This was fun. Every bit of it. I cut my own hair, too, but not often. Just too much trouble to get it done. The whole post was delightful. I could feel the weight of the heat as you toured your garden (I'm jealous of that garden), but my favorite line:
only humans are stupid enough to eat hot peppers.
You have a gift for narration, or maybe I just like your perspective...
Thank you for your kind words. Comments like these always inspire me and I feel my style is more creative when writing about things I really enjoy.