October 13, 2006
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The sun is still shining for us! I have just come in from the garden. Yesterday was over at Daughter Sheilagh, where Angela, MIL Vi and I all got together to help work on her shaded area. Looking good! her fron is all done for now, bulb planting for all three of us in the last couple of weeks, so now all of us are looking forward to seeing the spring and what comes up. Our favorite Green house Nurseries has had some great sales as they are starting to clear out for the Winter, and the three of us have spent hours browsing through everything and spending way too much. Angela and I have also spent hours surfing looking for plants for particular area and checking what they need and how to take care of them. Oh my I could have an estate for a yard so I could grow everything that is out there
Some bueatiful and some very different, like a tree Hydrangea or tree Wisteria (red flowers) There was an awesome three colored flowered Crab Apple we just Ahhed over. Just about every time I open my mail Angela has sent me another delightful garden link to look at (bad as I get lost then for quite some time!) Seems we are living in a very narrow zone time here which allows us to grow plant anywhere from a high zone 5 to an 8 – gives us a lot of selections and I truly wonder why some of the plants out there are not considered able to grow here as they fall well within these zones. Oh well, you can see where my mind has been lately!Yesterday I had what they assured me was my second to last time – more fittings and molds taken. Supposedly my permanent ones will be ready in the beginning of November – I will be so pleased it when it is over and just hope they are something I can live with, as that is what I have to do for the rest of my life. Implants are not something you can just take out again and change. They also say I will at long last be able to eat properly again when they are in. 6 months of avoiding so many foods and hating when I do eat gets a bit tiresome, so I hope they are right. Just wish my body had let go of some of the weight I carry after all this next to starvation diet I have been on. But it does not work that way. Now Elmer – eats like a horse and he is just dropping the wieght. Scary actually as he is now down to a little over 140 lbs from 170 but is very healthy thank goodness, and we do not know why. (I think his body is reacting to my eating and vise versa LOL)
I guess I am also long overdue sharing the latest photo album of all the flowers in my garden taken this Summer
Summer 2006 – Flowers around my Garden
http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view/449078385/Summer_Fowers_in_my_Garden/Hope all Canadians had a great Thanksgiving last weekend – Angela invited Elmer and I over for a truly scrumptious dinner with the family.
Some of our dishes
Angela with Daughter Shannon and son Brandon getting desert
Son John and Dad Elmer (seem to be having a serious discussion here LOL) A lull after all the food we ate
Comments (10)
Wonderful to be with children during the holidays. Glad Elmer is well. I have done quite well with my transplant but I only have one!
Wish you were close so that I could donate all my space to you to “play” in. I’d love the help and you could just plant to your heart’s contentment.
Wow! Want to come to Arizona and plant my gardens? Awesome! Those potatoes look huge!
Out of curiosity. . . whats it take to plant potatoes? What time of the year and could I plant potatoes here?
Would Elmer know? Wow? All of your flowers and veggies look great! To be promised is right before engagement, however in this case it will also probably be engaged as well. Can not see him buying her two diamond rings. However he would if he could. lol He loves her to death and her him. Love your post! Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! Much love and many hugs ! ! ! Happy Late Thanksgiving! Those dishes looked goood! ! ! ! Sleep with the angels and wake up fully rested and ready for a new day! ! !
Thank you very much! I think we might try that this year. Sounds awesome and with all the potatoes we go through, it would be well worth it!
Glad you get to spend a lot of time with your daughters and sons. I spend too much for bulbs always too but can’t resist the sales. I like your new profile picture. Judi
that looks yummy, thanks for stopping by visit more often
Oooh, that reminds me I have 2 bags of bulbs that had better be planted soon, unless I want to be digging in the snow!
That food looks yummy. Oh, I can’t get hungry now – it’s too late to eat!
Hope all is well with both of you. Judi
I admire your desire for beautiful flowers in your yard. I also admire all the hard work you did to get the bulbs planted.
Hope your new chompers will work for you.
you must have a green thumb with all the gardening and beautiful plants. if plants had feet, they would run from me…lol