Ummmm.... I hope you don't want something deep and meaningful today.. I worked my ass off in my garden weeding out my flowerbeds and putting down red cedar mulch so I'm literally out of my mind... but have no fear.. I'll be back.... again.. I'll have you know that I'm a person ruled by compulsion.. I had to do the complete garden this weekend.. could I wait and do some another day?... Hell no... I had to do it all or nothing.. something like my life.. Have you ever felt that?.. Say no and I'll never speak to you again... But I don't hold a grudge... for long anyway... I know that I'll be soooo sore tomorrow.. and tired.. but that never stopped me before.. and it's not going to stop me now...
There's an interesting story behind the heart shaped flower bed.. a couple of years ago there was a Manitoba Maple tree planted where it is now.. it was big and ugly and had a very shallow root system.. and then hurricane Juan visited our fair Island.. and the tree toppled into the yard.. missed the house by inches.. and when we got the stump pulled out of the ground we decided to plant flowers in it's place instead of planting another tree.. because at our age we don't have the luxury of waiting for a tree to mature... and I've had a lot of comments on my flower bed in the summer when the perennials all come into bloom and people think that I spent immeasurable time planning it out.. when in fact I saw some flowers that looked pretty in the garden center and by sheer luck they happen to bloom in succession all summer long.. but I just nod and say "Thank you" when people say that.. who am I to argue?
