So many questions. (And an observation - I'd never heard of that narcolepsy alarm, but it sounds very practical and life-saving.)

Marinara in the blender? At some point, maybe, but mostly it needs a lot of simmering on the stove to get the right flavor and needs reducing on the stove (not thickened with flour), then puree a bit (I like a little texture in my sauce). What about B12 do you find helps you feel more ambitious? I take a daily B12 and just feel normal (the GP said mine was low so I take a modest OTC brand). Okra likes heat, enough water, and full sun. And be careful how much you plant, if it grows huge like it does here, three to five plants provide enough for a large family and a few of their friends. The Honda tiller I have was a hand-me-down, is quite small, but does the job.

Our first frost is expected overnight so I've picked the rest of the tomatoes and covered the eggplant with a frost blanket and added my favorite quilt to the bed today.

The greenhouse has been swept and rearranged and quite a bit of stuff into the trash. Tons of mouse droppings so I wore a facemask, and with as many wasps as live out there (mud dauber ocarinas plastered all around, and a couple of paper wasps nests) spiders aren't a problem (wasps prey on them). I disturbed several lizards and a large katydid that is liable to end up lizard dinner soon. If I put plants in there this winter I'll set up the oil radiator heater and a thermal plug that turns it on below about 35^o. In the garage is where spiders are more likely to be an issue and I worked some in there also. A bunch of tools were returned to the rack in the greenhouse making room for the cart once in the sunroom that was evicted to the garage. It is now hosting several plants I don't want to lose in the frost.

Since my friend with the cats just got back to town I called to remind her that tonight is the freeze, but one of her cars (long story) is in the garage and the battery was dead, leaving no room to put all of her plants in there. "Call AAA." Oh, right! So they arrived, she has a corroded battery post to repair later but the car is no longer in the way.

Tomorrow is a blank on the calendar, the rest of the week is booked, starting with the roof on Tuesday. I have a pair of noise cancelling headphones that I'll use if I'm working in the house (there is a lot of yard work to do to keep me from listening to the racket all day - last time I was in the house when they worked and ended up curled in fetal position by the time they left.)