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kerryh's July 2008 Entries
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Jul 27, 2008 | 10:30 AM PST
MAY 2008
JULY2008 TIN SHED IS GONE
WALL I STARTED THIS SPRING IS DONE. HAVE TO PLANT SOMETHING IN THE 50 YEAROLD CEMENT CRACKES!!!
MAY 2007
BERRY PATCH IS GONE
JULY 2008
Jul 26, 2008 | 9:36 PM PST
It was my birthday today and Jim asked me what I wanted . I said I want a sawsall. A man sized one not that rediculous thing you got me awhile ago. So off we went to Home Depot. I got a Dewalt, top of the line. I should be able to trim my trees now. Jim said he should take a out life insurance on me, I am going to kill myself climbing ladders and trimming trees.
He's the one always saying you have to have the right tool to do a job properly!!! I think he realized that comment had just come back to haunt him!!!
My grand daughter is spending the week with me. It's our State Fair. We are going tomorrow and check out all the barns and garden displays.
I think the yard will be on hold for this week. I did finish getting the side project done. Have all the plants in except for a Mount Royal Plum. I am waiting till spring, But I did get a nice Russian Olive. I know they are kind of a messy tree but I wanted the color and the smell. It will look good with the pine and Quaking Ash. My thinking the plants will sucker and naturalize into a shaded woodsy area.. Untill that happens I will toss wildflower seeds in the spring to give color.
This was a $2 pack of wild flowers I tossed into the mess this spring to just give the neigbor somthing to look at.
I will take some pic's when I get the gound cover spread and finish the wall, now that Jim has the tin shed down.
Jul 24, 2008 | 9:15 PM PST
A storm came thur about 10 pm, the weather alert said hail the size of golf balls, nothing ... went to bed. Holy cow at 3 in the morning it started to lighting and thunder, OMG the glass in the windows shook. I waited for the sirens to start but the lighting must not have done any damage. It lasted for about 15 minutes. No wind which is very rare for us. It was awesome. Sure did scared me though LOL. I love storms like that. I would have like it better if it had not been at 3 AM LOL.
Jul 21, 2008 | 4:34 PM PST
A time to live and a time to die. 
I had to put my old dog Denver down last Friday, that was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. His lungs were full of tumors and he was having to stuggle to breath.
I read somewhere once that if we go to are grave knowing one good friend and one good dog ,we have had a good life.
It was Superbowl Sunday 1997 . We were at a party and I mentioned I sure would like to get a lab. My friend said "come with me". We went to this farm and into the barn . There was 11 puppies. The mother was a golden lab and the father was a very lucky dog. I sat down on this bale of hay and this 5 week old puppy came and crawled into my lap. I took him back to the party,he never left my lap. My friend asked what are you going to call him, I was hoping Denver would win, so that's what I named him... but they lost to the Packers!
Denver never left this yard, if I would leave the back gate open he would go around and set on the front step and wait for me to open the door. He loved to eat my garden produce!!! Grapes Srawberrys Tomatoes etc !!!
My sister and family came to stay for the weekend and the only spare bed I had left was the couch, We all went to bed , Mary hollered at me, "what does this dog want, he keeps looking at me?" I said well you are on his bed!!!
The vet came and put Denver to sleep on the couch with me holding him in my lap. It was hard but it was the right thing to do. He started out on my lap and that where where we ended. Sure do miss him, I find my self going to call him for something, go outside, share a snack, whatever. This to will pass.
Happy Planting, Kerryh
Jul 13, 2008 | 8:57 PM PST
Haven't had time to set down at the Garden Guides... to busy gardening.
I love July In Montana, and since all the rain it is still green. We have been going to the mountains the last couple of weekends. Just playing. The hill sides are covered with flowers.Always take my book with me and see how many wildflowers I can name. We still have snow on the tops ,which we haven't had for a few years. The water is still running high and the dams and lakes are filling again.
Everthing in the yard is blooming, I seen I have a few rasberrys on my new plants. And the roma tomatoes are prduceing, they are so cute. I have had to prune alot of my trees, I didn't notice till now but I had a lot of damage with that last snow storm. The splits in the branches did'nt show till the leaves got so heavy to finish pulling them down.
The pond plants have finally reach there height and filled in.I need to move a few plants that are not doing so well now because of the shade from the apple tree.
Finished painting the house.Got the dry creek bed in my new project, The quaking ash have grown 3 inches already. And the wild flowers are in full bloom ...awesome. I have this mountain meadow garden in my minds eye and it is hard for any one else to see any thing but a mess. I am stuck till Jim tears down the old tin shed, he is not too fond of this, and I am having a hard time motivating him. LOL. .
My zukes are growing like crazy but no fruit yet, I have a potatoe growing in the compost pile. It will be fun to see if it grows spuds. The alfalfa is growing good. I will be able to cut and dry it soon for tea . I have never done this before. Interesting!!!
Happy Planting Kerryh
Jul 1, 2008 | 4:07 PM PST
A friend of mine has a dear friend that has lost everything in the flood in Ceder Rapids.
She and so many more across the States and in other country's have had such terrible saddness, with the tornado's and flooding and now the hurricane season is begining. We never know how each day will end. . If everyone that reads this could say a small prayer... it would create a prayer chain that would surround the world.
Hope tomorrow finds you safe and well, Kerryh
