Gardening, music, life with MS
I like to make lists, of everything. There are lists of things to do, which keep me focused and make me more inclined to accomplish what is on those lists. For me to pick up the phone and call a friend, relative, anyone at all, I have to put it on my list of things […]
I’m scared….so much is happening in our country and throughout the world. Some observations that are causing my fear. Now the men, all in the name of power that are wreaking terror throughout the world Commonalities for everything I’ve listed is: Lies, suppressing information and taking away peoples rights. This all leads to the erosion […]
I have been taking Methylphenidate ER 20 mg. daily for about 2 years. Each month I need a new Rx called in because it is a controlled substance. My doctor is great with that. I was prescribed this because so many of my maintenance drug make me tired and this would help me stay awake. […]
A lot is going on before the heat sets in here in Virginia, (by the way, today is 90). Monday and Tuesday I spent over 3 hours each day outside digging, moving plants, and weeding. The most disappointing, (actually devastating) is that for the first year in over 12 years my Foxglove did not reseed […]
My herb garden gets the least attention. Since herbs thrive in full sun and don’t need to be mulched, they can easily be ignored……….. for awhile. I do go in a couple of times a year to weed and thin out or cut back. This year I’m giving it more attention than normal. The Thyme […]
Most of the time I like a rogue plant. By rogue, I mean a plant that reseeds itself in strange, sometimes unwanted spaces. I’ve had tomatoes in the rose garden and also in a shade garden. I have Black Eyed Susan’s in with some Hellebores and Variegated Liriope, (the garden with the mossy head). This […]
Here it is 143.2 lbs. I expected this or more. This time I am really noticing how big my stomach and thighs are. For the first time there are clothes that DO NOT FIT AT ALL! So far I’ve taken a top and today a pair of jeans off and put them right in the […]
The past few weeks I have been very busy cleaning out all of the beds. I have made real progress, all the beds are done except for my favorite main perennial, (the largest) garden. It is cleaned up and I have moved the Coneflowers and the groundcover little yellow flowers from the back to the […]