I called Betty to ask about the results of her latest PETscan ( Read more... )

When I got home from work Friday, I was extremely lame, and almost the first thing out of Ray's mouth was "What can I do to help?"  He deboned the chicken we had for dinner, bless his heart.
Ray and I did amazing things in the yard this weekend.  He helped me with weed removal, and I subsequently got almost all of my veggies planted.We watched ( Read more... )

Betty accepted two of my tomato plants yesterday.  I'd cultivated seventeen of the buggers, so I was glad she did.  In addition to the fact that it means something good to her, too.  Oh, God, getting teary here ( Read more... )

I've remarked to Ray that I think I might like our new neighbor across the street, Ellen.  Within the past week, I've watched her hang out in her driveway with a guy who stores his motorcycle and his lawn-maintenance equipment in her garage.  She tried driving one of the big-ass mowers he uses, although not the sit -and - spin type, but a verrra ( Read more... )

So, some successes, some failures ( Read more... )

I've been walking for exercise a lot lately.  It's amazing what you see when you're hoofing it as opposed to driving.  Like this:


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Our next-door neighbor, Betty, is a total sweetheart.  She gardens as I do, kinda like Attila the Hun used to visit people.  Betty is 76.  She injured a shoulder about a month ago.  After the shoulder was x-rayed, the doctor said, you have deterioration of the shoulder joint, as well as arthritis.  Betty was a bit bummed out.  She went into the ( Read more... )

I'm taking a water and A/C break at the moment.  I'm planting today, it's friggin' hot, and I helped a neighbor mow part of her lawn.  Betty mows religiously, to the point where it's a fetish.  Regrettably, she's been sick for the past month and couldn't keep up.  Right after she told me, I went out with our gimpy-but-serviceable reel mower and ( Read more... )

In the midst of yesterday, the Friday stuff of getting ready to go to work.  Plus get to Farmers and Artisans for some chickens to roast this weekend.  Plus planning to cook for us today (when Em's boyfriend would probably be over).  On top of sewing Em's dress ( Read more... )

When I got home from the gym, I went next door to say hello to one of our neighbors, Betty.  Chatting about this and that, she asked me if I would help her load her lawnmower into her car so she could take it to a hardware store to get a tune-up, sparkplug replacement, etc..  Of course, I said, and then as we were saying goodby it hit her.  She ( Read more... )