Up all night.

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Not for gaming.  Mother has been going on about the lawn.  I finally got out to see it.  Yes.  It is rough.  So I set up sprinklers last night.  As soon as the sun was down, I started them.  Then, every few hours, I moved the sprinklers.  I tried to hit every spot on the front and side lawn.

It is pretty crisped.  Not sure how well it can return.  We will find out.  But, for a first night at it, it got a goodly shot of water.  I didn't miss an inch.  But that effort took all night.  I just finished at six in the morning.

Gaming between rotations.  While also using the ice machine and reverse osmosis machine to make fresh water... top off the reserves.  I try to keep six half gallon jars, two quart jars for mother's use (the half gallon jars can be a bit of a struggle for her), and a gallon drinking water dispenser full.

It's summer, and a hot one.  So water is going down in serious volumes.  All good.

The brisket took many hours.  But was well worth it.  It didn't use many pellets, either.  Just amazing.  Two long smoking sessions using a quarter of what was used on the first smokes.  I was starting to fear the cost of smoking.  Now not so much at all.  And these pellets were cheaper.  Odd.

Mother does so much, to keep the place up.  I feel bad about the lawn, more for her sake.  I have little pride or care in such... odd things.  If I do try, it's more as a project, or asset attendance, rather than keeping up appearances.  For mother, it is a cross between civic duty, keeping up appearances, self valuation, and a project.  I am amazed at what she does.  But she really does love doing it, though too.

Her little garden is amazing.  The annuals spruce the place up, and the perennials are taking hold.  From tulips to lilies of the valley, and others... very good.  The only things of interest to me are the lilies and the veggies.  Tomatoes, jalapenos, green peppers... not sure the beans or cucumber plants will do much.  Bigger planters, for those, next year. 

I am exhausted, but pleased.  I will keep up the watering.  Gives me a reason to be up at night, which I prefer.  And I honestly think the lawn did green up a bit already.  I walked the lawn this morning and it sure appeared to have greened where it had been brown or even straw colored.

Just a bit more gaming, to ease to bed.  After cutting brisket into meals, then freezing or reefering them.  A busy night.  But... caught up for a while.  Good night, and morning.