Ten things I was thinking I would rather be doing while I was mulching beds in the backyard yesterday morning:
Shopping for new sandals.
Shopping for fabric for some new jammie shorts for Peach.
Sewing some new jammie shorts for Peach.
Having a manicure, pedicure, or both at the same time.
Baking some more Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies.
Watching an old movie (I would even rather watch an old WWII movie than mulch beds).
Reading a book on the deck with a glass of lovely fruit tea at my fingertips.
Watching my husband mulch the beds while reading a book on the deck with a glass of lovely fruit tea at my fingertips
Taking a nap under a ceiling fan.
Sitting under the fan in nothing buy my panties (sorry, the situation went downhill fast).
As a natural born red head, I don't tolerate the outdoors long in the summer. As much as I love the idea of gardening, I wilt in the heat like an impatiens in the hot summer sun. I decided that if I ever make it to heaven, someone else's hell will be spent mulching my flower beds.
My only reward was having my face down in all this lush greenness. Today I'm parking myself somewhere in the shade, with that glass of tea.
Hostas and yellow lamium.
Hostas and white astilbe.
Yellow archangel and pachysandra.
Daylilies -- no flowers yet.
More pachysandra, English ivy and hostas..
You know, this post is such a reminder of why I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteIndeed...why I love you.
Signed,
A Redhead by Box, not Birth
Wow, I was not expecting that "sitting in your panties" line!! haha!
ReplyDeleteYou DO know what you will be doing in your purgatory time, don't you?
Your plants look so lush and beautiful though now!!
I wish I had a green thumb. Now, should I really bother to look after some garden, I would have to study about it and drive myself nuts - time investment for sure. I may start with potted plants . . .
ReplyDeleteI would enjoy doing all those things with you. Even the mulching, provided we do it in the early morning when everything is cool and dewy. That's really the only time I enjoy gardening.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Your garden looks beautiful and the daylilies are huge!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful! I hope you are having a lovely Sunday, sipping tea and enjoying your book!
ReplyDeletelooks beautiful! at least you didnt want to garden in just your panties!
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Margaret, You are too kind. Love ya.
ReplyDeleteJamie, I told you it went downhill fast. One minute I was thinking about that book in the shade and the next thing I knew, I had all my clothes off under the fan (only not really)!
Sarah -- I don't have a green thumb -- I kill everything growing indoors. I's just the shady backyard and lots of rain!
Sara -- I started early, but by the time I finished it was noon (and hot).
Michelle -- thanks, the greens are huge but they will only get a couple flowers -- too much shade in that spot.
Sarah -- Thanks (I really spent most of it cooking -- but that's better than gardening).
Regina -- nope, too many bugs!