Well, my hollyhocks out by the mailbox are... GONE. They had mostly gone to seed and many were brown, so I went out at 6 a.m. this morning (with my still-sore elbow), and cut and pulled out what I could. There are about 3 left with blooms, so I left those. I managed to rake the area, but I can't hold the weeder to finish it off, so that will have to wait. I made a huge pile of the stalks and I want to go out later and shake all the seeds out and collect them for this next fall when I can plant them again.
I drove up to the horse ranch yesterday for a quick visit, brushed 2 of the horses, gave them their wormers, and chatted with the ranch owner for quite a while. It was nice up there, but by 11 a.m., it was getting warm. I stopped by their local thrift store and got 7 pieces of really beautiful lace curtains to cut up for my journals, then home for a 90 minute nap!
Happy Fathers' Day to all you dads out there...grandfathers, too! :-)
~Cheryl Ann~
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
KERSPLAT!
KERSPLAT I went Sunday morning. I had decided to clean off our side porch, sweep it, and hose it down. I hadn't cleaned it since...last summer or last fall and the dog hair was piling up and there were cobwebs everywhere. It really needed a good cleaning!
So, after hosing it off 3x, I went to turn OFF the hose, and I even reminded myself to be careful in one muddy spot (I had my flip flops on...)....but, OF COURSE, I went KERSPLAT right down onto the ground. I didn't even have time to throw up my arms to protect myself. I landed on my right temple, my glasses went flying (I was able to find them...) and I lay there for a couple of minutes not sure if I could hoist myself up. Hubby was in the living room, watching TV and I knew he wouldn't hear me if I called to him, so I gingerly got myself up and stumbled into the house. I must have looked like something out of Predator, the movie, because my entire right side was covered with mud and leaves and I even had mud on my face and in my hair. I checked and didn't feel anything broken, so off to the shower I went. After that, however, my right elbow stiffened up and I could barely move that arm. I put ice packs on it and settled down to watch 5 episodes of "Band of Brothers" and changed the ice every 20 minutes. That did help. I took a couple of naps in between.
It is still sore 3 days later, but not as much, and I'm gradually getting back my range of motion. Like I said, the darn thing happened so fast that I didn't have time to react.
Now, this is 3 years after Gigondas spooked and knocked me down in her corral. I'm 67 now and I just don't have the reflexes to react to things like I used to, which is why I don't ride my horses. ANY OF THEM. PERIOD. Not going to take that chance, no sir!
So, I'm staying indoors and working on a few journals. Besides, it will be 115 here tomorrow and it is too dang hot to be outside except very early in the morning. I go outdoors from about 5:15 - 6:00 a.m. every morning, feed the birds, and water my plants. Oh, and if you want to see my front yard garden tour, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZJmHM0LMo. I actually still have the large patch of hollyhocks along the front border, but the ones by the mailbox I'm going to have to yank out and rake that area this weekend, after my arm heals.
If you want to see what journals I've been working on, here's the link to my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesertsandBeyond?ref=pr_shop_more I have 2 more I need to finish this week.
Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!
Cheryl Ann
So, after hosing it off 3x, I went to turn OFF the hose, and I even reminded myself to be careful in one muddy spot (I had my flip flops on...)....but, OF COURSE, I went KERSPLAT right down onto the ground. I didn't even have time to throw up my arms to protect myself. I landed on my right temple, my glasses went flying (I was able to find them...) and I lay there for a couple of minutes not sure if I could hoist myself up. Hubby was in the living room, watching TV and I knew he wouldn't hear me if I called to him, so I gingerly got myself up and stumbled into the house. I must have looked like something out of Predator, the movie, because my entire right side was covered with mud and leaves and I even had mud on my face and in my hair. I checked and didn't feel anything broken, so off to the shower I went. After that, however, my right elbow stiffened up and I could barely move that arm. I put ice packs on it and settled down to watch 5 episodes of "Band of Brothers" and changed the ice every 20 minutes. That did help. I took a couple of naps in between.
It is still sore 3 days later, but not as much, and I'm gradually getting back my range of motion. Like I said, the darn thing happened so fast that I didn't have time to react.
Now, this is 3 years after Gigondas spooked and knocked me down in her corral. I'm 67 now and I just don't have the reflexes to react to things like I used to, which is why I don't ride my horses. ANY OF THEM. PERIOD. Not going to take that chance, no sir!
So, I'm staying indoors and working on a few journals. Besides, it will be 115 here tomorrow and it is too dang hot to be outside except very early in the morning. I go outdoors from about 5:15 - 6:00 a.m. every morning, feed the birds, and water my plants. Oh, and if you want to see my front yard garden tour, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZJmHM0LMo. I actually still have the large patch of hollyhocks along the front border, but the ones by the mailbox I'm going to have to yank out and rake that area this weekend, after my arm heals.
If you want to see what journals I've been working on, here's the link to my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesertsandBeyond?ref=pr_shop_more I have 2 more I need to finish this week.
Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!
Cheryl Ann
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