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wall…

19 Saturday Jun 2021

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the clematis seems happy in its spot on the wall along the driveway…

it is showing new growth and is getting bigger each year…

I’ve just read about a way to help it grow even quicker by laying a portion of it down and putting soil over it… think I will give that a try in the fall…

for now, I am making sure to go out and visit it each day;-)…

designer…

18 Friday Jun 2021

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what a wonderful afternoon yesterday… although it was hot, my garden designer came and spent a few hours rearranging pots and plants and other goodies…

we moved, and moved items again, until the garden looked just so…

a few jobs left for my grandson when he comes next… lifting a few heavy things and digging in a few lights…

what fun to have a fresh set of eyes… and someone who is perfectly fine if I don’t care for the placement of items…

I think the garden is happy too…

fixes…

17 Thursday Jun 2021

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my grandson came recently and spent the day working in the garden…

many jobs were done, including emptying, cleaning and filling the hot tub…

stones were moved, grass seed put down, the umbrella put up, hoses run and the waterfall rock repaired…

we had a lovely day together, and then he and his girlfriend had supper with me on the deck…

they sat at the table and I was in my chair by the door…

he reminds a lot me of his grandpa, lol…

what a wonderful treat…

hose…

16 Wednesday Jun 2021

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I am loving my new hose…

it reaches to the front step with ease and I can also get to all the plants and pots in the shade garden as well…

lots of room to get to each of the hanging baskets to give them a drink…

I’ve been having fun trying different routes with it, to see which ones I like the best…

and it barely takes up any room when it is put away… unlike the old one which wouldn’t hang properly as it had a mind of its own, lol…

yay…

overlooking…

15 Tuesday Jun 2021

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as I sit in the garden, overlooking the beautiful sanctuary that it is, I’ve been thinking of my privilege…

I have a safe home, food to eat, and a glorious space to enjoy every day…

this is due in large part to my beloved… he worked for years to make our home comfortable and to put money aside for our retirement… and he never got to see that…

all that allows me to stay home and enjoy life is due to his work, and yes, his death, which has paved the way for my time sitting in the garden…

he worked hard to make it a sanctuary for us and I often think of him mowing the grass or pulling weeds… or cleaning the garage, lol…

I truly am blessed beyond measure…

functioning…

12 Saturday Jun 2021

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Thursday was a disaster technology wise…

I was wondering if the power had gone off during the night, but the dishwasher, which usually tells me with a big PF, didn’t display that…

my Nikon wouldn’t connect to my phone… no matter what I did, sigh…

my Geeni cameras, on the garage and in two rooms to look out the front and into the garden, would not work… I tried the usual unplug and replug technique, which had no effect…

my smart home plugs weren’t functioning either and none of the usual solutions worked…

someone suggested the new moon was the issue…

so I gave up on technology for the day, hoping a miracle would happen and everything would work on Friday;-)…

of course that didn’t happen… I went downstairs and unplugged the router, waited a bit and plugged it back in…

then there is the patience factor as it takes a while for all the little lights to light up and get happily blinking….

that didn’t fix everything, so I went upstairs and did the same with the second router…

and… finally everything was working… shhhh…

iris…

11 Friday Jun 2021

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last year I almost missed this little iris… so I was watching for it this year…

it sits right up next to a flower pot which I hope is going to have a dahlia growing in it…although currently there is no sign of said dahlia;-(…

but the iris is beautiful…

readings…

10 Thursday Jun 2021

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had an appointment with the doctor on Tuesday as he wasn’t thrilled with the blood pressure readings I was giving him on our last phone call…

he had suggested that I have my meter recalibrated, but when I contacted the company they advised it was so old they didn’t support it any longer…

I bought a new one and took it with me to see him…

my blood pressure was still high on my machine, but was good on the one in the office… I had to adjust where it sat on my arm and will hope I get it right going forward…

all in all, it was a good appointment and the meds don’t need to be changed…

the really good news is I only have to take it a few times a month;-)…