yardgranny6's Blog

Normal is a

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:43:00 GMT

state of mind. Our new normal is different but if it stays on a decent routine we will be fine. Don is doing real well but has a long way to go. He is so fearful of falling that he tenses up which ...

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checking

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Just checking to see if my blogs will post. No change on my hubby as yet.

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hospitals and rehab

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:41:00 GMT

Don is now in a rehab hospital. He is still a bit confused but is better than two days ago. He has occupational and physical threapy. He is walking well with a walker but is still weak. Still not e...

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Another Birthday

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:02:00 GMT

My grandson that lives just up the street had his 12th birthday today. I noticed that he has a bit of dark fuzz on his upper lip. Makes me happy and sad all at the same time. Last friday was my an...

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Happy Birthday to my Hubby

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:42:00 GMT

Today is his birthday and we went out for breakfast - his favorite meal is biscuits and sausage gravy. A couple of his guy buddies met us and we enjoyed their company. He had on his new shirt which...

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Just chilling

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT

a bit to let the sun come out and dry things off a little. Pretty heavy dew but no rain.

Need to dig a few daylilies to take to Master Gardener meeting tonight as it is plant swap time.
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Beating back

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:07:00 GMT

more of the the weed jungle this morning. In doing this cleaning out I found a vine that I didn't remember. It had a three leaf pattern but did not look like poison ivy or oak. Finally got a moment...

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Another beautiful

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:02:00 GMT

day to be toiling in the gardesn. Love it when you can work hard and not have sweat running down into your socks.

Have been weeding under Great Gramma Dogwood tree this week. It had gotte...

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For Fairy Garden

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:04:00 GMT

September Morn by Neil Diamond

This was a great day to work in the gardens. Was able to get a portion of a bed weeded last week an...

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HOT and DRY

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:08:00 GMT

Have been in the yard some the last week or two. Boy are my flower beds a mess. The weeds and grass just take over as soon as your back is turned. This morning I cleaned out two small spaces and ho...

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Angel Trumpets

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:26:00 GMT

are beginning to bloom. The end of the summer season gives us this wonderful plant. I like to go outside and just breathe in that heavenly scent. Only one is blooming right now, the others are reac...

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Spent a

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:02:00 GMT

couple of humid sweaty hours cleaning out and dead heading the plants this morning. You really feel as if you are melting into your socks. The blackeyed susans that I trimed will come back as will ...

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African Violets

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Harley our GG friend sent me some AV leaf cuttings which I rooted in water. The old standby method of putting tinfoil over a small jar, making a small hole for the leaf stem and letting them sit in...

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The heat has

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:25:00 GMT

kept me out of the gardens for the most part. I go out as early as I can to do a few maintenance things. Cut back some unruly plants and did some deadheading one morning. Have been getting cucumber...

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Thanks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:00 GMT

MItzilou and Fairygarden, That is an Orange Cosmos and the seed came from KeyWee. So thanks to all three of you. It is so pretty and bright, I really like it. Hopefully it will reseed but I will be...

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