Honey Chain

the dogs have D.O., (that’s doggy odor if you’re not in the know).

before i give them a bath i like to give them a good brushin’

it would seem misty has been hiding a small dog in her coat.

all clean

lately i’ve been all “rain…rain…rain…i love rain”. then, yesterday the rain did this

now, i am not so happy with the rain.

i’m telling you this story because m said it was too funny not to.

i’m being sued. ha ha ha. okay, no, that’s not the funny part and there’s no need to feel bad for me. i totally brought this on myself. someday, i’ll get to regail you with the stories of how i overcame my financial difficulties, which are many and varied. sadly, that day is not today. aneewho, when you are being sued the sheriff’s dept. delivers the summons.

so last week, unbeknownst to me, mr. sheriff was trying to deliver a summons to me. i don’t know how many times he tried but i’m sure it was several because thursday night i found it attached to my doorknob with a rubber band. during the week i had noticed that i always seemed to be coming out just as everybody else was going in. interesting. or maybe not. apparently, my neighbors have jumped to some pretty sinister conclusions because all i have to do is run out to my car and they all hightale it inside. i’m starting to get a little drunk on power. now i lay in wait and as soon as it looks like they’re having a good time i go out to the yard to do a little weeding.

today was the best, though. i had to mow. so, i get out in the front yard and everyone scurries inside and i’m mowing along and i get the feeling i’m being watched. i look up and there in the window is someone watching me. so, i look across the street and there are four faces in the window. i look over at the house next to mine and there is my neighbor peeking around the corner of her porch at me, like i can’t see her. i don’t know what they were watching for, was swat supposed to swoop down at any second and take me down? seriously. finally, i look at the house on the other side of my neighbors to see mr. neighbor, who has friends at the sheriff’s dept. so he should know better. it seems he has a burning need to water down his siding, but only on the front of his house where there is a good view of me mowing my lawn. you know, just in case i…i…i don’t know what they are expecting me to do.

really, are they expecting that after two years of not even a loud party from me (unless you count the raccoons), i’m gonna start dealing drugs or prostituting or carrying out hits in my front yard? maybe i’ve worked out some sort of scam in which i hypnotize people into thinking i’m mowing my lawn when in reality i’m stealing their cars?

this week i am grateful for rain…rain…and more rain…baby tomato…cucumber flowers…foggy mornings…peaches…nephews…miniature golf….

dear insects,

please stop eating all of my plants.

stop it! stop it! stop it! stop it!

thank you in advance,

kiki

i am grateful for news. i’m not talking about the news, i’m talking about information about family or friends. it’s nice to hear what’s going on in the life of someone you know, especially, if you’re far from each other. even if it’s not news i’d like to hear, it reaffirms our connection. it’s nice to be connected, to feel part of something.

the good news is; the rudbeckia are blooming.

the bad news is; my basement smells like skunk.

there are lots of eyesores in my neighborhood, many of them reside in my yard. i’m not sure the po’s or maybe even the ppo’s were really into keeping the yard in line so there are a lot of overgrown/messy spots. last year i was a little overwhelmed by all the work between the house and the yard and i didn’t really get anything done. this year i decided to do what i could and try not to pressure myself too much. i started with the flower bed off the front porch. it was pretty scary. i was going to take a before picture but i… umm… forgot. yeah, that’s it, i forgot. anyway, i weeded like a demon and planted some impatiens and lobelia and a fern and tada

i’ve still got some work to do here i know, but now i don’t have to worry about wild animals jumping out at me from the flower bed.

while i was on a roll, i planted some containers to spruce up the driveway.

i was so sure they were going to take up so much more space while i was at the garden center. now, they just look so small.

i am grateful for…flowers…plants with BIG leaves…little baby pears…permeable pavers…sprinklers…orange sherbet…nice neighbors…backyard parties…sunbrella…my car…