Late summer in Wisconsin and the land begins to ripen. Basil blooms and must be cut and dried.

The garlic basked in the sun sufficiently to allow it to be bundled and hung.

Tomorrow we work under the house, attaching a sill plate to the joist supports that will be set down on the west side masonry wall. We will remove the joist supports from the east wall of the original house, which will be replaced by an LVL beam. We will saw off the bolt ends of the middle joist support so that an LVL beam can be sistered onto that support. Hope to have things in shape so the masons can finish the basement walls this coming week. High summer is in high gear!