witt's Blog

He got through the surgery pretty well yesterday, but he was really shaky. He asked us where we wanted to go eat. Bless his heart. He's always thinking of others. We nixed that idea. We had to go by the drug store to pick up his antibiotics and that would be enough of an adventure for him after all he'd been through. He insisted on going in with us. While we were waiting, I decided to pick up some more of those pretty rocks, but they were out. I did find some decorative glass ones, though. They had blues and greens in different shapes. I got shells and stars. I put them in the ceramic swan flower pot, and they picked up the aqua in it quite well.

Hubby says that he's not hurting too badly from the surgery this morning. He did say that his back was hurting worse from the fall that he took a couple of weeks ago. Today it's off to the ophthalmologist. He has to check on his macular degeneration and see if he needs to change his lenses. We didn't want to cancel because it take over six months to get in to see this doc.

Oh, and that home health nurse is supposed to come today with the oxygen monitor. Pooey! I don't know if we'll be back or not, and I don't know if we'll grocery shop today or not either. I guess we'll just have to see how Hubby fares from the eye doc's. I know that I won't be taking him tv shopping. That would be just too much for him.

Now I guess we'll have to do something about the tv. I sure wish I knew someone who did that type of work. There just aren't any people left around here that does house calls!

 One good thing about this blog: At least this isn't about Sid the Squirrel.

I am all behind on everyone's blogging. Maybe I'll be able to catch up soon.

I went out to sweep the other day, and the storm door wouldn't open all the way. When I stepped outside, the rug was all askew and crumpled up. Then I noticed that the pillow I have on the footstool was on the floor. There certainly hasn't been any big wind to do that much disarrangement. What the hey? I straightened the rug and began sweeping. Ah HA! There's the evidence. Tracks from the steps up to the door, little clay imprints. Now I know kitty tracks when I see them. There are enough of them embedded in the concrete walks and stepping stones around here! Those aren't kitty prints. Long toes! Sid the Squirrel has been at it again, but this time not only in the yard but on the porch! The little devil! He had been out digging in the First Natural Bed all over the place, thus the wet clay on his feet. When I went out to cover all those holes. There was a huge fire ant bed! It's always something. If it's not the deer and bunnies eating my flowers, it's the toads and squirrels making a mess or fire ants and snakes posing their dangers.There was a little rain right before we went to bed Saturday night--1/2 inch. We were grateful for that.

I hope that I will be able to catch up with everyone. I hate to be all behind.

Speaking of rooting, I also cut off a piece of the Kong coleus and stuck it in some water. Look at the size of those leaves! They look like perhaps they are drooping and dying, but they are not. That's how it grows. Huge leaves! Now it has rooted here at the end of the season. I don't know what I'm going to do with it. I usually just let winter kill off my coleus, but I hate to lose this one and the other old-fashioned ones that I have rooted. I probably can't keep them alive in my house. Maybe Son will allow me to put them in his solarium along with the other gazillion things that he'll be keeping.

At least I have answered a question that will serve us all and be useful. Can you root a marigold? Yes, you can!

We haven't been doing much playing in the yard lately. It seems all we do is go for doctors' appointments. We have to make the rounds among three of them. Starting this Monday, we will be adding number four. At least I have accomplished something while sitting around in waiting rooms. I've tatted a few "Frosty Flake" Christmas ornaments.

I have been enjoying the graceful white umbrels of the garlic chives. They are really putting on a show. I thought that the Easter lilies were done, but I still have had some blossoms popping out unexpectedly. The hosta, impatiens, and caladiums are still lighting up the Herb Garden while the marigolds and vincas still think it's midsummer. The autumn joy plants are beginning to get more color, always a reminder of the end of the summer. I have gathered some basil seeds for next year. Even when we are waiting for the end of the season, gardeners are always looking forward to another.

Happy September the Onest!

Thanks everyone for the nice comments about the porch. Yes, it is a cottage atmosphere with cottage gardens all around. No rhyme or reason to most of it.

September is here and the gardens sure have changed. I wonder what the Patio Garden will look like in a few weeks. It's about time for the Easter lilies to make their seeds and be gone. The same with the garlic chives. I so enjoyed watching the bees working the garlic chives today.

I hope that this will be a wonderful month for us all.