Gardening has taken on a new direction since I broke my leg. I love spending time in my garden, looking at the plants, checking their progress, pulling a few weeds at a time. In my pre-broken leg life, I visited my garden for at least a few minutes almost every morning. Post-broken leg, it is hard for me to manage stairs, so I have only gone out in the yard a few times. I'm still obsessing about the garden, though, so I have to think of clever ways to solicit help from my already over worked children.
Today my obsession is focused on the cherry tree. The girls picked 5+ cups of cherries a few days ago, and made a cherry crisp, but they just keep turning red and there are lots more cherries ready now. So I am turning my thought to what ingenious plan I might design to convince them to pick more cherries. Another cherry crisp might work, but I am trying to think of additional enticements. And hoping I can get them out to pick the cherries before the birds do the work for them!
Emily--Thanks for the invitation, I don't look at blogs constantly but I try to keep up. My own blog is defunct as I wanted to use it for rants that I suspect no one wants to read.
ReplyDeleteI view my Ward as a constitutional monarchy, but one in which I have more power than a figurehead monarch. Really the analogy I use is the symphony orchestra--as director, I get to set the vision and correct the players, but they make the music.
At home--a dual executive like the Roman Republic. Robin would say I'm primus inter pares, but I'm not so sure. She, after all, has the power of the purse.
Hi Emily--thanks for the invite. I will follow you as I am able.
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My hat is off to you with all you are doing with a broken leg. I broke my femur almost 2 years ago, and I was not nearly as ambitious as you. Here's hoping that your leg will heal quickly. So glad you have started blogging! --Michelle
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