Yesterday Paul and Tanya rented a chipper (which we paid our share of) and we turned piles of pine trees into wood chips that we can put around the trees, etc. They helped us and we helped them. It was very hard work. Then we cleared weeds from around the blueberries and mulched them with pine needles. Also the knockout roses, which have lots of new leaves. They will bloom soon if the deer don't get them. Of course, the time the deer come is when we are all away--next weekend! Miles, Paul and Tanya's son (5 years old?) came and helped us. Then he wanted to play a game, so we got out the bocce and played that a while, then it was time for croquet. It was pretty fun. Tanya came and watched us after a while--she was really beat. It was a great day to be outside and Ray and I were together a lot of the time.