leder legends

I feel the same as ever but, I got back from Brampton on Sunday night and it has taken me a few days to recover. I'm not sure if it's lack of motivation or lack of energy. Monday- I did a few things in the garden and worked at Toppers from 11:00 to 3:00 and that was it...I became a couch potato. Tuesday- I got up late (because I did not sleep well), cleaned up the bathrooms, shopped at the dollar store and Meijers. I filled the bird feeders (I hope the deer don't visit tonight), had lunch, worked on the computer (why does that always eat up more time than it should?), took a nap, entertained Aaron and Asher for a while, gave Aaron a much needed haircut, did some laundry (actually just stuffed a load in the washer and got it going...Does that count?), baked two kinds of muffins and some brownie bars, read my novel, made supper and yes...became a couch potato. Then I wrote this, emptied the dishwasher, and while brushing my teeth I thought I should edit this.  Here I sit t...

My husband and I go to Brampton every so often to visit an aunt who is 92, bed-ridden, hard of hearing, etc...we all know someone like that. It's a long 7 hour drive.  Three days away. Two nights in a hotel, gas, food etc...it's not cheap! We visit for a while when we arrive on Friday.  Visit two or three times on Saturday.  On Sunday we take her to church and leave shortly after that.  It's boring, hard to have a conversation, the place is too warm, it's depressing seeing all those lonely dement and not so dement people (mostly women) sitting in their wheelchairs,  YET we go. (I'm not looking for a any strokes here.)   Why do we do this?  Someone asked me that recently and it got me to thinking.  I suppose it's because of a sense of duty in some ways because she's family and very alone and we are the only family this side of the Mississippi. Mainly, it's because she really appreciates and enjoys our visits.  She is a dear old lady w...

Sept 16  The lamium from the back right flowerbed is gone...I think . They were hogging all the water and nutrients in that bed.  I did save a couple of chartreuse colored ones and found them a new home. New hostas have been planted. May it be that I remembered their sizes and placed them properly.  European ginger and a small hosta have been transplanted to the front of the bed.  A small bucket of day-lilies have been rescued.  All has been fertilized. I will need to go and shovel more XXXX. Which is how I smell at the moment.  I am thankful for hot water, showers, shampoo, clean towels, hair dryers and clean clothes

Two days to empty a flowerbed and refill it (using the great new compost of course.) It was amazing to me to see how many plants came out of that over-crowded bed.  I rescued a few hostas and found out how dry that bed is.  I took out a patriot that I split into three and a world cup. They will find new homes in the backyard. The irises in there had been fruitful and had multiplied (and intertwined) and there was no way to tell them apart.  I just grabbed a few, trimmed them and replanted them.  Time will tell! I rescued huechera and astilbe that were struggling elsewhere.  I added a few black-eyed susans . I also found the scabiosa  that I have been babying for a few years.   I have a bears breeches  that I broke-down and bought last year.  It came up beautifully this year but no sign of a flower.  That is now going to be the centerpiece of the new flowerbed. Time will tell. Being gone almost 6 weeks during the summer with a...

Last week we went to shovel xxxx...actually it was very well composted cow manure. A very large pile of it. So we shoveled it...into buckets. no smell!!! No flies! We washed up and headed to the Railtown Brewing Company in Dutton.  Good beer and great food....a panini, mac n cheese and burger and a flight. Food at the Dutton brewery afterwards!   It asks you to leave 50 cents per bucket.  I put in $2.00 but owe them about $2.50 more. It was hard to measure buckets since I was partially filling bags. I measured at home...guilty Dutch Reformed conscience! There was a lady keeping close tabs on us! We couldn't get away with any free crap!!

Alaska is a wonderful place to go for a visit...especially Anchorage. Not only is the weather fantastic (not too cold and not too hot...in the summer) and the scenery is breathtaking but BOTH children and grandchildren are there.   Nathania , with Aria and Storman, and Sarah and Andy , with June and Celia, live there. Nathania has chickens and Sarah and Andy have Lucy the dog. They also make the visit memorable.  On April 22, 2019 Celia Nell made her appearance via c section fortunately because she came in at 10 lbs 3 oz. I went to help out for 3 weeks in May.  It was a busy three weeks.  Two kids under two takes awhile to get used to.  On July 28 I headed back to Anchorage...this time to help Nathania with 11 days of babysitting. She and cousins and friends hiked the Chilkoot trail. Ava came with me and had an awesome 18 days of adventure.