Rain, rain go away!

Bonnie weeding her veggie garden.

Kathy has all the tilling done...for now!

We had a most awful storm Monday night. The lightning and thunder looked and sounded like it struck right next to our house. And then there was hail. The garden and vineyard survived with little damage. Our plan calls for us to put up the fruiting wire for the vines this Saturday, weather permitting. We will be off to Indy on Sunday to see Wicked and to eat at Maggiano's - a treat for Kathy and her brothers and their significant others from Kathy's mother, who has also treated us the past few years to Cats and The Lion King. Kathy thinks that this play will be her overall favorite.

After a questionable start, the new microwave appears to be operating ok. It sounds like a freight train and Kathy doesn't remember ever having such a loud microwave. The top latch on the door didn't want to latch when we first started using it so, of course, the microwave would not work. It took a while to figure out what was going on. Now, with use, it seems to be better. What is it with us and microwaves?

Mike called to say he hoped to be out on Friday to expand our driveway. We need to stake out our changes for him. This is all weather-dependent, so we are not hopeful that the weather will cooperate.

The price of gas continues to rise. Kathy, who now has the longest commute of her working career, has discovered that she doesn't mind the 40-minute drive to work, but the gas prices are taking a chunk out of her paycheck. She must make the trip to Georgetown three days a week.