Wednesday, May 2, 2012

April showers bring May flowers...

Hello, hello, hello! We are still here. Hubby is still in a little bit of a plant buying frenzy. A couple of purple fountain grasses (actually my request, if he seen any), a couple of fireworks fountain grasses (red), a couple more tomato plants, and another hibiscus and some type of evergreen shrub. We decided to put the two large blueberry bushes we bought in large planters and put closer to the deck. We put the purple fountain grass where we had the blueberries.
 This is the evergreen shrub called broom.
Don't know where we're going to plant it yet.

We hired someone to cut our grass, but the last time they cut it they scalped our grass in a few places (they sent a different guy with a different lawn mower). So Hubby decided to start cutting it again. I've been doing the trimming while he does the cutting. I think he was hoping the lawn mower wouldn't work so he could buy a new one...ha. It had been in storage almost two years, but he added gas and a little oil and I pressed the primer butter a few times. He went to put something up in the garage and I asked him if he wanted me to try to crank it. He said yeah, so I pulled the cord and it started the first time...ha. We were both a little surprised that it did. But so far it has been working like a charm.

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Mine was the 12th and Cori's was the 21st. She is 19 now, I'm only two years older...ha.

Take care, Sheila

8 comments:

  1. That shrub broom is beautiful. Glad that your mower started right off.

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  2. Your blog is so pretty and I love the shrub. I'm cutting back on my flower beds I'm just not up to keeping them in shape. It's thundering here just hope we get some rain out of it. Good talking with you this morning. Love You, Mom

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  3. I like your new plant, hope you have good luck with it. I would not mind having some blueberry plants. :)
    Take care, DD

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  4. I envy anyone who lives in a lush green place where they can actually plant things! Here in the hell of West Texas, my yard is a magnet for weeds, tumbleweeds, and sons of tumbleweeds..... (*sigh*).

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  5. Hi Sheila, have regained the use of my body since therapy this morning. Wipes me out. Love the fact you can plant your plants and hope I can next year.. It sounds like your yard will be beautiful. So sad for Jack and Sherry. Knowing the 2 of them they will get through this fine, but they are so close I know this will tare Jack up till all is well. Have not been commenting on blogs. Computer and knee have a strong dislike for each other.

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  6. My youngest daughter's birthday is May 14th and it used to rain every year for her party. Not so anymore but I hope it does this year. It is already getting hot and dry here in south Texas.

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  7. It really is fun sometimes to cut grass. But when you ain't really in the mood, it really ruins it when your wife cranks the mower!!! LOL

    Oh yeah, I clicked on one of my favorite pictures thinking it would enlarge and I went to Opp, AL, and one of my favorite lady's Blog. Sneaky.

    Been thinking of age more in the last two days, Looking as Sybil and Grover when they were young takes me back. Inside both those folks, there still lives those two love birds.
    You mama amazes me, that is one working lady! Hope the back problem is temporary!

    Always enjoy coming by southern comfort!

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  8. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to you both. had to chuckle about the lawnmower story. Every year right before cutting season starts my hubby tests the mower to see if it works. he's always disappointed he'll have to cut the lawn because it does. LOVE the BROOM. Looks lovely. take care.

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