The trumpet vine war continues

Yesterday morning I was mowing the side yard of my house early in the morning. Bob was doing some edging.  I happen to look up and there is my arch enemy neighbor on a ladder leaing over her fence with clippers chopping down the trumpet vine on our side of the fence. Bob dropped the edger and ran over to her. I flew over there too and unlike Bob, I was screaming.  She said she had every right to cut down the vine if it was improving her property. I was yelling like a lunatic.  I said cut it all you want on you're side not mine.  She had an issue with it growing through the stockade fence.  Well it was growing through the fence because her fence was rotting away and nails couldn't even hold it together.  I could not believe this was happening.   She had the nerve to say calm down. It now starts to rain.  Noodle who panics in the rain is crying and whining.  I  go and take care of her.  Bob goes over to the woman and tries to reason with her telling her the same stuff that I did. I go back to mowing.  The next thing I notice is Bob on a ladder with a chain saw on a ladder cutting down a maple tree that was growing between her fence and our shorter chain link fence.  She thought it was our tree. We knew it was her's but we didn't dare cut it down. Now the two of them are best friends.  Not really.  I could puke.

Not much new

My workmate Lisa reminded me that I haven't updated anything lately.  There's really nothing new. The garden for 2012 is coming along nicely.  I can't keep up with the radishes.  I call them radishes disguised as beets (pretty big). They still taste good.  I'm growing summer squash this summer (lol) along with grape tomatoes, cukes, beans, peppers, and a couple of melons.

The trumpet vine is under control. I trim it weekly. Last but not least the Royal Enfield is spending the summer in the garage. After the breakdown on the highway nobody can get it going again. Alot of Bob's friends have looked at it and they all have different opinions.  It was a fun thing while it lasted.

CORRECTION

A friend was reading my most recent post. After reading it, she wanted to do some research on the bike. She typed in Royal Elton. The bike is a Royal Enfield. I can't believe I didn't notice it.

A little more catching up

I have really ignored my blog. It's even too boring for me. I'll skip whats been happening since last summer, which is really nothing. The weather is gonna go up to the mid eighties today. Yesterday Bob,I and Noodle went for a nice ride on my Royal Elton motorcycle. It was supposedly a great deal even though it wasn't running. Well it is finally running and we hit the road.  It was a great day. We rode all over Plymouth and stopped at a friend's house to show them the bike.

Catching up

My garden was a success. The tomatoes are still growing but they are all splitting. I'll try another variety next year. I finally picked my final watermelon. It weighed over twenty pounds. It took 4 months to ripen. I gave most of it away. The melon was too big to store in the refrigerator. It was de-licious! I did plant a couple more pole beans. They grow like crazy. Also I planted radishes again. They like the cooler weather. We'll see how it goes,

I bought Noodle the Anxiety wrap. It's a very tight fitting jacket that soothes her and keeps her calm in severe weather. It is the greatest. anxietywrap.com

Check it out.

Bob left on a motorcycle trip with his group. They are going to October fest in Daytona, FL. I'll keep you posted. Hopefully I can finish up a few projects in the next couple weeks. I'm making a Halloween quilt, still knitting a sweater and trying to finish up the binding on another quilt throw.

Also this summer I gave the go ahead on a motorcycle with a side car. I rode in one this summer and it was great fun and comfortable. The only trouble with this one is that Bob is having carburetor trouble. So it looks like we're not going anywhere this year. I wasn't there when he bought it with the advice from his friends but my motto would be, "If it's not running properly, don't buy it. But, I must say it is wicked cute sitting in the garage.

Oh, I almost forget. In September I walked a half marathon, 13.1 miles for the Dana Farber Jimmy fund. Here I am returning home from the walk that went from Wellesley to Copley Place in Boston. I got the impression from my brother that he couldn't believe how my look changed. He didn't come right out and say it but he was thinking "old and ugly". Oh well, I am what I am.

At least I'm walking.

The Anxiety Wrap

I can't remember if I ever mentioned Noodle's fear of rain, thunder & lightning. She works herself into such a state of craziness. Well, my neighbor told me about a kind of jacket that calms the animal down. Then a friend at work, (she has a spastic dog also) abouth the anxiety wrap.I bought it. You are supposed to put it on the dog for 20 to 40 minutes a day for at least 7 days. I put it on Noodle. I got a phone call and an hour and a half later had passed and I had forgotten about Noodle. She didn't care. I left it on her because there was a storm that night. It seemed to have worked. Noodle didn't huff or puff once. This was unbelievable. Watch the video on their web site it you have a problem animal. http://www.anxietywrap.com/ Here's a picture of the new and very calm Noodle.

Good and bad news

The good news is that I have 2 cantaloupes and 2 watermelons. The sad news is that last week I picked my biggest watermelon.  It weighed 13.5 pounds. It was 80 days since it was planted. The suspense was immense. I sliced it open and low and behold it had barely ripened at all. There were a couple pink spots and a few seeds. As the tears flowed from my eyes I disposed of it down the garbage disposal. It took about 15 minutes to get rid of the body.  It was very traumatic. I'm waiting another two weeks and will try again.

The other day I was opening the gate in my yard and I spot this giant beetle. It blended right in with the fence. I took a picture. It was pretty scarey looking.

One last tidbit. I'm walking in the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund Walk, Sept 18th. I'll be walking 13.1 miles. That's half a marathon. I did it a couple of years ago. It's a nice walk from Newton to Boston and it's for a good cause.
http://www.jimmyfundwalk.org/   Click Give and then support a walker. Look for Patricia Holmes. That's me.