Getting things done

Oh my spring is moving along and sliding into summer. I was out on the veranda this morning, a beautiful breeze wafting by, delicately scented with that wonderful perfume only the lilac can provide. Bird song everywhere, It was fabulous. My second favourite season of the year. Its not to hot, not too cold. Everything is green and full of promise.

I am actually getting some yard work done. Thanks to the Banker I got a kick start last week. She is worth her weight in gold that woman.

She got me the shrubs I wanted, brought them to me and even planted them for me. I now have a lovely little row of spirea bushes along the front fence. I am doing all I can to make sure they take and begin to grow.

Not the best picture but there are my new little babies. She also picked up a dogwood bush for the corner and she planted it too. Its one I have never seen before, it has golden yellow leaves and I love it.

Another one I am working to keep alive. this will be my third attempt to get a bush to grow in this corner after I  killed off the original dogwood bush. Never spray round up on the weeds below a bush and think the bush is going to live. Just sayin'

So today I was up early and I buzzed down to get a few plants and find some breakfast. I got some hostas and some petunias and then treated myself to breakfast on the veranda. Having been fed and watered I took a stab at weeding.

I do not do a pristine job of it like the Banker. Mine looks more like goats have been having a rave but I get the most of the weeds out of there.

before

After

I need to deal with the weeds on the sidewalk but its looking much better. I got petunias planted in Mom's washtub and I weeded the front hosta bed

Somewhere between those two visible hostas' are a lot of other little ones just bursting through the soil. So I doused them with weed and feed and we will see what takes place

I took my time this morning. I have a very small yard and really this should not take all that long but for me it does. My bad knee and pinched nerve make me wear out very quickly. So I paced myself. I want to be able to keep doing as much as I can for myself. It was work a bit, rest a bit, work a bit, watch an episode of The Blacklist, do some more and I got the most of what I had hoped to done. I need to plant flowers down either side of the sidewalk and deal with those sidewalk weeds. Plant three more pots of flowers and then I can start on the back yard.That is going to be a job and a half but I will go it a bit at a time. I am not a gardener by any means, but I do like puttering about in the soil. My goal is to get my yard to look as nice as it can with as little maintenance needed.

I feel triumphant today. It feels good to be getting things done, getting them done on my own no matter how slow. I have to stay independent, I have no wish to be a burden on anyone, thank you very much. Asking for help now and then is one thing but being helpless is another.

I will do some more tomorrow if I can. Depends how my legs feel after their workout today. I will be able to plant the pots no matter what. That I can do sitting down. 

I have discovered the Blacklist, I am into the second season. Yes I know I am late to the game since its already run its course. Thank goodness for netflix!! I cannot believe I missed it first time round. Its very very good.

Tomorrow will be yard work (maybe). Laundry, sewing, and house work. I am going to wash the kitchen floor. Now I don't have to work around a Christmas tree I can get it washed properly. I may even go to Michael\s tomorrow. Hard to say, I need a few things but I tend to talk myself out of going anywhere on Sundays.

I hope your weekends are going well!

Toodles 

Linda