This and That

 

 This was our supper last night. It's something we both like a lot. It was the perfect way to use some apples that were no longer very firm). 

pictures from the internet

After more days of 30C weather we are enjoying some cooler days. What a relief.  Now we need a good rain. We did have showers on the weekend but that was not nearly enough to satisfy the dry ground.

Thank you for the birthday wishes.  I must explain the last picture on my last post. I didn't know that the commercial with that quote was only aired in Canada and the US.  It was advertising a medical alert bracelet and featured an elderly woman who falls and dramatically shouts the iconic line to a dispatcher. You can watch the whole ad on Google if you have any wish to do so.

 Birthday Bouquet

more birthday flowers

  

From one packet of Cosmos seeds I have several different blooms: single and double ones in a few different shades of pink.

 

 The internet tells me that Cosmos grow best in hot, dry, sunny spots and actually produce fewer flowers if they get too much water or too rich soil. Our soil is sandy and doesn't hold water so I was watering them often. I think the ones that grow next year from dropped seeds should be more able to do well in our dry summer. I may have accustomed these to regular watering and now they droop if the soil is completely dry.

 

That's it for today. Actually I've been working on this post on and off for hours. I keep getting distracted by things that need doing before I forget.  I saw this and thought it described me today.