My water pump was returned so that I could extract rainwater from my cistern to flood the young hedging plants that have died or almost died as a result of frost/ice/snow burning the leaves. There has been a drought after the snow melt. My mimosa is a sorry sight to behold, now that I have removed the plant frost protection wrapping Most of the leaves have fallen and near the base are just a few showing signs of green. It was expensive and should have been in flower (it later died completely).
The lawns have been mowed with the ailing mower.... and I have had to push it all the way as the traction has gone and when it was collected this morning I was told that it cannot be repaired!!!!! OUCH, it is as I feared. So now I have to purchase a new one. I definitely cannot push it for the large amount of grass that needs to be cut. Last year it required cutting every 3 weeks.
It's been a beautiful warm and sunny day - a joy to feel alive. Sweaty and dirty having not had a shower / bath for 8 days I risked an outdoor shower using the hosepipe. Last year, it was a wonderful outdoor experience... and really no one can see!!!!!! Last summer the water was warm/hot for about 3 minutes. Today it was hardly warm but not yet cold. The jet, fierce and invigorating, made me laugh to get the shower finished, knowing that a friend was painting a wall and would not espy me! My brain feels so much better now!
Yesterday brought very sad news.
I learned that Lesley had died on March 6th from terminal lung cancer. She had battled valiantly and so too had her courageous adult children for about a year. I cried and cried.
I also learned that another friend from my village had a heart bypass on the same day and that her former husband died the day after. It was a tearful yesterday.
The lawns have been mowed with the ailing mower.... and I have had to push it all the way as the traction has gone and when it was collected this morning I was told that it cannot be repaired!!!!! OUCH, it is as I feared. So now I have to purchase a new one. I definitely cannot push it for the large amount of grass that needs to be cut. Last year it required cutting every 3 weeks.
It's been a beautiful warm and sunny day - a joy to feel alive. Sweaty and dirty having not had a shower / bath for 8 days I risked an outdoor shower using the hosepipe. Last year, it was a wonderful outdoor experience... and really no one can see!!!!!! Last summer the water was warm/hot for about 3 minutes. Today it was hardly warm but not yet cold. The jet, fierce and invigorating, made me laugh to get the shower finished, knowing that a friend was painting a wall and would not espy me! My brain feels so much better now!
Yesterday brought very sad news.
I learned that Lesley had died on March 6th from terminal lung cancer. She had battled valiantly and so too had her courageous adult children for about a year. I cried and cried.
I also learned that another friend from my village had a heart bypass on the same day and that her former husband died the day after. It was a tearful yesterday.
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