23 Tuesday Jul 2019
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took a few moments this morning to stop and take a few photos of all the buds on the mandevilla…
there are dozens of them…
wondering how many will open up at once and looking forward to seeing what happens…
nature is so amazing…
06 Saturday Jul 2019
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this morning, Hilda, the gardener, came over and worked away in the back while I continued gathering items for the camping trip…
before she started, we spent some time walking the area and deciding on what needed to happen where and when…
she weeded, divided and moved hostas, and trimmed the lilac…
looking good…
09 Sunday Jun 2019
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had some fun in the garden on Saturday… the forecast was for thunderstorms and rain during the day so I got out early to plant the purchases from the day before…
trying to stick to the purple and white theme although the dahlia might be a bit on the pink side;-)…
three pots planted, a few baskets hung, the tomato and mandevilla placed… also brought out the hibiscus…
still need to bring out the Japanese Maple, but going to wait just a bit longer so it doesn’t struggle with the move…
it is looking pretty good… now just waiting to get that back flowerbed cleaned up…
missing my beloved as I work away in the yard…
04 Tuesday Jun 2019
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so excited to get home yesterday because I received a message from my gardener, Hilda, advising she had been by and done some planting…
it looks great and I can hardly wait to see what happens when she tackles the bed across the yard, lol…
03 Monday Jun 2019
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fun in the garden…
finally got around to planting the lobelia and alyssum… the weather may have turned the corner, although it was something like 4 degrees when I got up…
decided to plant in clumps, so all lobelia in some planters and just alyssum in others…
looking forward to watching them grow and seeing how they look…
22 Wednesday May 2019
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beautiful, beloved, big girl pants, flowers, garden, maintenance, plants, widow
been thinking about what to plant in the garden this year…
wondering about doing something a bit different… maybe only choose three or four types of plants and using them in multiples…
have someone coming over to see if they might help me with the maintenance of the garden… excited to see how that turns out…
10 Sunday Mar 2019
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automated, big girl pants, flowers, plants, Spring, springing, time, time change, widow
the time changed last night as we sprang forward…
for the longest time today I wasn’t exactly sure what time it really was because so many of my devices change themselves…
the tv, the phone, my Fitbit…
finally confirmed the time when putting something into the microwave which isn’t automated…
I like springing forward because it is much easier to change the devices that still need it by moving them forward an hour… going backwards always seems much more difficult, lol…
microwave, stove, car and grandfather clock all updated…
flowers are my attempt at springing;-)…
09 Sunday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, buds, developing, flowers, moments, orchid, plants, surprise, treat, watering, widow
was wandering around watering the plants and had a lovely surprise…
usually I water on Saturday but was a bit behind so got to it this morning… was pleased that the paper whites have a couple of buds developing…
was at the mandevilla which has an orchid beside it – usually I keep the orchids for a year or two once they are finished blooming and then end up replacing them…
to my delight, I discovered four buds…
what a wonderful treat…
05 Monday Nov 2018
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yesterday my oldest grandson came over and we cleaned up all the pots and planters in the garden…
well, he did most of the cleaning up while I worked on a few things in the house…
we did work together to get the bird feeder hooked up so that it won’t lean over…
we ran out for groceries and then had ribs, baked potatoes and Brussels sprouts for dinner…
when he was picked up I went to bed, lol… fun, but long, day…
12 Friday Oct 2018
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today was my first Friday back in the office since May…
started the day with a visit to the dentist’s office… have lovely clean teeth now…
dressed casual to ease back into being in the office on a Friday, lol… and brought a snack for everyone… it was the leftover trail mix from Thanksgiving dinner… I had picked up a number of bulk seeds, nuts and smarties and mixed them together… came out great and everyone loved it…
on my lunch break I went for a walk in the sunshine and checked out some cameras… still looking for just the right one to replace my Nikon…
a few pretty plants out there although they were looking a bit rough around the edges close up…
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