Mountain Highs and Valley Lows

 For over a year, I have been trying composting in trash cans. While I did end up with some dark dirt, II am not happy with the results I got. The dirt I got was a wet soggy mess. I poured the dirt in the trash can in the front yard out into the raised garden bed I have in the front yard to let it dry out. I hope after it dries out I while have usable compost. I will let it dry for the rest of the week and check on it this weekend. Since the trash can compost has not worked, I will go back to having a post compost pile behind the shed in the backyard. Over the years, I have had better results from the compost pile in the backyard and it is less work to maintain.  I hope to get a garden started in my front yard next year. I got sick with Covid while I was working on getting it set up this year. I will continue to work on things for the rest of this year to get going with things in the garden next year.  My plan is to eventually have my whole yard outside as a garden as a place to grow f

 I have been doing good with my recovering from my heart issues caused by Covid. I have a good chance of not needing to take medication. My blood test and EKGs have come back looking good. Even though I am going in the right direction with my recovery, I have days when I am full of energy and can work on things all day. Then there are days, that I do one thing and I and beat for the rest of the day.  This summer has been a rough one for my mom and me. I was in the hospital for Covid for a week and a half. My mom has been in the hospital three times this summer. First time for Covid and the other two times for things related to Covid aftereffects. Many of our plans for this summer have been cancelled, rescheduled, and put off for now.  I am hoping to hear soon if I get a promotion that I put in for at work. I have been working in the position since the person who had the position passed away. We have been short staffed at work. There are a few people including me that are doing work of