I spent two and a half hours in the yard today, trying to clean it up a little. I cut back allllll of those dead bougainvillea branches and got scratched about two dozen times, but it looks a lot healthier now. Then I pruned my roses and weeded the garden, and to my great surprise, found three heather plants blooming underneath all the weeds! Tomorrow I am planning to round up all the trash and broken furniture around the yard, pull up weeds in the kids’ play area, trim back the hydrangea, and get the shrimp plant under control. Then, if I can still move, I’ll try to work on the front garden. And then I will clean the gutters, especially the small tree that is growing in them above the garage. And THEN, if I have any money, I’ll replace the broken swings, buy a shit-ton of mulch, buy some flowers for the garden, and maybe even get some patio furniture and an umbrella so I can sit outside with a beer and the baseball game and actually enjoy the yard. And by then it’ll be time to start all over again.
Tag: garden
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April 11
There are little signs of life in the backyard, despite my neglect. I thought this desert rose was a goner after our couple of hard freezes, but there is new life growing there amid the dead stuff. I want to spend some time this weekend cleaning out all that is dead and/or broken from the yard, and then in the coming weeks I will start adding things where there is room. I’m thinking some mulch and maybe some new plants. The kids definitely need new swings. I would love a spot to sit and read in the shade with a beer or a glass of wine. I just have to do it.
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March 31
One of the last camellias on our bush for the season. It’s been kind of a ho-hum day. Played badminton with Robin for a while. Took the kids to movie night at school for a fundraiser. So far, no drama. I’ll take it.
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March 18
Today’s big spring break adventure was playing Phase 10 at Panera with the kids. It sounds kinda lame, but it’s these little kinds of things that stick with me as warm memories that I can draw on when things are tough. The memories of bigger moments are more like flashes of light that don’t last as long. So all things with value, both large and small.
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March 12
Just home from church and day is still in front of me. It’s a nice day. I should do something outside, but I will probably end up taking the kids clothes shopping and playing Harry Potter. Maybe we can take Harry Potter outside at least.
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March 6
I had written these little flowers off as lost during the deep freeze earlier this winter, but here they are! I am going to have to build a garden around them. I am still not feeling quite right. Maybe I need to sleep next to the ocean for a week.
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February 7
These camellias bloom every year, but I never take the time to appreciate them. They come all the same, blooming for their own benefit. I bet it’s nice to be noticed.
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January 10
Another day buried in credit card legal disclosures and quality quandaries and fighting over the TV controller and homework and figuring out what to make for dinner. Life doesn’t get any better than this.
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