I think she was referring to the leach field, which will always be a little more damp from the water dispersing. In the hot summer that can make a lot of difference to the grass.
I’m so old we only had one channel at the start. WOI-TV, channel 4. They carried some programs from each of the four networks, NBC, CBS, ABC, and DuMont.
If you have a lot of oak leaves, they don’t chop up and decompose fast enough. It kills the grass. It’s a downside to having a lot of nice oak trees in your yard.
Jax Dog lies up against me like that. But if my wife goes to another room he will jump up and follow. He feels he must protect her everywhere.