My lawn thinks it’s a hay field! It’s masquerading as a harvestable crop, and it rained today. I can hear it growing out there!
I’ve mentioned in a previous entry that I was filling in as the lawn mower of record for DH and managed to do something to the mowing deck. It absolutely SHUDDERS when I try to engage the blades. So, we contacted the dealer to make arrangements for them to come get it for repairs.
It seems that I am not the only person who has run into things, because we had to wait approximately TWO WEEKS for them to pick it up. And, now that they have it in their clutches (no pun intended), I don’t expect to see it for a week or more at the very earliest. I think I’m in the wrong business. They charged $40 for pick up and delivery, and another $30 to just look at the darned thing.
The dealer was upfront about the delay, so we bit the bullet and bought a self-propelled walk-behind mower. Unfortunately, we will have to walk behind this thing daily to keep the grass to a level the mower can deal with.
Last Saturday, two of my younger nephews came for the day and gave me some help with the yard. The youngest one, who is ten, helped me dead-head the peonies, and water the container garden. Then he walked part of the lawn, picking up downed branches so that his older brother could mow. Their father took pity on them and brought his mower over to give them a hand.
It is never possible for me to adequately explain how grateful I am to have help in the yard. The boys saved me from disaster. I have a bad back, and I suspect that I don’t have enough strength to make the pull start on the mower work. I would have obsessed about that growing grass if they hadn’t come to help. Now, we have it down to a level I can manage.
Dear Husband has a summer cold. He came down with a doozey today. So, tomorrow night, when he gets home from work, I’ll have him crank up the mower for me, and I’ll go mow for an hour or so.
Ah….the joys of summer.
Daily Archives: June 28, 2004
A Woman Should….
The following post has been sent to me a dozen or more times in the five years I have been on-line. I think it’s a superb way to assess a life. It may not be totally complete, but it sure gives you a way to measure your growth in a variety of ways.
I don’t know who originally penned these thoughts, but I’d be more than happy to give them credit fo their work. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….one old love
she can imagine
going back to…
and one who reminds
her how far she has come…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….enough money within her
control to move out and
rent a place of her own
even if she never wants
to or needs to…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….something perfect to wear if
the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….a youth she’s content
to leave behind…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….a past juicy enough that
she’s looking forward to
retelling it in her old age…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….a set of screwdrivers, a
cordless drill, and a black
lace bra…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….one friend who always makes
her laugh…. and one who lets
her cry…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….a good piece of furniture
not previously owned by anyone
else in her family…
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….eight matching plates, wine
glasses with stems, and a recipe
for a meal that will make her
guests feel honored..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
….a feeling of control over
her destiny…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….how to fall in love without
losing herself…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….when to try harder… and
when to walk away…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….that she can’t change the
length of her calves, the width
of her hips, or the nature of her
parents…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….that her childhood may not
have been perfect…but it’s
over…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….what she would and wouldn’t
do for love or more…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….how to live alone… even if
she doesn’t like it…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….whom she can trust,
whom she can’t,
and why she shouldn’t
take it personally…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….where to go…
be it to her best friend’s kitchen table…
or a charming inn in the woods…
when her soul needs soothing…
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
….what she can and can’t
accomplish in a day…
a month…and a year…