May 18, 2010

Slept until almost 8:30 and yep, still in a lot of pain! But, now it's time to get the chore list in order for the day! It's gonna be a short one!

The back deck has all the things back in place. We decided to clean up the "left for us" patio set and put it under the cabin. Less is more! And of course the darker pieces blend in more than that white stuff!

It nice to have all the leaves cleared from everywhere - it looks so clean and fresh!

We decided that today we would make a flower bed next to the stairs since this had the potential of being a "morning only" project - then there would be no more work; at least for this visit.

We built the box and fixed the messed up paver path and while Carlo went for soil, I cleared out the leaves and weeds from the other flower bed and from the Lilies of the Valley flower bed. In the new bed we planted four cinnamon ferns and some more gladiola bulbs. I also put some bulbs in the flower box we built a couple of years ago.

The rest of the bulbs were "planted" in a hollowed tree trunk - it will become my experiment! I planted some "baby pumpkin" pumpkin seeds under the trellis and Carlo hung a new water hose, fixed a broken water pipe, and fed all the new (and old) plants. He re-filled the bird feeders and we are finished...time for soaps and lunch!

I enjoyed a short nap and then we had a visit to see Paul and Betty. I loaded up the car so I wouldn't have to do it in the morning since I'll need to leave. After dinner we had a fire to clear up the mess that accumulated in the fire pit.

It sure has been a busy few days and although I am really "pooped", I couldn't be happier with the way everything turned out! Can't wait to get back to enjoy it!