My yard man came yesterday to check things out. i had to admit that I succumbed and bought plants … then got too tired to dig holes. One of them i bought because it had a Japanese name. He asked to see the little paper that is stuck in pots identifying the plant. When I showed it to him he said, ” you do realize this says it will grow ten feet tall and five feet wide?” So we trapped it in a pot. And I promised I would stay away from plant stores.
This morning I went outside to see what was left of the dogwood…..
and the blooms on new growth of the honeysuckle heading up the pergola.
I bought cut flowers for the neighbor who took me to the oncologist yesterday and a bunch of sunflowers for myself. Any other bloom just looks too fussy for my interior space. This is perfect in the new sunroom.
And remember me thinking about replacing the toilet seat? Well, I did it! Rereading instructions while trying to keep the bidet attachment in place was not a simple task…especially when it was all assembled and the cover caps would not close. After thinking I should just undo it all and use the old toilet seat bolts, it occurred to me that there may be more instructions on the tiny paper I was reading. Sure enough, the main side said…”now tighten all the way down” (which I assumed was the last word) But when I turned the paper over, it continued “until they break off.” Those were the first instructions ever that told me to continue until I broke something.
There was time this week to get another couple of leaf drawings in the book.
Soon I will have plenty of full-grown leaves to choose from.
I continue to work out with the PT who comes here. But he has told me he will be gone for two weeks and left me a more amped-up intense workout. I need to lift my knees higher and keep my stance while moving about and boxing. I need to call out my own sequences of punches while mixing up the orders and punch like I was really connecting. And keep up the balance exercises. I am getting better and twice in the past week have reached well over 7,000 steps per day. My goal is for the time being to meet 6,000.
Anzac day is tomorrow so I will bake those cookies today to share on the corner in the morning. They are a favorite so might drop some with the Australian who runs the bike shop here in town. I need to take in the children’s book, Scrabble, for his kids.
This week I heard from an old friend who I met in a poetry class over ten years ago. His message made me smile as I remembered his poem to an ex-partner about how much his life was changing and each stanza ended with “I do so hope you’re doing well.” Anyway we stayed friends and he asked if I would be interested in doing a presentation on watercolors from soils of North Carolina for an international event some years back. That was a really good time with the Chinese representative having fun painting away on the large map of the state. I love when someone from the past gets in touch and all the memories associated with them and that time make you smile.
I will be having lunch Monday with one of those old friends on Monday. We were both having dinner at a local restaurant Friday night and decided we needed to catch up.
Tomorrow I am going to buy my very own power washer. A small one I can handle just to clean off the front entry and drive. It will also give me a chance to stop at my favorite coffee shop for a lavender latte.
I better get to baking and adding to my step count. Then maybe a nap!
No new poetry but legal pad pages with the start of another short story.
Til later…..