I'm Back

I seem to be doing all better now. I was actually able to go back to the gym this week, trying to pick up where I left off. I had to back off some of the final reps, but I wanted to keep my weight the same. Yesterday (Friday) was real good; I did nearly all the reps at the last poundage before my illness. I even got on the treadmill for the first time in weeks. I knocked a mile off the max speed, and was able to get through the 20 minutes with really no problems. I took my shower afterwards, and Mr. Blackberry was there. He took his shower as I was getting dressed in my street clothes. He is quite the sight. He ignores me, so I doubt anything is ever going to happen between the two of us.
I need stuff at Trader Joe's, so I'll probably make a run out there today. I really should stop at Target to pick up something for my Mother's birthday, next week.
I think RC is over me. No more calls after 1AM from him. I'm going to write that off as a good thing.
I planted some herb seeds last week in little starter pots. My basil is coming up (along with some phantom mushrooms - that seems to happen out here) along with a bunch of micro thyme. There is also a mystery plant, I think it might be oregano, popping up in another peat pot. The last two pots have nothing going on. They must be "late bloomers." When the plants get to be bigger, I will transplant them to my herb pot. It's a terracotta planter with little openings in the side for multiple plantings. I want to put the basil on the top with hopes of getting lots & lots of them. I can use the fresh basil in my lentil soup and spaghetti sauce. How nice will that be.
John planted some tomatoes and a bell pepper plant on the side of the house using the "topsy turvy" method. He actually used some old plastic kitty litter buckets, cut a hole in the bottom so that the plants can grow upside down. They are suspended from the eaves on the side of the house. Fortunately, it's not the side that faces the main road as they do look kind of "white trashy" hanging there. The idea is that since you are watering the roots directly, the plant grows faster and stronger. We'll see how it works. He used 8 inch plants that we bought at Lowe's. Funny part is: we thought we bought regular and cherry tomatoes, but in actuality, they are both regular tomatoes. The one we thought were cherry tomatoes only look that way because the picture on the little stick is so small you really can't tell what type they are. Too funny!