Monday, May 9, 2022

I had gift cards from two of my girls for Mother’s Day so first thing this morning we headed out to Canadian Tire to spend some money. We picked out quite a few plants – marigolds, geraniums, coleus, and I don’t remember what else – as well as a hanging basket and a couple of herbs – an assortment in one pot and a lovely peppermint plant in another. We bought a French lavender for one of the big pots in the yard. I couldn’t believe that with everything we bought my cards covered all but one bag of dirt we needed.

When we got home we started planting. Pat actually did most of the planting but I did most of the running up and down stairs to find tools and bring him buckets of soil and water. Everything we bought is planted and looks good on the deck. There are still a few empty pots on the deck but we will fill them with daisies that we transplant from one of the beds in the yard.

When that was done I mowed the grass (lawn would be boasting) and then weeded another bed. I still have a lot of work to do but it is starting to come together and will be easier once we have everything transplanted. There is a dogwood bush that we want to move as well as the daisies and maybe our fig tree. I’ve been holding off on weeding a couple of beds until the lilacs were out; they are just starting now on both the bush in the yard and the tree in the back.

I’m having trouble settling in to do anything now that the yard work is done for the day. I have my Tuesday projects already packed up. My piecing challenge for the month is my cross stitch blocks; I have a plan but one of the squares doesn’t have enough space around the edges so I’ll have to do it over. I’ve dug out fabric and thread so I’ll sit on the deck, enjoy the sunshine and do some stitching.