Grumbling About Ground Cover

Do let your ground cover know, who’s the boss. Remember to yearly clean out and toss, All that new growth so you don’t become cross. It’s the same when we take the time to floss.

These two yards are examples of how ground cover and perennial plants are beautiful one week/year and out of control the next. Perennials grow back year after year and annuals are re-planted each year. When our home/yard was new, I begged for starts from friends and family. Slyly under their breath it was a way of thinning the pack.

Oh how pretty the plants were at first. Now after twenty-five plus years, I am cursing the day I asked for many of these. One is called Bishop's Weed, for good reason. Although pretty, it's like a weed. Another, Jupiter's Beard, sends seeds everywhere and the purple flowering plant is everywhere. Therefore, each year a good clean-out takes place. With twenty plus different plants it takes awhile to accomplish the task.

After lots of hard work, they have a smaller footprint and I am in control for a few weeks at least. Then it's on to the babying annuals to grow.

Roof Re-Shingling

A twenty-five year shingle was forever, it seemed. Wore out too soon as the sun beat and gleamed. Even the goose stopped to visit and reamed, About how we should get busy, so we tag teamed.

Aaron had the week off, so he helped Allan re-shingle the roof, which was in pretty bad shape after twenty-eight years. I was embarrassed every time I came home and looked at it. It isn't done yet. The east side needs a harness to get to and be safe, but we will 'Get 'er done!" To bid it out would have been $10,000 at least, because it is a 12x12 steep roof. We saved a lot and felt Aaron could pay back the many things we have done for him.

It looks so much better and no more leaks, either. Yeah!!

Rice & Raisin Rondevoux

Have you ever noticed how raisins multiply, And how a small amount becomes over supply? It's crazy! How do you objectify? I get tired of them and want to quantify.

I really don't know what I said, other than the words rhyme. It never fails raisins seem to expand and out number whatever they are added to. In this rice pudding I only added a small amount. The fruit seems to multiply like rabbits. I was tired of them way too soon. I sure love warm and creamy rice pudding, but I am too lazy to bake or cook it on the stove-top. My quick microwave recipe doesn't do justice to it.