The Magnolias are in bloom and I am doing OK.
It is the season of being busy, and although I may complain about an aching back, my mind is in a very good place. The sun is shining, the cherry, peach, and apple trees are magnificent and spring flowers are popping up all over. The weather and my attitude has changed for the better. There is so much work to be done and I think I am up to it, but, if not, there is a young man I have hired to help me when needed. I did not want to do this as I have always prided myself on being self-sufficient (aka, Superwoman, without the cape, body and ability to fly), and giving into aging was not in my plan. However, there are jobs that I just don't want to do anymore, like cutting down and pulling out bushes, cleaning out garden beds, and putting down ten yards of mulch. They just are not fun! I will assist my helper with the mulch, but he will shovel and I will spread. It is a control issue with me and besides, I am paying by the hour and I want to hurry him along. I will still be designing my gardens, planting new flowers and tiding up after perennials because that is where I find my joy - in the dirt.
With the warm weather, I want to be outside as much of the time as possible so the Retired Man and I have decided to spend our children's inheritance on ourselves and will be having a new outdoor room built. I am so looking forward to this and am hoping for many lovely days and evenings kicking back with a cold beverage, watching somebody else work, and being thankful for the simple pleasures that life can bring in the summertime.
On another note, our family has expanded this last month. We have two new granddogs thanks to my daughter and her family. They are rescue pups and are my favorite breed, Heinz 57 (varieties). It was a litter of 11 pups and it appears that there was more than one daddy involved. Two of them look like St. Bernards with corgi legs. Others are tall, and some resemble Chow Chows. Hopefully, Momma won't do that again. Finn is the tri-colored one and Ellie is the lovely redhead. I can't stop smiling when I see them.
Puppies = more simple pleasures.
It is the season of being busy, and although I may complain about an aching back, my mind is in a very good place. The sun is shining, the cherry, peach, and apple trees are magnificent and spring flowers are popping up all over. The weather and my attitude has changed for the better. There is so much work to be done and I think I am up to it, but, if not, there is a young man I have hired to help me when needed. I did not want to do this as I have always prided myself on being self-sufficient (aka, Superwoman, without the cape, body and ability to fly), and giving into aging was not in my plan. However, there are jobs that I just don't want to do anymore, like cutting down and pulling out bushes, cleaning out garden beds, and putting down ten yards of mulch. They just are not fun! I will assist my helper with the mulch, but he will shovel and I will spread. It is a control issue with me and besides, I am paying by the hour and I want to hurry him along. I will still be designing my gardens, planting new flowers and tiding up after perennials because that is where I find my joy - in the dirt.
With the warm weather, I want to be outside as much of the time as possible so the Retired Man and I have decided to spend our children's inheritance on ourselves and will be having a new outdoor room built. I am so looking forward to this and am hoping for many lovely days and evenings kicking back with a cold beverage, watching somebody else work, and being thankful for the simple pleasures that life can bring in the summertime.
On another note, our family has expanded this last month. We have two new granddogs thanks to my daughter and her family. They are rescue pups and are my favorite breed, Heinz 57 (varieties). It was a litter of 11 pups and it appears that there was more than one daddy involved. Two of them look like St. Bernards with corgi legs. Others are tall, and some resemble Chow Chows. Hopefully, Momma won't do that again. Finn is the tri-colored one and Ellie is the lovely redhead. I can't stop smiling when I see them.
Puppies = more simple pleasures.
