Last Spring it was a new patio that me, Al and a good neighbor built. Now this year.. I started on a project yesterday to dig up older plants across my back fence. They have never done well since Katerina, so out they go. I will replace them with an assortment of evergreen things. I just love to create and design things and for the most part things turn out nice. I am so thankful for that gift and talent from God. I have a few plants that I will relocate in the yard. You know that's the way a garden grows.. you have to move things around to suite the plants. I always start early and my goal is to be finished with all outside projects before Easter. I can then enjoy Easter and Mother's day. I should have lots of company this year and plan to travel some myself.
Good news to me that my sister plans to move back here from Louisiana. She is coming for a visit next month and stay for a week. We will have great fun house hunting and going and doing things! My sister , Linda is 16 months older than me and looks more like our Irish Grandmother. She is short, I am tall, she has brown eyes, I have blue-green eyes. I took after my Daddy and my Mother's Italian Father.
My sister likes to cook, sew, etc and I like the outdoors. She did tell me that she planted a garden one year and got lots of veg's. Her husband is retired Air force and has health problems so it will be good for them to be close to KAFB and the VA hospital.
I found this poem that I love and at this time in my life it just seems to fit. Things seem to find their way to you when you need to hear. I will share .. maybe someone else will get something from it also.
After a While
by Veronica A. Shoffstall
After a while, you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans.
And futures have a way of falling down in mid flight.
After a while, you learn
That even sunlight burns if you get too much.
So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really are strong.
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn...
With every goodbye, you learn.
Oh, I see sunlight.. gotta go get my garden gloves on.. God seems to be closer in my gardens :-)
