update on various fronts

[psocoptera]

Ankle: the chip in the bone is something old, not from the March injury. No surgery now, PT now, and a brace as needed; possibly surgery in a couple of years if I keep re-spraining it.

Toe: hairline fracture does not require further action at this time, except I should be wearing shoes in the house.

Carpenter ants: have mysteriously vanished. (Possibly related to having the shutters re-sprayed for wasps? Or putting a bucket under that leak under the sink? Or the hot weather?)

Quentin's diaper rash and diarrhea: much improved.

Mosquitoes: I was able to get out yesterday and weed the corn without getting bitten (in long pants, long sleeves, hat, bandanna, mosquito repellant, citronella candle nearby).

House: IS ON THE MARKET! Open houses over the weekend, things seem to be going well.

In general: things looking up.

Comments

[psocoptera.livejournal.com]

Cantaloupes! That's cool. I've never succeeded with any squashy sort of thing (zucchini in the past, cucumbers this year).

My dad did corn in our backyard at least once when I was a kid - you have to have a certain number of plants to get any of them to pollinate (like minimum 16, I think - 4 rows x 4 plants, and you do better with more), and I think it tends to be buggy. We'll see if I get anything.

[gallian.livejournal.com]

my dad always did corn in the garden, so i believe it is totally doable.