It's TESTING Day

 I'm back on the patio.  Thank you Mother Nature for relenting a little this morning.  It's a lovely 62 degrees as I enjoy my hot cup of phony coffee.  By the way, just for giggles, here's the TALL cup from Starbucks.  I spotted this on a friend's Facebook page and I'm going to test out the theory.

I don't drink Starbucks coffee, or any of the concoctions they make.  They are way too expensive for my taste.  Here's the latest theory .... the tall cup holds the exact same amount as the Grande cup, which holds the exact same amount as the Gigantic (or whatever they call it) cup.  

How could that be you ask?  "They" say the taller the cup, the smaller around it is.  If that's true, it's a marketing ploy like no other since you pay MORE for the larger sizes.  I'm going to test it out today, just because I have absolutely nothing else in my life to do at the moment.  Okay, there are a few things, but this nonsensical thing might keep me out of the fridge and off the streets!!

Cyndae and I were up early, ready to plant the new additions to the family.  These two will grow to about three feet around and add a little color to this front section.  Luckily I have nothing but sand around here, so no blisters showed their ugly heads.

All the while we were planting, we discussed the lawn.  Tis better to water longer on less days or to water less every day?  That is the question!  If I were to keep my lawn green and gorgeous, I would run the pump 4-1/2 hours, five days a week.  That's 22.5 hours!!  Crazy, right??  I've always complained about that (and never did it because I'm too cheap), thinking it's such a waste of water and electricity.  It's why my bill is so high even when I'm not here.

So today we are going to begin a new scientific test.  The ground is sandy.  Water runs right through it.  It seems to me I should be able to water more days for much shorter times and the grass will keep it's beautiful green color.  The accountant added it all up and thinks the sprinklers will run 5 hours less per week on the new schedule.  If I'm completely out in left field, let me know.  

That's when we discovered THIS!  Cyndae says it happened to one of her shrubs and someone said it was a kind of bug.  She got something and poured it on the roots, saving the plant.  Anyone know what that might be?  It's happened to one other shrub I have too.  Maybe I should become a Plant Doctor when I grow up.

I spent the rest of the day putting stuff away, cleaning up and even ran my dishwasher for the first time in probably five years.  You know, just to keep it working.  I looked at that fabric for the quilt I have been asked to make ... because I made one for someone else (big mistake) ... but nothing jumped into my head as far as how to make it.  

Weirdly enough, the heat dissipated, the wind came up and it looked like rain was coming our way.

This morning it's cool and breezy ... yahoo for coolness!!!  I've got a string of errands to run including my Starbucks test, and I need "before" pictures of the lawn, so I better get with the program.