The Space In Between

Monday's disruption was even more disruptive than I'd expected, lasting most of the afternoon and frequently being hella loud, as the aging former kids used to say. The cutting of the bushes was more extensive than I'd expected, and by evening I found my back yard pretty much denuded, except for a couple of pokeweed plants that just got mashed down instead of cut. for everything else, including the grape vine, it was a massacree. If the mere stumps of two plants survive and re-bush, it won't be because the trimmers intended it, I'm sure, and a third bush is, as far as I can tell, utterly gone.

The worst part of this is that there is now no shade at all on most of my back yard for most of the afternoon. I fancy I can sense the added heat, but can't be positive because the high temperatures have risen at the same time the shade has been eradicated. It might be the one or the other. Of course with all the new space that has been opened up I could probably plant a decent sized garden, but where would I get the energy to take on such a task?

Anyway, Monday's turmoil left me with no energy to deal with Tuesday, so I vegged out. I did check the Safeway ad early Wednesday, and found a few items that will be nice to get on shopping Friday. There is even a sale on unscented Epsom salts, which I badly need for foot soaking. Their web site says they have my donuts in stock, but we shall see.

Also, while searching for Mullein leaf tea, which I can no longer get from Safeway, I found a site called iHerb, and not only do they have bulk Mullein leaf tea much cheaper than the tea bags I used to get from Safeway, but they also have a buckwheat pancake mix, which some Safeways carry, but not those in this town, and I've been wanting some of that for a long time.

They also have what Idernet reviews say is a decent brand of liquid Castile soap for less than half the price I usually pay for it at Safeway. There is other stuff too, like Medjool dates for about three bucks less than they are at Safeway, and they have some packets of miso soup mix I'd like to try, and a few other things, and if I get all that stuff I will spend enough to get free shipping, so I'll be putting together an order this evening. The landlord taketh away, and the Idernet giveth. Blessed be the name of the Idernet.