After the whirlwind that was yesterday, today was much more relaxed. I visited my friend who just got back from hospital. I took her some whole wheat bagels, whole wheat Triscuit crackers, a block of marble cheddar cheese, some pro-biotic yoghurt and some sliced roast beef for sandwiches. I know that she has many friends and neighbours that are looking after her, but I took note that her health care workers want her to gain some weight back, and because she is on antibiotics, she needs to return some bacteria into her gut.
When I arrived, she was still lying on her couch where she was when the nurses had seen her this morning. They had just left. I washed up the dishes in the sink, did a load of laundry for her, removed the garbage, and sorted and removed all the recycling. I made us both some lunch and we had a lovely visit. I know that when I left, she was feeling very tired, and was going to have a sleep back in her bedroom. It is going to take a few days for her to recover some of her strength, but she is doing very well. It was raining when I left her place for home, but it has since cleared up nicely and the sun is shining again. Please enjoy some of these flowers with me. I wish you could smell my backyard. The lilacs, apple blossoms and lily of the valley always bloom at the same time, and it smells just heavenly here.
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| Can you smell these lilacs? |
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| Pretty apple blossoms |
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| We have lots of blossoms on our trees, but the apples are not good....not even for applesauce. |
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| Self-seeded violas are the only flowers in my planters so far. |
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| Lily of the Valley are very invasive plants, but the perfume is intoxicating. |
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Forget me nots grow everywhere and anywhere, but I love them.
Has anyone got plans for the long week-end? It is traditionally the time for planting the flower beds, so I will probably visit my local nursery to have a look-see. In any event, I will try to go out into the flower beds to prepare them. Whatever your plans, have a great Victoria Day weekend.
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Oh my, YES, I can smell them! Lilacs and Lily of the Valley are some of my favorite flowers and neither of them grow in Florida :( I can only imagine how wonderful it must be to be in your yard right now.
ReplyDeleteHow nice of you to have done all those things for your friend. I know she appreciated it all, despite the fatigue.
So we don't celebrate Victoria Day in the USA, of course, and I had to look it up since I wasn't familiar with it. We'll be having Memorial Day weekend NEXT weekend. I hope you find tons of plants that you like and at rock bottom prices!
It isn't likely that I will find bargains on flowers this weekend, but it is nice to look and get ideas and get caught up in the excitement and enthusiasm of preparing the garden. I will wait a little while until prices start to fall. That should give me time to weed and work the beds.
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