While working in the yard, I must have come in contact with poison oak or poison ivy. It’s two in the morning and I can’t sleep. I’m constantly “scratching” because my hands and arms are itching. I came to the computer to Google poison oak and poison ivy. This is just as painful as being stung by Fire Ants. Yes, I encountered those little pests the other day working in the yard. I want to beautify my yard and porch, and I need the exercise. I don’t need the pain! ~~ If you read the article (red link above), “it” can be on garden tools. The other day, I moved about thirty things from behind the storage unit: Rain barrel, planters, Shepherd’s Hooks, ladder. I’ve been embarrassed about my neglected yard, and porch, but it has been “too hot” to be outdoors. We’ve had a few very nice days and the weatherman promises “Fall is just around the corner.”  Fortunately, my clutter is behind a four-foot fence so people can’t see the mess. ~~ The third picture reveals that I improved the appearance of the porch. ~~ “Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.” (ha, ha)

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Three-ten and I just placed an order with Walmart. “No, I didn’t order groceries.”  Click this link to see my purchase—due to arrive on Tuesday.     I don’t even want to talk about it.