Zucchin, zucchini

Nothing but zucchini… I started giving them as a present when visiting. People are surprised that I have so many and that I can grow them. It is a matter of giving water every 2/3 days. But it is not easy to pick them. They hide in these huge plants with big stems full of tiny thorns. My arms are showing the marks of this success.

The garden looks quite good these days. The hot peppers, courgettes, tomato and okra plants have flowers and some sunflowers are taller than I am. Still 1 month to go and the figs will be ready to be eaten.

Electricity is available for future campers and at night the garden can be illuminated by using a switch behind the front door.

The sign board to direct the campers towards our place is ordered. Now that I think of it, we need a bell installed at the gate. It is about time to do that.

The best thing that happened this week is that on Friday’s the floorman showed up with his tools. After 2 days of work, half of the veranda is “tiled”.

It was no fun this week with the wind blowing heavily - due to a cyclone in Oman, I heard on the radio – and some of the sand spread over the balconies and veranda finding its way into the house.

The morning of the day the storm wind started blowing I put most of the carpets “over the wall” to leave them in the sun before putting them away for the summer. A few hours later even the heaviest carpet was lifted up. It landed on the sand. And it is very heavy. I cannot lift it on my own.

Am vacuum cleaning a lot.

The wind is gone now. Good… I was, much to everybody’s astonishment, complaining that it was too cold at night to stay outside. It is probably me. When others are complaining it is too hot to do anything, I usually find it quite warm, but nothing to complain about.

The real hot days are starting soon. The veranda will be ready just in time to be able to sleep outside. I am very pleased about that.