Click here to read Catalog 259. well, file last updated late May – it’s october – garden winding down – spring as droughty as last was wet – bunny population explosion – food chain issue – ignored my 2 x 4” wire grid fence which has kept out deer, raccoons, groundhogs – ate through plastic mesh added at ground level – most distressing – eliminated greens, beans – got tomato, pepper, eggplants, squash, cucumbers established – shunned basil, mustard – few other strategies also futile – planted some lettuce in raised bed by house – tomato blight slow to show – record tomato crop – bunnies ate low-hanging tomato, pepper eggplant, but spared higher fruit – summer squash produced before succumbing – small cucumber crop – got some pea plants past bunnies – got enough basil for some pesto – enjoyed usual tomato-based fare: sandwiches, gazpacho, salsa, tomato-basil pasta sauce – canned close to 30 quarts so far, more on way – Zach married Lauren Branchini in at Osmica, Spring Spring Trail Farm, Lansing, NY, July 1 – Jewish ceremony for 120 or so mostly heathens proud father of groom there with longtime friend Edie Brown – many Masis in house – didn’t lose a doctor, gained a lawyer – she works for Cornell in HR – honeymoon in Azores – already sharing lovely house in Newfield, NY – quick visit Labor Day weekend – met new puppy Milo – in training – turned 69 on August 5 – got COVID and had email hacked on birthday – latter remedied with some sibling handholding – former lingers via brain fog and fatigue – avoid if possible – 3.5 cords firewood now stacked for looming heating season – no threat of frost so far – burned rest of firewood, then ran furnace – fall show season kicked off over weekend with Boxboro – schedule bit crowded with shows at UMass, Allentown, Boston, Northampton – herein usual masi mix – hoping to achieve 260 prior to Boston show – meanwhile, yes off to Eagle for hard copies – last of breed to have printed there – with hopes you’ll be sufficiently amused to acquire – at your service – peter