I tease Mr. Granny on here a lot, but he really is a pretty good old guy. Yesterday, when he saw I was in such pain with my back, he moved all the seedlings into the shed, then came inside and cleaned the kitchen and washed the dinner dishes, while I soaked in the tub and then went to bed with the heating pad.
This morning he told me I walked like I had a board up my butt, so he moved the seedlings back out to the sunshine, cleaned up the wind storm mess from the front yard, mowed the lawn, helped me mix up a garden cart full of compost and peat moss for the tomato containers, and did the grocery shopping. He even brought me back a bag of jelly beans! Then he moved the seedlings back to the shed for the night.
Thank you, Mr. Granny. I'm glad I've kept you around for the last 48 years. Besides that, I need you to open the childproof cap on the ibuprofen bottle.
Predictions for the low thirties are now in the forecast. The local news says 31F tonight, which would equal the all time low temperature for May. If it gets that cold, my tomato plants probably won't survive. We do seem to have our own micro climate here, as our temperatures are usually a few degrees higher than the published ones. I hope that holds true for the next few nights. Between the pulled back muscle and the weather, Granny is beginning to get depressed.
aww, feel better! and thanks, mr. granny, for taking care of granny and the seedlings! i think you should hire granny a housekeeper!=)
ReplyDeleteOh, good gravy! 31? In May? Mother Nature must think you live in Colorado or something. Hope it most definitely does not get anywhere near that cold!
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope the back is better real quick. Mr. Granny is pretty cool! My DH does nice things like that sometimes, too. Guess there is a reason we keep them around, after all.
Ahh... what a darling man to take care of you so well when you were laid a bit low! We got down to 35 degrees last night. Probably get just a little higher than that tonight - but not by much. The tomatoes are all under cover and are hanging in there but that kind of cold tends to set things back quite a bit even if it does not kill them. I hope this cold weather system moves on quickly.
ReplyDeleteOh, Granny, that's truly rotten luck! Well, the pulled muscle and the record low temps, I mean; obviously, having Mr. Granny in your life is fantastic luck. That is so inspiring to read: 48 years. F. and I will be hitting our 6-month wedding anniversary in June, and I am probably going to be sending him this link, just as an education thing. ;)
ReplyDeleteHoping you feel better soon, and crossing my fingers for your tomato seedlings. In my heart, I feel like they will make it!
Kelli, who needs a housekeeper when she has Mr. Granny!
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SB, tomorrow night is supposed to be even colder than tonight. There's never been a year that I haven't been able to plant tomatoes by May 1. And last month was so much warmer than normal!
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Kitsap, the best we could do was cover what we could with sheets. DaBeardedOne was so nice to offer a couple of row covers, but that tomato structure really makes it almost impossible to cover.
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Meredith, I hope your heart is telling you correctly. My heart tells me you and F. will be celebrating your 48th. one of these days!
That's nice of Mr. Granny :-) Hope your back gets better soon! 31f is pretty chilly for May. They are calling for a low of 38f here on Sunday, I hope it changes by then.
ReplyDeleteDan, it's just not fair of Mother Nature to tease us with an early warm spring, then drop this chill on us just as we thought we were home free.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good hubby you have. I hope the weather holds out for you. Be well
ReplyDeleteWhat a man, that Mr. G. Kuddos to him. I'll send the warm thoughts your way.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mr. Granny, for taking care of our girl! Now watch out for her asking you to lug in all those pots from "tomato alley"! I hope your forecasters are very wrong...
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that your back is sore. I hope you feel better soon. Glad Mr. Granny is stepping is helping you. What a sweetie :)
ReplyDeleteThe temperature drop is quite a concern. All you can do is cover the garden up and hope for the best. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that all your plants come through ok.
Granny I feel your pain. That is one of the reasons it takes me so long to do things. The problem is that DWs back is no better than mine.:( John
ReplyDeleteRobin, Ribbit, Erin, Rachel & John: The back feels a bit better each day. I'm just taking it easy and babying it along. Luckily, it's not something that happens to me frequently.
ReplyDeleteWe made it through the first cold night, it was 37F at 3:00 a.m. The dogs constantly bark at the sheets in the garden, which is rather nerve wracking!
But has he made up for getting rid of your peach tree? I guess so since you've kept him around.
ReplyDeleteI think all your warm weather came to us instead. Now I know how you grow all your great tomatoes. A little bit of heat helps.
I hope you feel better soon.
Daphne, I'll never forgive him for chopping down the peach tree and the raspberry patch. He gets a pass on the juniper he chopped up last year, as its removal gave me room for more tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteYes, heat is the answer...just not too much heat, or we get blossom drop. I once read an article (local) about hosing down the plants during hot weather, that it stopped the blossom drop, but now I can't find it.
Hope your back is soon better and that things improve weatherwise for you very soon.
ReplyDeleteHuh. Mr, Granny cut down your peach tree? Wow, that'd be worth at least a carat at my house, maybe more. Sigh. I love peaches, but
Maine is just a bit too cold for really good ones.
Henbogle, its too cold to work in the garden, so my back is getting plenty of rest!
ReplyDeleteOur peach tree was a July Elberta. Delicious for fresh eating and canning. Pssst....don't tell anyone, but it was worth 1.1 carat. It's on my finger ;-)
We have a real problem with borers of all kinds, and have lost a peach, a weeping birch and a dogwood.