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July 30 1983 - Saturday - 70° at 6:30. Hot, humid and a breeze until late afternoon, when I've heard thunder but no rain here - too bad. Did wash, cleaned house - moved chips to wood area on south side behind flower garden - improve the look tremendously. Watered. Picked strawberries, squash - cucumbers and a good amount of beans. Took walk to Ned's Mountain Road. Wes feeling stronger. 1984 - Monday. 62° at 7 AM - Slept until 6:45 (no Boo) Partly sunny day - not bad - humid. Played golf 9:15-10:45 - a good time as we went by ourselves. Home to start lifting Leucothoe behind shade garden - Wes brought Vargas so-called topsoil and raised level there, separating the three plants at the last end. After lunch I went for a haircut. Wes made a stone wall around oak at end of shade garden wall. I edged back of wall garden and around white pines. A busy day - tired. 1985 - Tuesday - 64° at 6:15 - Overslept - Fair day. Muggy in afternoon - high about 84. To Mass - Father back from vacation. Wes and I worked at Ballard with Muriel Pederson & Bollie Hoffman - 8:30 to 11:30 - Wes bought 2 new Waterpiks at Caldors - shopped Stop & Shop enroute home. Wes had 3:30 appointment with Dr. Yanity who said he had broken off tartar - Wes still thinks it was a pice of tooth. I cut grass - watered a lot of plants and deadheaded - swept Garden Room. 1986 - Wednesday - 70° at 7 AM - Slept late. Cloudy. Rain at 4 o'clock - thunderstorm in evening - heavy rain - at 9 pm there was 2.1 inches in gauge! Did wash - deadheaded - to Bethel - Emily's for Italian flatbread & cookies - Agway for lawnboy oil - Ring's End for pegboard hardware. After lunch and nap, worked in Wall garden - Wes shifted wood at shed end to improve view from front walk - I cut north grass just before rain. 1987 - Thursday - 59° at 6 AM. Hazy - Good sleeping - used extra blanket. Gathered articles for work at Ballard Garden - Wes drove me as he wanted to pick up Saxcrete - he also went later to Wicks for more - put in the two posts for driveway gate. Wes returned to Ballard for me - we had a good crew working so did all deadheading. I watered - edged perennial garden & Herb Garden July 31 1983 - Sunday - 68° at 6 AM and foggy - became hazy, hot and humid. No thunderstorm here. To 8 o'clock Mass. I watered and deadheaded. Left for Tarrytown at 10:30 - stopped for gasoline at Mobil along Route 100 - took that route to McKeil's Corners good way. Eileen took us to Boat Club for luncheon - air conditioned - enjoyed seeing boats and Mallards. Home at 4:30 - watered & picked strawberries - supper on deck. 1984 - Tuesday - 58° at 6 AM - Cool night - Fair humid - warm in sun. No Mass as I had to be at Ballard Garden at 8 AM to work. Lots of help so spread all the mulch. Home at 1 after stopping at bank & store Wes had brought down stone for the Bog watercourse and dug out the stones along the road there. We continued working in that area - lovely shade in the heat. I also deadheaded and watered some plants. 1985 - Wednesday - 64° at 6:30 - Slept late - cloudy Wes went to Jessups for two containers of manure, put them on compost piles and turned them over - old one now ready for use. I moved a half dozen plants from driveway below wall garden to back steps - deadheaded Rain started at noon just after we picked first tomaties, beans, lettuce and zucchinis. After lunch & nap I worked on Dutch Bulb Order at Louise McKeon's request - she wanted to order right away but I will have to wait for Muriel Pedersen's order. To Ruth Sharp's at 5 - Rosses - McKeon's & Billie there with Nancy Carroll - they had attended Verdery Memorial Heavy rain late evening 1986 - Thursday - 59° at 6 AM - Light rain 1.75 in rain gauge at 7:15 AM from rain overnight. Wes went to Mass. I prepared for Ballard Garden work. Muriel, Ricky - Carol & Bollie showed up despite the mist. We deadheaded and staked - ate Carol's blueberry muffins. I shopped following. Wes had put new post in for "Naughty Duck" Deadheaded - staked - heavy rain had knocked down plants & tomato plants - raked paths -swept. Taylor Rental delivered articles for Sunday's lunch. Eileen had cat scan at W.P. Hospital. 1987 - Friday - 64° at 6 AM - Foggy - quite a thunderstorm at 11 pm last night. 3/4 of inch - good. To Mass. Wes to [[?Meekes]] for bolts - Waldbaums for groceries I cut grass - pulled out Filipendula Zenusta - not worth space in garden. Staked up snapdragons. Wes cut lumber for gates. Geologist Pam Brock asked to see our rocks - working on her Doctorate. Pedersens stopped by - Muriel left me Bonsai book - showed Dick around.