I took some cooked zucchini across the street to those neighbors and learned that this kind of squash is something she still cooks (sliced and fried) so next time I'll take a whole one (these are generally larger than what you see in the grocery store - they grow fast and get away from me.) New next door neighbors have apparently moved in so silently, even with their dogs, that I thought they were still working on the house. Perhaps they like fresh vegetables. :)

As I walked out there I noticed the area over where the new sewer line went in is contracting as the weather dries out the soil, so I need to fill it in with more dirt that can be moved from other parts of the yard (piled up while they worked, smoothed imperfectly by the little earth mover.) If I dig up some of the stray Salvia greggi plants coming up along the dig site I'll have some plants to declutter later in the fall to friends and family. There may be heavy weather this week that will expand the soil, and on another front, we will learn how new blue heeler mix Pepper responds to thunder and lightning. Blue heeler mix Poppy doesn't like it and usually spends the night on a rug in my room.

I emptied the DVDs from the top shelf of a heavy pine cabinet and recycled all of the empty egg cartons that were used to elevate the back row. Now I need to figure out what can go on that shelf. It can be large and heavy, this is a very sturdy cabinet (the lower shelf holds almost all of my LPs.) The DVDs look good in the lighter taller cabinet next to the shelves with the electronics and I'm more likely to watch them when I can see them.

The dining room table is almost cleared again; the clothes that were on it are in the closet awaiting the arrival of the dressmaker form, or have been stacked in the sunroom. The next setup on that table will be for sewing.