Did I mention that husb did not lose a filling? No, it turned out that he only had a sharp surface that our wonderful dentist smoothed. Problem solved.
Youngest daughter has left the Madeira School's equestrian program to manage a wonderful barn in Virginia horse country. Middle daughter is out on the Chesapeake Bay fishing, and son and DIL are camping in the Outer Banks. While things are good right now, I've gotten used to waiting for the other shoe to drop.
The weather has changed a little; it's still warm but we're not wilting under the brutal temps of the past two weeks. This afternoon we'll head down to Brookside Gardens and stop in at Comet Pizza/Ping Pong and maybe the Politics and Prose bookstore if it's still open. This morning, with garden hose and Windex bottle that attaches to the nozzle in hand, I'll do our front windows and screens. This to me is fun. Maybe I should get out more.
The gardens seem to be a little happier with the cooler temps and it's beginning to sound like late summer as I note crickets have now joined in the cacophony of the cicadas. The air is rife with butterflies; I've never seen so many. I've been sowing cosmos and threadleaf zinnia seeds for late harvests. I like this idea, and will plan to do more late season seeding next year. I'm about to pull all the snapdragons that returned from last year (amazingly after all that snow!) as they're getting really ratty and sow snapdragon seeds that will bloom this fall and maybe next spring, too.
About Me
- KathyA
- I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 53 years, two years after we met at college. I taught in both middle and high schools as I really love teens and in-betweens. I was also a certified Lamaze instructor, and for a short time a volunteer chaplain at Howard County General Hospital. I am a two-time cancer survivor, ovarian (2003), and breast (2019) I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs with great parents, in a bilingual household. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, the Orioles, and sometimes the Ravens. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy (Kath), and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader, cook, photographer, lover of languages, music, and four-footed furries.
Showing posts with label snapdragons. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...
The garden seems to be doing well. We've weeded, watered, weeded, and weeded some more. I can't help but think what weeds there would have been if we hadn't put down three inches of mulch and Preen!!
The rabbits are still living under the steps. There seems to be a new litter -- what a surprise-- my sex life should be as good. I think, however, I've found an effective means against them. We continue to put down Deer Scram and spray Tree Guard, but now I'm vigorously brushing Azrielle and putting her cat hair in planters and directly onto some plants. I've even begun to empty our vacuum cleaner right into the garden. Take a close look at the pot with the snapdragons and verbena! It skeeves me out a little, but what the heck! And Azrielle is getting rid of her winter undercoat. I wonder if I could shave her....Azrielle! Oh, Azrielle!!!...
Rosie Returns Day Lily
First Tomatoes - 6/24 - Heirloom Golden Cherry
Heirloom Back Krim by the 4th of July???
Side Patio - Lamb's Ears, Star Gazer Lilies, day lilies, plumbago and planters with geraniums, creeping Jenny, and purple verbena
Verbena that the rabbits have finally left alone -- look closely to see why...
Cat hair!!!!
The rabbits are still living under the steps. There seems to be a new litter -- what a surprise-- my sex life should be as good. I think, however, I've found an effective means against them. We continue to put down Deer Scram and spray Tree Guard, but now I'm vigorously brushing Azrielle and putting her cat hair in planters and directly onto some plants. I've even begun to empty our vacuum cleaner right into the garden. Take a close look at the pot with the snapdragons and verbena! It skeeves me out a little, but what the heck! And Azrielle is getting rid of her winter undercoat. I wonder if I could shave her....Azrielle! Oh, Azrielle!!!...
Rosie Returns Day Lily
First Tomatoes - 6/24 - Heirloom Golden Cherry
Heirloom Back Krim by the 4th of July???
Side Patio - Lamb's Ears, Star Gazer Lilies, day lilies, plumbago and planters with geraniums, creeping Jenny, and purple verbena
Verbena that the rabbits have finally left alone -- look closely to see why...
Cat hair!!!!
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