LAST DAY OF MAY

Sounds like some bloody book title, doesn’t it? And yes, it is raining, hell; it’s been raining half the night, including a few thunder-bumpers to make life interesting! One can only hope that June will see us with warmer temps, sunny days and a few rain showers to keep gardens and flowers growing!

So what does June have in store for us? First on June 14th we have Flag Day and please, fly our nation’s flag proudly. Then on June 15th we have Father’s Day. Did you know this is the one day when most collect calls are made – isn’t that amazing? That’s gotta make a Dad proud as hell, don’t ya think?

Oh yes, June is also High School graduations and then we can watch college grads and high school grads all looking for employment – can you say Wal-Mart! There was a time when many a young lad (and Lass) worked on farms, helping with all the harvesting and haying but those days are long gone. Some farms still hire folks for seasonal work but that depends on the weather and prices, which will determine if they can hire any outside help.

And of course with the June delights comes the summer vacations – well, the end of the school year at least. Many people are discovering that gong anywhere this summer might not happen. There is little doubt that before much longer gas will be $5 a gallon and that alone makes things tight. And food prices are going up as well. And you wonder why more and more folks are planting their own gardens this year. Hey, I even have two tomato plants and hope they survive and produce a tomato or two! [Yes that is spelled correctly the plural is tomatoes]

So while you are stuck inside because this rain doesn’t seem to be letting up, you could read a book – novel idea, don’t ya think? Watch TV which you’re gonna do anyway or perhaps work on that Christmas picture puzzle. You could clean the house, polish the silver or dust the bookcases, end tables, etc – oh such lovely possibilities, makes ya wanna puke, doesn’t it?

Oh let me give you a tennis update – you know you are interested – just humor me. Both Serena and Venus Williams are out of the French Open. Man, they played poorly yesterday and well, the price was you’re done, bye-bye. As memory serves, we have at least one American male left in the draw but that could be wrong. American tennis players do not do well on clay – and baby it shows!

California Vintners in the Napa Valley area. Which primarily produces Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Griglo wines have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night.

The new wine will be marketed as Pino More.