And the Answer Is

I wondered when I started using the big cone of Gutterman white thread - 3,281 feet of thread - just how long it would take to use it all.  And the answer is eleven months, almost exactly.  

Of course, I don't use white thread exclusively, maybe not even mostly, because I use a lot of pale gray too.  Still, this is interesting to me, although it might not be to anyone else.

The garden grows.  It's been an outstanding year for petunias, coleus, geraniums.  For impatiens, not so much.  Those started out great but got some kind of fungus disease.

Note to self:  for the expanded garden next year, plant squash every couple of weeks so that when a hill inevitably gets powdery mildew there will be another healthy hill to take over.  

And note to self, the geraniums in pots were perfect for pops of color in the front yard garden.  And apparently the deer and other critters leave them alone.  For the most part.  There was some nibbling in the back yard.  Once, even, on the back porch.  Close to the railing.