Sunday Snippets 4.28.24
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Thanks to my daughters and granddaughter, I now have plants and flowers on my patio. I enjoy seeing them.
When I woke up this morning, I found that nearly half my bedroom carpet and one closet is saturated with water. So is the living room. It’s coming from the intense rain that drenched my patio carpet and came inside.
This has never happened before.I have placed a call to maintenance and hope they’ll call me back soon.
Gardening:
Some days I can sit on my rolling garden cart and deadhead the blooms. Other days it’s too hard because it flexes my ankle. So I keep my gardening activities closer to my patio.
These flowers and plants are so important to me. Over the years I’ve pretty much always had a garden in some form. And it has brought me so much enjoyment.
Sitting outside and seeing my garden containers full of blooms is a very pleasant part of my life. That and watching the birds as they flit from one neighbor’s bird feeder to the another.
I figure I don’t need to hang a bird feeder because everyone else around me has one.
I purchased a hydrangea plant. It is so beautiful. I can’t decide whether to put it in a bigger pot, leave it be, or plant it in the yard. I’m not that familiar with hydrangea care.
I fear I’ll lose those gorgeous blooms if I do anything at all. You just can’t beat the beauty of big hydrangea blooms.
Neighbor News:
Lisa is still recovering from ankle surgery. I haven’t been able to get down to visit her in over a week now. And I know she gets tired of being alone.
But I have to take care of my own ankle when it’s inflamed and hurting. Because there’s only one person here to prepare meals for myself and to feed Ivy. So I’ve got to pace myself.
Greg told me yesterday to not move any more than is necessary because my ankle is currently swollen, purple, and painful.
What I’m Watching:
I just began the sixth season of “Better Call Saul.” I’ve been watching this series for weeks now and I’m really enjoying it.
I absolutely loved “Breaking Bad”, which preceded this series. And I recently watched it for the second time.
What I’m Reading:
I finished reading “The Teacher”. Kasi gave me this book after she read it. If you like psychological thrillers, you would probably enjoy this book. There’s a lot of suspense.
Summary Of The Teacher:
Lesson #1: trust no one.
Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except…
Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.
Addie can’t be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that’s what everyone says.
But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet.
Sweet, Sweet Ivy:
And here’s a token photo of Ivy, my loving companion. She’s such a sweet girl.
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Sorry about the ankle. I have one that gives me fits off and on, too. I have been on an anti-inflammatory for years. It took several tries to find one that works…and it works most of the time.
Enjoy your blooms. Hydrangeas do best in cool, moist shady spots. If they are in the bright sun they will need LOTS of water. They are one of my favorites. Diana
Brenda, I have been thinking about you all day after reading about the terrible weather and tornados. I am sorry to hear about your carpet.
Your flowers look beautiful! I love the hydrangea!
Take care of your ankle! And Miss Ivy.
Plants + patio = joy. That’s exactly what I got out of your post today. As I was reading I found myself smiling because you “sounded” so happy and content.
I’ve learned that it’s very important to me to do keep my hands busy doing the things I thoroughly enjoy. For example I’ve been doing lots of handwork with my needle and thread. I have not sat at my sewing machine in over six months and right now I’m not missing it It actually causes me so much angst. In fact, the past six months have been seriously filled with angst and stress. Ugh! Thank goodness things are starting to get better! Whew!
Keep doing exactly what fills your heart with joy, Brenda. Watching a favorite TV series, reading a good book, looking out your patio door at your flowers, birds, etc. If something is not bringing joy, then don’t do it. I could go on and on. LOL
I’ve been reading about the horrific damage caused by tornadoes in Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma including in a new subdivision in Tulsa, worried about you. Is there is safe space to go in the event of a tornado threat in your complex and – would you be able to get to it? I understand most places in Oklahoma don’t have basements or storm cellars because of the make-up of the ground. That sounds so scary to me. I’m not up to speed on different ways to have face to face time these days with people over a smart phone or computer, but I know there are ways to do it. Maybe you could “get together” with Lisa using one of those “tools” without having to risk your ankles going out of your apartments.
My favorite plantings, in my Lily of the Valley garden area, are three hydrangea plants, that I put on the edge of the garden. I planted them several years ago, but I have had bad luck with getting flowers. Last year I did have blossoms, but only three or four. They truly are beautiful, and wish I knew the secret of how to get more flowers.
I will be watching how your plant does, and maybe I can learn from you. Good Luck with them. They already look lovely!
Ivy is a blessing in your life. Your hydrangea is beautiful. You have to find out if it grows on old wood or new wood in reference to when you prune. If it grows on old wood you can’t prune in the fall or you won’t have blooms the next year. Guess how I figured that out. I was going to plant my parsley outside just now by my pet lizard is hiding by the planter. He scared me the other day so I have an eye out for him! Enjoy everyone!