garden98011's Blog

What a great weekend; my oldest visited from Boise (soon to move here-June) to find a house to purchase- we looked at tons, made an offer, but she went home w/o purchasing.    She is such a joy to spend time with, I have missed her immensely, all the more obvious when she was around (hard to keep from squeezing her every second!). 

Yesterday,  we went to an open house of a glass artist I met w/Mosaic 2007 at the NW Flower & Garden Show.  The gal was selling seconds of her work, though it all looked beautiful. 

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I am so excited about my purchases, but will have to post photos later, too busy w/J to stop and take any.  The pieces will be arranged in the garden after the compost is spread.  J just called and has made it safely in her driveway, I can relax-DH poured a nice glass of wine and I am checking my email & GG stuff before I have to answer his questions about the remaining tax documents he's been organizing all afternoon.  augh.

The other photos I must take are of the extreme pruning my backyard took yesterday-almost made me vomit.  Our regular yard guy trims everything twice a year, but he had his brother concentrate on the back while he tackled the monster hedge that insulates us from our neighbor's pool noise.  His brother did not hear DH tell him the shrubs only needed a light prune, he totally whacked them.  Yet another lesson learned, ALWAY be home when others are working in your yard.....DH thought all was under control, plus he was dealing with tax junk & my mother so J & I could be out and about together.  Such a sweet man, I fret and he just takes care of things with a smile....lessons abound!

I love the compost that was delivered Friday and have several yards already spread, but will have to wait until the shrubs are "softened" tomorrow, before I work on the remaining heap.  I did buy a wheel barrow w/two front wheels at Costco today-should save my previously torn elbow & shoulder from flaring up every other day.

Procrastinated enough-off to answer his dreaded (on my part) questions.........

Hope you all had time to enjoy your gardens this weekend!

~Andrea