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Anniversary of Shrub Accident

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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This is Mine!

  
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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Heat Wave!

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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Look Lola, You’re Missing My Garden!

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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