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- WHOA – STILL DWELLING IN OUR MOTORHOME – TWO YEARS NOT TRAVELING – FINALLY HAVE INTERNET WE CAN USE – ADAPTED MY NOVEL INTO A SCREENPLAY – THAT WAS FUN – HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND LEARNED WHILE WRITING – NOW READY TO SELL – DUH – PANDEMIC – YOU GOT TO BE KIDDNIG – STILL – OUR GOD REIGNS – THE LORD IS ALWAYS GOOD –
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- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
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- Beginning Our 2018-19 Tour in our Motorhome – And the Excitement Builds – What Could Be So Exciting – For Me – Looking Out Our Windows Beholding New Surroundings – I Love It –
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- Bikes in Our Future – Steve Turning 80 Soon – Carol Ann 70 – We Think We Can Ride Them and Have Fun – Good Exercise – A Recap of Challenging Journey – Different from Our First Year that Happened without a Hitch –
- Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
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Tag Archives: Weeds
Reclaiming Earth around Old Stump – Revitalizing Existing Landscape Using Reclaimed Rock and Soil – Steve Is Busy Shifting Resources in Our Front Yard –
Here Steve sifts the dirt he has taken by force (using a pickax) from the roots of a palm tree stump. First plucking stems and tiny tree branches from the mix, he next presses what’s left through the strainer. Only small stones remain, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Photos
Tagged Gardening, Landscape, Landscape redesign, Palm Tree Stump, Pickax, Revitalizing Landscape, Rock and Earth, Roots, Shifting Resources, Sifting earth, Stony Soil, Water, Weeds
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Trench Digging Continues – Weeds Weary Steve – Steve Fights Back with Weed Killer – No – I’m Not an Environmentalist – But I’m Sympathetic to the Cause – I’m Not Against All Herbicides – But I Can’t Think of Any I Like – We Have Reduced the Use of Weed Killers this Year –
Here is my trenching project for today. I finished it except for a small portion behind the plant hidden from the camera lens. Steve began spraying for weeds and I could smell it. He sprays directly on the root of the weed, … Continue reading
Trimming Plants Continues – Steve Does the More Tedious Work – He Is So Sweet – We Are Moving from the Front Yard to the Back – Lantana and Little John Receive a Trim Today –
This Little John is the last bush I trimmed in the front yard. Steve is still working today on removing those weeds that look like rugs spreading out on top of our stone covering. This blooming Lantana was difficult to trim as the flowers were … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Back Yard, Change, Flowers, Front Yard, Gardening, Landscaping scheme, Lantana, Little John, Plans, Red Lantana, Time, Trimming plants, Weeding, Weeds
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Weeds HERE – Weeds GONE – YAY – HURRAH – My Husband Accomplished This Himself –
Steve came inside yesterday looking more tired after pulling weeds than on other days. I asked if he worked too hard, and he said he did not. He said he was fine. (Steve ALWAYS says he is fine. Nice positive outlook, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Backyard, Gardening, Gardening Tool, Gardens, Screwdriver, Weeding, Weeds, Yard Work
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Weeds OUT OF CONTROL – A Year of Relaxation and Fun ENDS in Nightmare Yard Project – Catfish for Lunch – Life Is Good –
It’s not like the yard was entirely neglected for almost a year. Steve worked on it many days, with a few hours of help from me once or twice; but, apparently, this was not enough. Steve told me that he has been … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Memoir
Tagged Catfish, Fried Catfish, Handcrafted Stone, Lantana, Lunch, Neglect, Pulling Weeds, Relaxation, Weeds, Yard Work, Year of Neglect, Year of Relaxation
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It Is Good to Give Thanks to the LORD – Psalm 92
Psalm 92 – The Bible – (New Living Translation – emphasis added) It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness … Continue reading
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