Apparently it rained a half inch on the 28th, Sunday, while we were in California. I came home to see it in the rain guage.
Of course this was the first time I hired someone to come over and water the pots every day. I'll still pay him, of course, but half an inch in the 7 days took a lot of pressure off to hand water.
The pots are root bound and I guess it has been sunny since the rain event, so some things dried out quickly. And I think he missed the David Verity cuphea behind the deck, it looked pretty shriveled. I watered it as soon as we got in. It revived. Thank goodness for the half inch of rain it got during the week.
The week with grandkids was fabulous -- a birthday party for two year old TJ, swim lessons, grocery shopping, dinner at the other grandmother's new townhouse, movies, the library, the park, play time, running around, reading books, snuggling, and . . .
. . . . mornings in bed with Grammy.
Now I miss those two something fierce, but I'm also glad to be back to my normal, quiet routine!