My Dad will be caught up with his garden sometime Wed,

and will come back up and help me with our huge one.

However, I am going to try to finish before then, if it will just....

stop....raining, and I don't have another accident @@

I didn't know my arm was so heavy til I wore this sling all day.

crap. This is going to cramp my style for a while in a big way. LOL

We'll talk when you're up to it. If you need some help with chores or whatever, let me know.

BTW, I went through YEARS of therapy for my right shoulder & was looking at surgery until I found a fantastic shoulder specialist, DR Gerald Klimo with Omni Orthopaedics in North Canton, Ohio. I had 2 appointments with this Surgeon, who told me that shoulder surgery is often NOT needed. I have not had to go back since the second visit, & I am ABSOLUTELY SOLD on this guy! If you're looking for a Doctor for the shoulder, he's the best IMHO.

Mike

Meanwhile, I was exhausted, and still mulching tomato plants up until dark last night, when a

little downpour hit, so I quit and started to walk to our home.

Well, I slipped (stupid freakin tennis shoes that are worn so I don't care if I get em all muddy)

and badly, and tried to break my fall, but my fingers slid on the mud, and I sprained em, and the next

second, my elbow jammed into the ground, and the impact felt like my shoulder exploded.

X-rays this morning are all negative, arm is in a sling, we'll see how it responds, and if necessary,

go to a shoulder specialist...

and tomorrow morning I'll go back to trying to finish the garden.

The upside is I didn't fall on my shovel.

dammit.

You'll be hearing from me about two weeks from now, due to the

STUPID RAIN that ruined our first hay cutting.

"sniff"

Mike

it rained on our hay.. @@, and I have to go rake in again, if it stops raining and the sun comes out.

Otherwise, we'll just use it for mulch. And I can't plant in the garden yet - too wet...

One of our tomato varieties is Triple "L" crop, which is a Russian tomato that can grow to 24'.

No kidding, unless it was a typo in the catalog...

This garden is going to be a fascinating work.

But next year, we'll have learned what we wanted to learn, and will not do so many

varieties.

I have to go cut several wild charry trees down and cut em up for firewood - the old farmer gave me all those trees

along the edge of his future pasture - he's going to start a beef herd again.

Enteric asperin does a nice job.

Now get some well deserved rest.

Mike

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Deal ! I can't wait for the ancongria sweet banana peppers, too. They

are great tasting.

If I ever get time, I'm going to hit the jacuzzi for a few hours.