Yesterday was going well--until I found ants in my closet! What a pain. I carried a few things outside to get rid of them, sorted through a lot more, and started washing. I found an ant trap and stuck it in there--hopefully it will do the job. Liz told me cinnamon and cucumber peels are two natural repellents.

We had a little walk before Ray went off to work. Captain and I worked in the garden some, mostly pulling things up. I did a little reading while he was still out. Then I took my bath and got dressed. He hung my laundry. I had a terrible time trying to get the chickens in, even with him helping. The black one was on the nest and one of the gray ones was in. I let her out trying to put the other one in. Finally I left them, saying "Blackie is doing a better job laying eggs than you are, so I don't care what happens to you!" At that point, they were under the West deck. (nothing bad happened while they were out and I was gone)

I met Janna for lunch at Lumpkin Cafe and we had a nice time. She took me to her office at Aderhold, where I read articles on my phone and she had a series of meetings. When Ray's class was over at 2:15, we walked to his office to get the car. It was pretty hot walking across campus.

At home, I continued my reading while Ray napped. I started some bread. When he woke up, he went out to mow a bit. It makes such a difference! We moved the chicken coop and they happily went in it. I weeded the strawberries. There are only four of them alive that I can find and they are very dry. I watered them and hope to save them. I have three more to plant.

We had a very late supper after dark: pork and zucchini. We watched a British TV show via Roku and Netflix: the IT crowd. Very silly humor vaguely reminiscent of The Office featuring the nerds in the basement.

Slept until 6:30 when Cameron started barking his head off--it was still dark.