This afternoon I ran a small sprinkler in zones across the front of the house then was able to step into those moistened beds and pull out the Bermuda grass and spiderwort that was in amongst iris and lilies and taking over. Tomorrow I'll dig out a bed that is full of Carolina Snail Seed, a pretty yet horrible vine that strangles everything. I mowed last weekend but the grass is tall again - tomorrow is the day the code enforcement guy comes by to see if the lawn was mowed - it was, but can he tell? We've had a couple of days of rain to let it grow fast. I'm betting that without as much grass in the gardens, he won't complain.

I have some squash plants almost ready to plant and a tomato that was an extra straggler in a potted nursery bedding plant that I scooped out and put in its own pot to grow. I now have an extra plant to put in the garden. I know - silly - but if I can get a free tomato plant I will. The squash and okra are growing from seeds. I'm also trying to get some cucumbers, so far only one of about 8 seeds has sprouted in that mound (they are old seeds). I need to buy a couple of eggplant bedding plants to put in. Over in the butterfly host plant pot of rue one of the caterpillars has disappeared, probably due to predation by lizard.

Back in the house, every time I walk through my bedroom I'm pleased with how good it looks. As a follow-up tweak I've moved a few things off of the antique Mission Oak rocking chair and put two lap quilts away in an under bed zipper bag. (There is a meme about clothes worn once - you don't want to hang them up in the closet but they don't need to go into the laundry bin yet - so "hello, chair" - where they air until they're worn again. This is that chair.) My exercise area beside that rocker is inviting, and this is a good thing!