Payson Again

We got an early start this morning. We went to the Payson temple. We met some friend for the 9:40 session. After the session we stopped at Wendy's for hamburger sandwiches and drinks. We then stopped at Nephi for ice cream cones. I watered the plants on the front porch. I tried for a long time and then took the state bank in Fillmore. Someone there worked on it for over an hour. They fixed so I could pay my bills. While I was gone Carol made some good soup. I had a bowl of it and a Nutella sandwich. I then got my laptop out and paid two bills.

Two topaz melons. This is the larger one.

This the smaller topaz melon.

I picked a whole bunch of yellow squash.

The peaches and cream sweet corn is really good,

Off to Fillmore

After breakfast I watered the topaz melons. There are two melons. One is much larger than a softball and the other one the size of a tennis ball. I then watered the baskets and tubes. I haven't watered the plants in greenhouse five for some time. I watered the fig plant. some of them had small green figs on them. I went into greenhouse six. Some the fig plants had ripe figs. I ate six or seven figs. They were really sweet. We drove to Fillmore where Carol met with a medical assistant. After the exam he gave her a prescription and some instructions. We got a few groceries and then came home. For some reason I was not able to pay my bills. This afternoon I went to the dermatologist at the Fillmore clinic.  

i still can't pay my bills.

Hot, Hot, Hot

After breakfast this morning, I cleaned the Walla Walla onions. I cut off the tops and put the onions in a bucket, Next, I put the onions in a wooden crate.

This is the crate which helps them dry.

This is the five-gallon bucket.

This a picture of the onions I took a few days ago. I watered the baskets and the plants in the back yard, Then I watered the plants in the garden. We had the left-over spaghetti for lunch. The pomegranate plant is beginning to look healthy.

Monday

After I got up this morning I made a new batch of old fashion oat meat mush. After breakfast I watered the baskets and tubs on the front porch. I watered some of the plants in the garden. I began watering the front lawn east of the sidewalk and the east lawn. I watered the east lawn all day.

Yesterday, I dug up the Walla Walla onions yesterday and cleaned them up today,

This this topaz melon is about the same size as a tennis ball. The melon in the photo below is about the same size as a soft ball. 

Saturday Chores

 

Pretty normal morning except for the TV shows. I turned on channel seven. On Saturday they "how to" shows. I watered the baskets and tubs on the front porch. After breakfast, I began to water the grass in the back yard. I watered all the grass in the back yard and watered most of the grass in the east lawn, No pictures. Carol fixed a batch of spaghetti for supper. 

Richard Came

We drove to Fillmore before lunch and bought a few groceries.  

The hibiscus in the front yard.

Topaz melon in the garden. There is another one on the vine further west.

I fertilized the baskets. Later I watered the baskets and tubes,

A pretty flower on the front porch.

I cut down the weeds in the orchard.

The same weeds but from a different direction.

We made ice cream.

The ice cream is finished. Carol and I ate a large bowl of good ice cream,

Richard came and will be staying with us tomorrow and Sunday.

Temple Again

This morning I watered the baskets and pots on the front porch. As soon as breakfast was over, we drove to the Payson Temple. We on the 9:40 session. Some of the same people the 9:40 session last week. Somebody had some kind of medical emergency. There was an ambulance at the temple. We called Carol's sister Nyleen Batty. We were going to visit her in Linden. She didn't answer. We stopped at Wendy's and got two hamburgers and drinks. We stopped in Nephi for ice cream cones.

This afternoon wheb we got home I watered the baskets and pots on the front porch. I started to water the garden. I took the following photos.

I picked the yellow squash and one zucchini on the right.

I quit watering the cucumber plants because I didn't want to eat any more cucumbers, Carol wanted to continue taking them to the post office. I started watering them again.

I picked some squash. Took a picture and then found some more squash.

This is a photo of two squash that grew together.

The topaz melon is a little bigger each day, Almost the size of a tennis ball.

 

Got Glasses

 

What did I do?

More Squash

I watered the baskets and tubes. I also turned the water on the kidney. The topaz melon continues to grow. There was a lot of squash. 

Here are photos of the squash that I picked this morning. After lunch this afternoon, I shredded a box of garden magazines.

Car Fixed

This morning after breakfast I mowed the lawn. I removed all of the garden hoses that were on the lawns, The lawn mower started right up. I put air in the tires and began to mow. I started on the front lawn and run out of gas while I was on the front driveway, sometime ago, I got a new gas can and filled it with gas. As hard as I tried, I couldn't pour gas in the lawnmower tank. Finally poured in an old container and then poured it into the lawnmower tank. I then mowed the front lawn, the east lawn, and most of the back lawn. Carol came out and reminded me that I was to take the car to Fillmore to get the front right fender fixed. The mechanics fixed it and I didn't cost me anything. I came home and finished mowing the lawn.

