Continued hot and muggy, with no rain

Hot, hot, hot. And muggy, muggy, muggy. Today is a farm day, and it will be brutal out there.

I am skipping the market today. I have a thin week in terms of stuff that is available, and then I had a wholesale account order a bunch of produce yesterday, so it really isn't worth my time to go to market today. More veggies will be pouring in soon (including the earliest new potatoes on the block!), so I don't feel that bad about skipping, and the market manager was very laid back about it. But we will be at the Saturday St. Johnsbury market for sure. Maryellen will be coming with me for that one.

The downside to the hot weather is that it hasn't been raining. I am starting to irrigate, but our system is very primitive -- basically a big water tank in the back of the pick-up that we fill up at the house (with our 50 gal./minute well), and a bunch of garden hoses. My friend/mentor Richard is coming to visit next week, and brainstorming about a more professional irrigation system is on the list topics for discussion.

Drink lots of lemonade today everyone!