Something I haven’t figured out is how to keep abelia trimmed down and have it look good. We have two big bushes of it that I would like to be just a couple feet shorter. One in particular is under a window. Or at least I would like for it…
Monthly Archives: April 2004
poison ivy
Thursday, April 15th, 2004
Uh oh. I think I could have a rash from poison ivy. There is a small area near my right elbow that is red and itchy and a spot on my left wrist underneath my watch band where I’ve scratched the skin raw.
I always thought I was not allergic. In…
figure from the past
Tuesday, April 13th, 2004
Over the weekend I learned that my former brother-in-law had passed away of cancer. When I saw his picture in the obituary I didn’t recognize him at all. Thirty years does a lot to change a person, I guess.
When he married my sister he reminded me a little of Fonzie…
we visit an iris farm
Saturday, April 10th, 2004
A cold front moved in today. It was cloudy with intermittent light rain. It was not really good weather to work outside so we decided on a car trip. We headed up to a little place just south of Denton where the owners of an iris farm hold an annual…
irises
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004
This does not seem to be a particulary good year for wildflowers. Most of the bluebonnet displays I have seen so far have been rather weak. But then I have been sticking pretty close to home lately. The roses and irises are what catch my attention here. Both are looking…