Thursday, August 1, 2024

August, 2024--Cleaning up

  8/1/2024 was clean up for Sable's area.
I took a full bag of mulched up evergreen
junk off her gravel area.  Yes, the male cones
are still coming down!

8/6/2024  again I was out cleaning up Sable's
area and vac up another bag of evergreen junk
from this area.

Then I decided it was time to clean out the
north beds where the north evergreen were 
dropping and covering the garden beds below
due to the trees are dying.  I vac up 4 full bags
off this area to be able to see the mulch not
the pin junk.  Can you see the mulch??














8/13/2024

I vac up 2 full bags from the front gravel 
parking space where DH parks his truck.
Then I picked up 4 full bags off Sable's area
behind the gate. 

8/14/2024

Today I just blew off the walkway and the
gravel area which is Sable's area.  Then I
blew off the driveway and finished cleaning
by doing so with the hose to remove the
chips that was missed.  I got a phone call
from the team nurse to check up on me.  
After explaining I over did it yesterday
I was told I'm still in the recovery mode
and needed to take the day off!  Not in 
my world when I deal with males that
don't care.  They don't know how to clean!

8/15/2024

I vac up 9 full bags of pine wood chips
today after they took the trunks down.
I also blew off both roofs due to chips
up on them.  I had to wash off the plants
several times to get them clean.  I also 
blew out the circle again due to the 
tree folks didn't clean up!  So now you
know why I don't allow folks to cleanup!
They don't know how to clean up!!









































































It took me 3 and a half hours to clean up 
the mess that took them 4 hours to make
Yes, the trunks are still in their yard. 
Once the wind come through this week
end I'll go back out and clean again.  I 
have one happy dog, she has her space
back!!

8/17/2024

We decided to take the Heavenly
Bamboo out as their bases were covered
with pine chips, pine cones and needles.
I then got to clean up the whole area and
wash down the fence!  It's so bare out
there even Sable was shocked.  She had
to check it all out.  More space for her!

That was a $9.00 run to H&H to get 
rid of it due to the bins were full.  I
vac up another 2 bags!

Our Allergies are terrible!

This next week we will tackle what
is between the carport and the fence
plus what is between the shed/Brug
House and carport.

8/25/2024

Yesterday we tackled the carport area!
We took 45 gallons of pine stuff off 
this area and I was able to clean the fence
before the new carport went up. We
had a foot of this all along the fence.
We also found a branch that went in 
one spot and came out another on the
carport.  DH is working on a letter with
photos to show the damage for the Tree
Remover, he wants damages paid due to
they were told about the carport and the
classic car under it.  I'm ready to go to the 
BBB and their corporate office due to the
run around we are getting.  The first gal
was caught in so many lies!  Then she 
demanded we meet when we both had
doctors appt..  she was told this but
still showed up and DH is handling this.



Last day of the month and I'm still watching
the north trees dump in our yard!  Maybe
I'll get to cleaning up this area on Sunday
when the weather isn't so hot, maybe not??

Still Cutting Back Spring Flowers

 Just taking is slow but I'm getting
a lot done.  Last night the cardoons
were cut back!  Hopefully today 
I can get the last of the Daylilies
cut and call it a day due to we are
about to get hot . . . . . . I don't do
the heat and 100 is way to hot to 
be out in the garden.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Local AT&T In Salmon Creek

 A shout out to Carter for your help
today in getting my new photo!  Wow!
Thank You!!

The first photos from it.

























































Sunday, July 14, 2024

Clematises Down!

 I have been cutting back our Clematises
due to the heat wave we have been having.
I am down to just one left in my process of
cutting them back.  Lots of burnt leaves and
some die back.  

Sorry no Photos as Google wants Cookies!!
Not allowed so I guess it's time to move the
blog some where else!  This wasn't an issue
until now so time to move on.  

































































Just half of the collection.




















They grow up so fast!  Just a month
after being cut back.




















Filling in nicely and a few are starting
to bloom!

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Temporary Closing Our Gardens

 Due to the Heatwave.  We will
reopen when the temps are more
normal.

7/9/2024
Even the Tropicals are frying!




















7/21/2024  

Finally some cooler weather!  Hottest 
July on record with little rain.

8/2/2024

With additional health issues we have
decided not to reopen the gardens for
the rest of 2024.    You are free to look
from the curb or catch me out working
in the yard and ask but let me tell you 
we are busy cutting back.  The heat has
taken a tole on us and the gardens this
year.  Thanks for your support.

8/17/2024

Then this happened!  

What a day/week.
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/
4913187183769930086/8664029375385865981

Our yard on the east side was trashed!  

Monday, July 8, 2024

Time To Relax / I do not smoke!

 Until the next medical journey!  I just
finished one and have 3 more to go this
month!  So please forgive if the blog takes
a back seat for a while.

Getting tired of all my doctors asking me
if I smoke......NO!  But my neighbor to 
the north has a fire pit!

Last week I added another doctor to my
team to keep me going.  We know, I have
issues with the eyes, he requested I keep on
the path that I'm on!   He recorded the numbers
on the issues and said I should stick with the
6 month plan with my regular doctor.  We now
have a point to compare if the issues continue.
I don't smoke!

Two more specialists to go before my journey
at the end of the month!  Echo, checked off the list
last week.   Today I got another set of x-rays!
Now to see each doctor for why these were
ordered.

Again I do not smoke!

All that I ask is they keep me on my feet and
doing what I love!


Saw the heart doc. on the 30th and there was
a slight issue that we will keep a close eye on
but everything looks the same.

31st I saw the surgeon to get on his schedule
to do the left knee.   I will have a list of things
to complete before surgery.  He was impressed
on how well the right knee was doing!  I have
the best surgeon!

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Happy 4th of July!

 I had a request for photos this am. Hope
you enjoy them!

Front Yard:
































































Back Yard:











Also had a request for my Voodoo Plant:




















Plus her babies:






















The perennial Hibiscus are just
growing like crazy, I'll post photos
when they bloom.