Pretty good weekend...
Jon took Friday off and we were able to successfully get my birthday tree, my Gingko! I'm very happy. Finally! It's over due about 1 month and I was seriously starting to get worried, but there it is!
Why is it so important? When I was a little girl, my first home had a beautiful Gingko in the yard. Taller then the house and just gorgeous, I had many good memories of watching the golden leaves of Autumn swirl around and of my family gathering big piles to jump in. This little tree has to grow some but it is quite beautiful already.
An interesting fact about Gingko's is the are said to halt Alzheimer’s if drunk as tea. Now, I've got to buy some Gingko tea! Plus, the Gingko is the oldest or one of the oldest trees on earth. Amazing!
My next trees are going to be birch (3), blue spruce (4-5) and some more evergreens. This yard is nearly devoid of trees...apparently it did have one big beautiful tree but the neighbor kids had destroyed it long before we came here. That is very sad. I wonder why they didn't replace it...
My sis-in-law is going tulip crazy. She's up to 60 bulbs to plant! It hasn't bitten me yet...I've still got to plant the burning bush I bought and two other mini spruces. Trees are so beneficial. And it always makes me sad when they are cut down. However, if people put back a tree if they cut one down, it makes me feel better.
My parents-in-law are back from their tour of Michigan's Lighthouses and have lots of great pics to look at. Some are very poetic and interesting and to hear the stories of the people on the tour, is hilarious. I think that's what made it really worthwhile for them...the people. There sure are lots of characters. : ) One older woman liked to gamble and got my mom/dad in-law to hit the casino next to one of the hotels. They don't gamble and didn't know what they were doing but she coached them. They won a five dollar coupon.
Then there was some older man hitting on some older woman who was with her friend who was going through a divorce. Apparently, the older woman was a good catch with flaming red hair and lots of financial security. But she was already married and dusted him off. He got drunk and proceeded to tell her off. Interesting, strange and kind of funny. They had lots of fun and had a good time. They came back bearing teas, jams (from an Irish festival) and other goodies.
I've got tons of art things to work on, plants to dig into the ground and chores to do. I just want to go back to bed and sleep but I can't. My allergies are keeping me up now. Very frustrating.
Plus, I have to clean up for Monday and the rest of the week. I wish I could just zap it all away but that's not going to happen! So, pics will come later and I must get a moving. Have a great Sunday!
Why is it so important? When I was a little girl, my first home had a beautiful Gingko in the yard. Taller then the house and just gorgeous, I had many good memories of watching the golden leaves of Autumn swirl around and of my family gathering big piles to jump in. This little tree has to grow some but it is quite beautiful already.
An interesting fact about Gingko's is the are said to halt Alzheimer’s if drunk as tea. Now, I've got to buy some Gingko tea! Plus, the Gingko is the oldest or one of the oldest trees on earth. Amazing!
My next trees are going to be birch (3), blue spruce (4-5) and some more evergreens. This yard is nearly devoid of trees...apparently it did have one big beautiful tree but the neighbor kids had destroyed it long before we came here. That is very sad. I wonder why they didn't replace it...
My sis-in-law is going tulip crazy. She's up to 60 bulbs to plant! It hasn't bitten me yet...I've still got to plant the burning bush I bought and two other mini spruces. Trees are so beneficial. And it always makes me sad when they are cut down. However, if people put back a tree if they cut one down, it makes me feel better.
My parents-in-law are back from their tour of Michigan's Lighthouses and have lots of great pics to look at. Some are very poetic and interesting and to hear the stories of the people on the tour, is hilarious. I think that's what made it really worthwhile for them...the people. There sure are lots of characters. : ) One older woman liked to gamble and got my mom/dad in-law to hit the casino next to one of the hotels. They don't gamble and didn't know what they were doing but she coached them. They won a five dollar coupon.
Then there was some older man hitting on some older woman who was with her friend who was going through a divorce. Apparently, the older woman was a good catch with flaming red hair and lots of financial security. But she was already married and dusted him off. He got drunk and proceeded to tell her off. Interesting, strange and kind of funny. They had lots of fun and had a good time. They came back bearing teas, jams (from an Irish festival) and other goodies.
I've got tons of art things to work on, plants to dig into the ground and chores to do. I just want to go back to bed and sleep but I can't. My allergies are keeping me up now. Very frustrating.
Plus, I have to clean up for Monday and the rest of the week. I wish I could just zap it all away but that's not going to happen! So, pics will come later and I must get a moving. Have a great Sunday!
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