Visiting a relative in MD. Decided to drive early Thursday, to avoid the main rains from Debby. There was rain, not too bad, but in the mountains of Western MD, there was some DENSE fog - very little visibility at times, even at 10, 11am. Arrived in good time, stopped by a farm market for a few fresh items (yum). Now dealing with the usual issue at this house: the room I stay in must have something amiss with the vents. The room is really hot (always has been), bc of morning sun and nothing much coming out of the vents. So, talked relative into lowering a/c to 75 (instead of the 77, 78 it was set at), and slept with 3 fans running. Drinking instant coffee now, eating apple pie from farm market.
Debby arrived after I did, we watched the rain while eating dinner out. From light rain to sheeting rain, and repeat. I’m somewhere in this clump of rain totals:
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Maybe 2.5” -I’d say mostly from7pm on, and no rain falling when I got up. But I don’t think it’s done yet.
No gardening for me…just trying to talk relative into replacing Venetian blinds that have deteriorated and broke. Stubborn relative doesn’t want to buy more-some are 15yo, so they are just old and strings are breaking, but some are “new” replaced in last 1-2 years and already broke- yes, that does tend to happen when you put the absolute cheapest blind in a full sun window. It looks a bit like bad renters live here - some wildly hanging blinds…so wish me luck in my persuasion skills. We ate a good dinner last night, so hopefully relative in a good and generous mood today - generous towards Venetian blinds anyway.
In a nod to all the old/new appliance talk, there has been a lot of that talk here with window coverings. “When we put in shades in that house, they never gave us a bit of trouble”. Me: yes, but you bought those roll shades 50 or so years ago- things aren’t made the same …at all, so please don’t buy roll shades (So many reasons not to use those in the area the Venetian blinds are breaking)
Garden and plant aspect: it is always nice to drive around here bc it is a wetter area, much more green and lush overall than where I live. The restaurant we went to was one that moved their main entrance about 25 years ago, and planted trees along the new long driveway. Hadn’t been here for quite sometime, but this time it was great- the trees were completely overarching the drive all the way in…a nice effect!
We have a big wash tub next to the hose by the barn. However it does look like we slaughtered a bunch of kittens afterwards because of the giant wet clumps of hair all over the yard. 
about 3 years ago. I found used wooden blinds at Habitat for Humanity, they might be faux wood, but nice. I found two for my bedroom, and one for the back door, woo! I needed to replace the living room blinds too, found some new at Lowe's. Even on sale the faux wood blinds I purchased are like thick cardboard and overpriced for the material. Ick.
our first eggs!
