08.29.2025 | Ordinary Friday

A brilliant beginning of the day here in the Carondelet Garden.  Low humidity.  Lots of sunshine.  Blue skies and puffy white clouds (as Bob Ross would say).  We should see sunshine throughout the day with highs in the mid to upper 80s.  The winds are light and variable.  An absolutely banging day here in south Saint Louis.

It's Labor Day weekend.  How did that happen?  The last Friday in August.  It is hard for this old gardener to wrap his head around it.  Back in the olden times school didn't begin until the day after Labor Day and that was always the beginning of Autumn for me.  It still makes me feel like Fall is in the air.  The Fall lettuce seedlings are beginning to sprout their little heads above the ground.  My first try in new seedling trays was a total bust.  I tried again and it is a total success.  Who knows?  I will not be using those seedling trays again that's for sure.

Our beautiful niece will be joining us for some Antique Adventures this weekend.  Always a fun time.  Let the markets, fairs and Fall Festivals begin!  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.