July 7

If you can't say anything nice (about the weather) don't say anything at all, right?

We finally finished the trellises on the tomatoes! Woo hoo! So glad that's done (and I think they are too!) We also moved the Working Girls to some new grass. They seem to be reaching the end of their laying-years. When I arrived here, they were laying about 2 dozen eggs a day. Now they are down to less than a dozen. The barn girls are taking up the slack though. (It was planned that way!) The new eggs are a little undersized, but they're getting there. Plus, we're putting a little marketing spin on the little ones, calling them Squeakers ("the girls are so new at laying eggs, they have to "squeak" them out!") and they're selling like crazy on Pizza Night. Go figure.

We also did a potato-beetle check on the eggplants (a ton of immature bugs--get 'em before they can multiply!!!), and did a little deep cleaning in the pizza kitchen.

The best part of the day, I have to admit, was the cool shower at the end of it.

Oh, then I went to Wine & Women Wednesday at Danzinger Vineyard. It was fun, but I got there too late for most of the food! Still a really great atmosphere, and got a little tour of the wine making facilities. The wine maker seemed like a really fun guy!