Posted in garden, health on Sunday, August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I almost forgot to mention about the last of the 3 semi-major accidents I had last year.
The 1st one ~ when my vehicle danced into guardrail.
The 2nd one ~ when my right eardrum met a knitting needle.
The 3rd one: Encounter with a rhodie branch
Back In 2006, the rhododendron shrubs that grew on the side of my house were too dense. You couldn’t reach down to access [...]
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Posted in garden on Friday, June 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Please don’t take my leaf away!
What a fine specimen!
I discovered this while raking leaves the other day.
It never moved, but it looks like it’s alive.
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Posted in garden, health, weather, tagged HIVES on Friday, May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
RECORD-BREAKING 95° today. On a spring day?!
Today would NOT have been a good day to do the following:
1) Blood labworks; 12-hour fasting: how do I know to schedule this on a very hot day. The outcome is this:
That’s because I did not take any medication prior to the blood test. That meant NO HIVES MEDICATION till after [...]
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Posted in garden on Thursday, May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A teaser for my mom, who has not seen my home since I moved in it close to five years ago. Lola loves flowers, trees and fruits. So, she’s missing alot from seeing these plantings. The plantings on the property are as follows:
FRONT YARD:
Left photo: Right photo:
Magnolia (left of foto) Cherry tree (same one on left foto); rhodie shrub by deck
Magnolia tree: this [...]
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