I mowed all of the lawns today.

I had a sweet potato for supper.  

The people at the garage the front fender on the right side.

A small topaz melon is in the above photo. It is a little larger than an olive.

Ice Cream Social

Church meeting went well. This evening we went to an ice cream social. It was hosted by the Harmon's and Hillestads. Some of our friends were there. I watered the baskets and tubs two times today.  I also watered the corn.  

Cleaned Garage Some

Carol found a large metal pot in the pantry that contained dried food. If we had to leave Holden in a hurry, we would have some food that would sustain us for some time. I looked in the garage for some more; I found a bag that was full of dried food and a bucket that contained other needed items. I picked some sweet corn and chucked it. Carol boiled it and then we cut the corn of the cob. It is now in the freezer. We had warm-ups for lunch. Later we rode around town. We drove around town and then went north on the frontage road. There was a flood of muddy water late last night.

This is a hippity-hop that some of our kids played with when they were younger.

Good Rain

After the chores were done, we drove to Fillmore and filled the car with gas. We then bought some groceries.  Some of our friends were also getting groceries. I found some figs in greenhouse six. Two of them were ripe, which I ate. They were good. I watered the plants on the front porch. It rained some this morning, and we had a good rain during the night. 

Payson & Linden

We headed north this morning. The traffic was pretty light all way to Payson. We stopped at the Payson temple and attended the session. After the session we stopped at Sam's Club and bought cat food and some groceries. We then drove to Linden and had a nice visit with Carol's sister, Nyleen. 

When we got home, I picked two ears of corn. We had a good rain for a few minutes. It didn't last long enough.

Nyleen had a beautiful flowering shrub. Carol picked three stems and brought them home.

 I watered the east lawn, and it took most of the day. I did a little weed eating. Carol went to her exercise class this morning.

Hospital

This morning after all morning the morning chores were done, Carol drove to the hospital for an MRI. It lasted for an hour. We then bought some groceries and then drove home. This afternoon, Todd Troseth came to measure for some railings for the front porch, 

Two of his boys came back and built a pattern for the railings.

The hibiscus flowers are really pretty.

Air

 

We took a bunch of vegetables to the post office. I didn't take a picture. I saw Calico, the cat that stopped on our front porch every day.  I then drove to Fillmore and had them adjust the air in the tires. Carol watered the baskets and tubes on the front porch. She also started the water on the front lawn. I watered the front lawn, the back lawn, the lawn west of the driveway, and the lawn west of the garage. We went to the post office picked up the tote. All of the vegetables were gone except for a yellow crookneck squash and a zucchini. We tried to watch Rosemary and Tyme. The battery on the remote died. We finally got the TV to come on.

Back to Normal

 

This morning we were home alone. I watered some plants in the yard.  For breakfast we ate food that was left over from our trip. We attended our church meetings. The speakers and teachers were good. We ate some of the same thing for lunch. A few more leftovers for supper. I watered most of the back lawn this afternoon. I moved the sprinkler to different locations every half hour or so.

Lisa Leaves

 

My alarm thinks it still is in Los Vegas and woke me up at 5:30. I went back to bed and slept too long. Carol got up and we fixed breakfast. Lisa got up. I watered the plants in out yard. I also started the water in the garden.

The peonies were really dry. The were five plants. I let the garden hose run each one until they had a good soaking. 

The hibiscus plants are blooming now. this one is in the lawn.

This hibiscus is one the front lawn at the end of the sidewalk.

This afternoon we drove to Delta for a family reunion. There were a lot of brothers, cousins, etc. The food was good. There was a lot of smoke in the air when we good back in Holden. I didn't take any pictures.

Our Trip

Late Wednesday night, Lisa came. After we exchanged greetings, we went to bed. Lisa slept in Richard's bedroom. Thursday morning, after breakfast we got in Lisa's car, and she drove to the home of Leslie Anne Belhasen. I took us most of the day. Lisa arranged for us to stay at a bed and breakfast in Las Vegas, Nevada. The funeral services were really good. I took a few pictures of the lunch that was served after the funeral.

This is me, Carol, Anne, Leslie, Larry.

This is me, Carol, Leslie, and Larry.

Anne resting after the services.

Carol and Larry.

They didn't have pictures of water, but they had bottled water.

They had a buffet table.

Wed were in Beaver waiting for ice cream cones.

We met Robert and his family at a private park where there was a swimming circle.

We stopped at the Saint George temple. Carol is standing in front of the temple.

People eating.

We ate at a chines place.

We drove to the location of a new temple which will be fairly close to Anne's house.