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Also, it is harder on your A/C unit and the air inside to turn it off and on. Money-wise you would need 2 identical houses and leave one on 24-7 and turn the other off and on to see about the money aspect of it.

Kids are gone now, and Grandma is cleaning up.

Sheri, I left FB because of the drama as well....it wasn't worth my sanity. Yup, my AC is a window unit and the shingles didn't have mold after all....the stain just wore away. I poured straight bleach on a few and it never changed the color. Strange thing is that it is only the South West walls on both sheds that were affected...I'll re-stain next year.

Tina, my ac unit has a fan and dehumidifier built in as well...I think I should run the dehumidifier at night and the ac during the day.

Do you have central air Junie?

Yes we have central air. I worry about how old the unit is as my DH says that it would be very expensive to replace.


Rod just went out to cut grass..I really need to try to get out and water some ( right now) and then soon work on my blackberries. Surely I can get out and work on them esp. if the next few days will be cooler. ,( I can hope anyway)

Going to sleep as soon as Property brothers is over.

Sweet dreams all.

Sleep well, Tina.

Tina, the dehumidifier at night worked nicely....mind you, DH opened all the windows this morning when it cooled down outdoors.

I have a full day of laundry to do. I wish I had a second clothes line...that might be a plan for next year.

Good morning !

I do miss my clothesline. And mind you we did not have one in town either. However when we first moved to the farm, Rod did not even ask...he just put one up. It had a "T" that had 3 lines on it. I usually just used the 2 lines, but I do missed the bleaching affect the spring and fall sun had in my clothes. With the winds at that time, I also would put out shirts on hangers, and pin the hangers to the clothesline. Ah I miss those dsys.

I miss my clothes line also.

Back from a morning out....now to go and run my own errands.

There will be hamburger soup for supper.

My clothesline is just two cedar poles(two cut trees) stuck in the ground. They will need to be replaced in the next few years though, they've already been cut to the point that I have nothing left to cut and put back in the ground(as the wood decays)...they've lasted 23 yrs though.

Used to be at our hardware stores I e could buy the metal "T" to put on po!es.
Perhaps you could find something like that when the time comes.

All bathed and ready to go to get another check up tomorrow morning. Getting o!set is sure fun.....not.

Sweet Dreams to you all.

My dishes are washed, my gift for my great niece's birthday is wrapped and I need to head to bed. I'll see you all when I get back from my appt. tomorrow.

Nite nite.

Good luck tomorrow, Carol. Sweet dreams.

Thanks on both counts, Tina.

I must have taken too big a nap this afternoon. It is 1:47 and I am wide awake.

Well wishes for today's appt. Junie.

I could make a T for the clothes line but I worry that things would tangle...did you ever have that problem?

I need to cut the lawn and do all the trimming today...any volunteers to help?

Today is national ice cream sandwich day. I wish I had one.

I second that ...I love ice cream.

My riding lawn mower won't start again. I told DH that the solenoid was messed up but he didn't believe me. Of course, it acts up again when he isn't home. I have well over an acre to cut by hand now...I've been out there over 5 hours and am still only 2/3 done. I remember doing it all by hand 10 years and fifty pounds ago....I'm not what I used to be

I'll be ordering a new solenoid next week.

That sucks, Sunny. I'm sorry.

Thanks Tina...I hope it doesn't cost much. I am so thankful for my riding mower...it only took me getting heat stroke for DH to buy it

Thanks to Bestofour, I have found borer's in my raspberries and my roses. I never even knew what those beetles were. It said to look for two rings on the stem and cut below and burn/bag the affected pieces. She saved my plants

This year seems to be the worst I have ever seen with bug problems. I also have earwigs in my potted cherry tomatoes....along with the spotted leaf fungus.

The bugs you're getting are because of warming weather. Everything is migrating north to keep cool.

Sorry you have borers Sunny. I"ve tried everything to keep them off squash but they fly in. I"ve put foil around the stem but it didn"t work for me. I"ve read the larvae will overwinter in compost so when compost is put on the garden in spring......tada. I guess if it"s turned often enough they"ll die out.

I like a clothesline too.

So glad that Sheri aided you in getting rid of the borers. That makes me smile.

Tomorrow is a day that I get to go to my great niece's birthday party. My whole family will be there...I am so happy.

About the 3 line clothes line. I usually just used the 2 outer lines. But when I did use the 3 rd, I put short things on the middle line such as wash clothes and socks. The 2 outer were far enough away from each other that but was not a problem. Really sheets were the on!y issue, so it all went we!!. I was also no dfu! If what I put where on the lines.

Going to bed soon...good night.

Sweet dreams, Carol.

Thanks, Tina.

Tina, I never thought of that. I guess even the bugs need to escape the heat...in the past few years we have seen insects not ever seen around here before.

Bestofour, I am going to keep vigil at cutting new growth tips as I see girdle markings. I hope it works.

Have fun today Junie.

We might head out to a local little festival...until the thunderstorms take over again before supper. They are having kids games, a tea party, and a horse pull. What I like about this fair is that everything is free to the kids.

Good morning !

You have fun too, Sunny.

We are leaving at 10. I have no idea when I will be bsck. But see you thrn.

I have opened a new one for us. See you there.

Thanks, Tina....and now this one is closed..I

.......see you all in the next CH.........