, which is a worry. Sometimes they do disappear for a few, but I’m worried that they didn’t make it. The property is so large and wooded, and the cats all spend time exploring, that I might never really know what happened unless they show back up on the porch.
Dad’s birthday was Friday and we all had dinner made by Conner, which was nice. We also had a variety of cakes, including one failure by me and Justin. I don’t know why it just wasn’t working, but my third attempt was good. It actually stayed at home because it was too hot to take. At least I know I can make a cake, even if it took me three tries!
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