Sorry to see that, Don. My youngest got Covid a couple of months ago (for the first time) and even with the vaccinations he still had a very sore throat (that "razor blade" variety.) Can you get Paxlovid for him?

YouTube is there for those jobs the neighbor can't help with (or at least figuring out which professional to call to have things fixed if it doesn't show you how to do it yourself.)

I picked more okra, a cucumber, and a few grape tomatoes this afternoon, then clipped all of the seed pods on the Texas Star Hibiscus. Last week I threw out all of the old seeds collected in years past because while I recognize what they are, most were fairly old. These are bagged and dated. The mature dried okra pods have the year on each with a Sharpie (they keep for a long time). A stink bug hitched a ride into the house in the produce tub, but was incapacitated and flicked into Ms. Argiope's web. I just took a peek - she is enjoying Sunday brunch.

When I reread all of the spider antics it makes me think I need to get out more.