I missed my own blogversary! It’s been two years, as of April 23.
Thank you to all who wished me happy blogging earlier this month.
(walking off……muttering about memory and old age……)
Daily Archives: April 27, 2005
Violets
It’s time for violets and lilacs!
Our yard is full of violets. There are places where it’s only violets! We have traditional purple violets, and white ones and pale blue ones. There’s one stretch of what is laughingly called “lawn” that I’ll have to ask DH not to mow until the violets are gone.
The viburnum growing where the drive meets the road is in bloom, and the scent is heavenly! The cold/cool weather has prolonged the tulip season. I’ll have to make note of where they are so I don’t kill anything off when I reorganize the gardens this summer. We still have a few daffodils, and the clematis is trying to work it’s way up the arbor. I’ll have to go out to set up the twine that encourages it on it’s way to the top.
I forgot to check my winter sown seeds, and the heat got them all one fine day. I’ve just about decided where I want tomatoes and lettuces to go….and I’d better get that lettuce in NOW!
YEA, SPRING!!!!
Antonomasia
Jim, from Parkway Rest Stop….here’s a bit of trivia for you: Antonomasia is the practice of using a trademark as a generic term.
I’d never given any thought to the fact that someone would have named that misuse of words. Probably some lawyer said, “We can’t have people using “Kleenex” to describe just any tissue. We’ll have to create a name for this syndrome so that we can take the issue of tissue to court!”
Or, maybe it was the Xerox Corporation who coined the term. There are loads of other products in this same boat.
Jim….did YOU coin that phrase??
Summer Colds
Some crazy person always says “Summer colds are the worst!”
Bah humbug! ANY cold is the worst! It doesn’t matter when it comes, a cold is a rotten thing to have to deal with. At least in the summer you could go out and bake in the sun.
Mother came down with a cold about ten days ago. I’ve been babying her, trying to get her to eat and to get up and move around. She missed her hair appointment last week, but she’s well enough to go to her appointment on Thursday. I can tell that she’s not quite over it, but she’s getting better.
Unfortunately, now I have her her cold.
Bah humbug!
I’m going to wrap myself up in my most comfortable clothes….and carry throat lozenges in my pocket, and have an endless cup of hot tea. And let myself be just a little bit grumpy. It’s about all I can afford to do. Life goes on, and there’s too much to do to take to my bed.
Entertaining
In just a month, or so, we expect to have two rather large groups of people visit our home. My mother has joined the Red Hat Society, and we’ve invited them to brunch on Saturday, May 20. Once the date was established the ladies all insisted they would bring something, making it into a pot luck. They felt it would be the easiest thing to do, since one can’t have cheese, and one can’t have pasta. Who knows what other dietary restrictions may lurk in the group.
The other group that will be visiting is our friends from exercise. Rather than go out to breakfast to celebrate the May birthdays, they will all bring a dish to pass and we will celebrate here. It’s been my pleasure to have them come to us in May so that I can show off the iris. This group has dietary problems, as well, so I’ve been searching my books for something to offer.