rockybane's Blog

Daydreaming-a full time occupation
Feb 3, 2008 | 3:15 PM PST
Tags: daydreaming , fence

I have always been a daydreamer. I got in trouble a few times in school, back in the day, for daydreaming. I might be looking out the window thinking of riding my bike, or digging in the dirt (I liked it even way back then-lol) Hey, I can't help it if my imagination was more interesting than my schoolwork.

Anyhow, I do more daydreaming than actual doing, I suppose. For one thing, everything turns out perfect in my daydreams, and not near as much work to make it so. Also it's way cheaper than actually having to do whatever it is I'm dreaming about.

For many years I was too busy with the kids to do much more than mow the yard and grow a few flowers, and a little bit of garden. I always wanted to do more, just didn't seem to have the time. Now I have lots more time, but my body is full of arthritis (osteo, not RH) and I am getting low on cartilage in one of my knees, and I can't do a lot of what I used to. I used to be a strong, strong woman. And that is part of my problem now. I used to do almost more than my body could stand.

This winter I'm dreaming of a fence, and enlarged yard, again. I have thought of fences for a few years now. I want a pole fence or rail fence around the south side of my yard instead of the barbed wire we have now. I already kinda enlarged the yard out that way. I built a wishing well out there, and last Mother's Day my DH and kids got me a southern magnolia tree and I planted that out there, as well. I kinda thought that would get me some help with my fence, but so far it hasn't worked. I threatened to just turn the well over and roll it into the yard, and our cattle stripped several branches off the magnolia tree, but I read somewhere they don't do well if you move them, so I guess they will stay there, for now at least.

My DH and DS keeps saying they will help, in fact, when I mention I'm gonna do something out there, they don't want me too, says it will take me too long, and they can have it done in a snap. Trouble is, they never find a snap to do it in.Now my son has moved thousands of miles away, so he's off the hook.

In all fairness, my DH is the most hard-working man I know, he works outside all the time, in all kinds of weather. If you look at my pictures of the snow we got, just know that my husband was out in that working.

I have nicknamed myself the Little Red Hen, because I'm the only one in the family who is interested in gardening, or yard work, or growing flowers. They sure do appreciate the results, though.

Now I know, sooner or later, if I live long enough, I will get it all done, I am too stubborn not to, it just would be nice to have a little help. So I sit here daydreaming, and doing a little scheming about how I can get something done a little easier.