Must mow today, but it's moist (not sure if we had rain or fog or what) so I'll let the lawn dry out a bit. Maybe this afternoon.

Dog hair needs to be addressed. In many forms - in the house, and on the dogs. And that which is falling off of the dogs at a rapid rate. Other things to do today include some cooking for the week, considering what items are for eBay and what go straight to the thrift store. I have a couple of items that didn't go on eBay so are now in the thrift store donation box.

Planning a shady area small bed in the front yard is also in the cards for today. I want to work on some zones. When I first moved in the house had an ugly hedge running along the face of the stone front and Bermuda grass. Now it is a complex mix of shrubs in the yard (none against the house), trees, established beds, and a berm. There is finally enough shade for some true understory plantings. Only took a dozen years. :)

Dorothy, I wouldn't go near a house surrounded by cornfields. So much of it is GMO corn these days, planted so they can hit it with glyphosphate (Roundup) and other toxic pesticide and herbicide chemicals. I'd inquire about the nature of the farming nearby before settling in.

SRS