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Carl (carma48) posted an update Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023, 2:46pm EDT, 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Afternoon All: Glad to see a little activity here. We're getting busy with storm preparations, as the latest projections have Hurricane Lee making a landfall somewhere on the Maine mid-coast or down-east coast late Saturday/early Sunday as a minimal CAT 1 or strong tropical storm. We're 100 miles inland and in western Maine, but wind & rain effects will still be felt here. So, things to get secured & ready.
Shelly No, we did not get very good crops from our garden this year. Yields were very small, about half or less what we normally get. Tomatoes were small, the largest about the size of large lemons at best & not a lot of them. Peppers also small, thin skinned & not much flavor. Pole Beans less than half the normal yield. Only a few squash & very small. No lettuce & no rutabagas at all. All the rain just did them in & most of DW's herbs rotted away too. Just way too much rain & too little sun. Wettest summer on record up here.
And, we did not get to see Marley & Emma either. Changes in their work schedules & plans made for a very quick visit home. They were only home for two days & they had them pretty much filled up every waking hour. Hopefully we will get to see tham at Thanksgiving or Christmas. What can you do? They're busy living their lives.