A Day

My neighborhood had their 2nd annual yard sale today. Mom had brought over stuff throughout the week and stored it in my garage - like we did last year. I got outside by 7am - my goal - to starting to set up after calling to make sure Mom was on her way (she was a bit late last year - their phone was off the hook and I got a little panicked and had my neighbor watch our stuff and drove over to see if they are alright as I couldn't get thru phone-wise) as we had a lot to get up and out. My neighbor told us she put her porch light on at 6am to get ready to set up and she had customers at 6:30am!! Waiting for her, not letting her finish setting up, and it was still practically dark out. And they were rather rude to her too because she still in the process of getting things ready. The sale started at 8am. I had one guy tapping his foot while I was setting up, following me when I put things out, and then my mom came and he stalked us both. We had everything out and ready before 8am and were pooped by 9:44am - we had no idea what time it was, it was cloudy so no sun to gauge by and when I went in to check the time, we were both a bit blindsided it was still so early! We managed to go from three tarps, stuff lining one side of the driveway, and two tables (stuff on and under) to just a small pickup truck of remainders that ended their day at Goodwill courtesy of my dad.

My friend called me after the sale to let me know the "gang" was going out for dinner and drinks so I took a nap. When I woke up, I rolled over and looked out my window and was enjoying the wind rushing thru the trees (we've got MAJOR wind right now - awesome, but still humid) when I spied a hummingbird zoom up to my roses. He tried his very hardest to get his little beak in the rose bud which was tightly closed, then zoomed to an open one but still no luck. I was sending him mental messages to go to the other side of the forsythia where the newly planted Bee Balm (courtesy of my mom, thank you Mom) was. He tried the bud again and zipped around the azaela a bit but then took off to the left which is what I was suggesting. I hightailed it quietly into my spare room and looked out the window and there he was dipping his busy beak in the Bee Balm blossoms. I think Moomin sent him because about a month ago I had talked to Mom about wanting bright red Bee Balm to attract hummers so he and I could watch them. The Bee Balm was planted before he died but he never got to see them so I think he sent this little green hummer to me today, very sweet. So now I will be hummer-watching myself.

Out with friends - we had fun, lots of laughs, everyone had a coupon for dinner, one person got their dinner for free because the kitchen forgot it and it came to the table late, and then we tried out the new "tavern" in town (well it's been there about a year but we've never been). I was a tad late getting to the tavern because I had to get the gunk off the inside of my windshield that the humidity accentuated and when I walked in/got directions/looked in the tavern for my friends who I didn't see, I noticed the entire place smelled like fish/seafood dishes. My gag reflex really wanted to kick in so I asked the hostess if a bunch of people had come and she said they had and were all outside. Thank God! I would not have been able to stay if we were all inside as the place just reeked of seafood specials/chowder/fish soup/god knows what other seafood delights. YUCK! I got outside to a nice back deck area, rocking chairs and such, but the all the drinks were in the double digits - I can't drink coz of the pain meds and even if I could I'm not spending that kind of money on a drink, so I got a nice hot cocoa which I counted as my dessert. The wind and humidity made my hair some kind of wonderful curly/wavy mass so I looked good with very little effort - just the way I like it.