Memorial Day

It was good to be home this week, just puttering around. I mostly worked in my gardens on Tuesday and evenings after work. There is a lot to do, but I'm not stressing out about it - just getting to it as I get to it. On Tuesday I got some annuals and planted them in pots and had Andy hang some up on the porch. I'm not sure purple is a good color for the porch. It's hard to see them. But I really wanted the white pots and all the other flowers were in either tan, brown or green pots. So I bought these and will just save the pots for use next year.My salvia and weigela are blooming nicely. The trumpet vine is filling out - I wonder if it will bloom this year. The humming bird(s) is(are) back. Last year my rose bush only bloomed once with one rose. I think this will be a better year.
Amy told me about these cute planters Wal-Mart had that looked like giant cup and saucer. I thought that would be perfect for a plant on my little patio table. What do you think? I was tickled to notice in one of the hotels we stayed on our vacation, that the hotel had a cup and saucer as an indoor planter in their lobby. It looked just like the ones I saw at Wal-Mart.My bushes are looking very bushy and in desperate need of trimming. I also still need to do some weeding. Andy got mulch on most everything for me. That was a big help.

I've been trying to be more conscious of making nice meals every night. Daniel is staying with us for the summer, working to help his college finances. It's been enjoyable having him here, he is very appreciative of good home cooked meals.

Last night, Beth joined us for dinner. I can't believe her time is almost up. She will be leaving on Tuesday, heading for Indiana for a couple of weeks, before going back to her home in Tucson, then on to PNG where she is a translater for Wycliffe. She is such a pleasure to have around.I'm really looking forward to this nice long weekend. Happy Memorial Day everyone!