As the day of an event draws near, it becomes time to reprioritize. You know what I mean – If the relatives are coming over for a visit, the plan to really clean the house eventually turns into ‘oh well, they’re family’. That’s what can make an impromptu visit so easy – no expectations and you just go with the flow. We’re somewhere in-between right now.
Tomorrow is the day we open our garden for you. We had a lovely weekend for working in the yard. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely. It felt so good to be out there. Mike even took a vacation day today to accomplish more. Not everything of course, but more.
When I first started planning this, I thought we might even morph the pile of bricks into a patio. Not gonna happen. So you have to promise not to look at them.
Up until Saturday, I thought we might touch up the mulch. Not gonna happen.
With the threat of frost the last few mornings, we wake up afraid that our dahlias will have frozen and died. Not gonna happen. That’s the optimist in me talking.
The pond is running, the dahlias and zinnias are still fighting it out, and it’s pretty out there. I love my garden!!!
Mike is outside already and just came in with the ‘What were you thinking?’ question. I had starting trimming the bushes between our house and Tom’s. The bushes are taller than me and they now have a Mohawk. All because I got the trimming partly done, then cut the cord. Accordingly, he inherited the job. Please compliment him on how nice they look.
We also played with marbles.
No, we didn’t really play Hungry Hungry Hippo. But there are some of you out there who know what I’m talking about. Come by tomorrow to see. We’re at 331 Forest View, Elk Grove Village, IL. 5 PM to dark.
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