Check my T@B Teardrop Trailer Travels–April 2010. Dear to my heart, the Biltmore Estate at Asheville, North Carolina.
Four years ago (living in my tiny T@B): Wycliffe Bible Translators, Orlando, Florida.
Nostalgic: If I had the money, I’d be preparing for the 2015 Blue Ridge Rally near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Yes, I am “three quarters and counting” (80 years old) but I don’t feel “too old” to travel.
Our semi-annual CARE Garage Sale. All this… donations in the last six months!! ~~ Sale: Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Postscript: Two Aleve at 5:00 PM Monday, April 13.
Two Aleve at 12 noon Tuesday, April 14.
Two Aleve at 6:00 AM Wednesday, April 15.
If you recall: I am not a prescription drug or over-the-counter person.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015: Exhausted!! Only a few more pictures.
Our local Walmart has closed–no warning. There are a lot of comments on-line. This is a major blow to our community!!!! I’m grieved for the Associates–especially Mary, the smiling friendly “Greeter.”
The Livingston, Texas, Supercenter is one of many closures.
…still no stormy weather. It was supposed to be 70% chance of rain today but not a drop so far (3:45 PM).
This is the temporary veggie garden area. When the weather gets hotter, I’ll move the strawberry plants and cucumber vines (via my hand truck). The “giant tomato“ can climb on the makeshift trellis of former handicap “potty” seat, and handicap bed rail. If the tomato plant lives up to the hype, I will create a rope trellis between the two upright galvanized pipes. The Scarlet Runner Bean vines will climb the yet-to-be-available trellis at the tongue of the 5th-wheel. Note on the web link that “Lots of folks also use it as a nectar attraction for hummingbirds and butterflies.” (That’s why I planted… in North Carolina, and saved some bean seeds.) One day soon, I’ll plant lettuce, radish, green onions, etc., seeds in long slender shallow planters (and eventually move them in and out of the hot sun). Frankly, that ugly old battered picnic table–in the shade–may be the best place for my veggie garden!!
“A place for everything, and everything in its place.”
The storm did not materialize (gratefully) so I worked in the yard most of the day. Four-ten PM as I write this and I’m enjoying some earned rest. ~~ I knew the Boston Fern was root-bound, and I had been told the plant can be cut into sections. If it fails… I haven’t lost anything because the original plant was dying when anonymously left on my doorstep (last year). It thrived… but now too big for the planter. ~~ This morning I planted ten plants–and several more beg my attention. I emptied the two bags of planter soil purchased yesterday!!!!
Believe it or not, I have forty-four planters with plants–and fourteen planters that will definitely be filled before Summer. I didn’t count the many miscellaneous planters that may never be used. I’m attempting to use as much garden stuff as possible and then donate (or trash) the remainder. My goal: A tidy attractive yard.
One disappointment: Alex (washed the trailers) called and asked if I had anything he could do. I said “yes” and explained that I want long chains hung from thick limbs high up in the trees–to support hanging plants. I have the chains and hardware, and ladders, and I speculated it would take less than one hour to accomplish. When he said “$30.00 or $35.00” I told him the project wasn’t that important; I’d pass.
Postscript, Sunday, April 12, 2015, 7:30 AM: A second positive from all the exercise in the yard: A good nights sleep!! For months I have suffered sleepless nights!! Last night: Nine hours with only two brief interruptions. Praise God!!
An interesting message about Tent Caterpillars. They are a major topic of conversation around CARE and the adjacent RV Park. I don’t have oak trees so my “infestation” is less severe than some of my acquaintances/neighbors.
An email message arrived in my mailbox. INTERESTING INFORMATION that I share for your evaluation. I won’t order because if that situation materializes I hope and pray for a quick painless death. At “Three Quarters & Counting,” I’m ready to go home to be with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Another storm is on the horizon!!
Few pictures; too busy!! The perimeter of my yard was cluttered with items moved from the patio, and around the trailer, in preparation for washing the trailer. The last two days, I’ve moved things to their original, or better, location. Good thing I don’t pay for water because I have hosed hundreds of items before relocating them. Right now, 10:00 AM, I am soaking wet to my knees. I’m in the trailer to prepare a cup of coffee–which I will take to the rocking chair on the patio.
Too bad I didn’t take a “before” picture of the clutter on the north side of the storage building. My backyard neighbor has complained… (because she can see it from her front room windows) so this morning I’ve greatly improved the appearance.
While sitting, briefly, in my yard rocking chair, I survey the yard and make decisions about where to place a planter. Then, what plant shall I put in that planter? Frankly, I now have more planters than I need (due to purchases–last Fall–of many attractive planters on-sale) but available when needed. (Frequently, when residents or volunteers move, I receive plants and planters.)
Back (here) at two o’clock. I pushed myself to get as much accomplished as possible (before the storm). Next week, all week, I’ll be working the CARE garage sale.
My goal is to establish “a place for everything and everything in its place.” Hopefully “a place” for the Shepherd’s Hooks (from North Carolina), leaning against the storage unit. Likewise, hopefully, a place for other miscellaneous. The bed rail should be a satisfactory trellis?! Maybe cucumbers, or a tomato plant?? ~~ Where to plant the Dogwood tree?? ~~ Time to purchase more cement paving blocks and extend the patio. (That pesky mole is digging up the yard again–and the field.)
* Play on words: An old saying “Make hay while the sun shines.”
It’s no secret: Lorraine spends a lot of time on the Internet. Here is an article about the proposed future of “the Super Highway.”
While a husky healthy young man cleaned my trailers, I accomplished many tasks in the yard. I was available if Alex needed something. I’m delighted that I could be the first customer because I encouraged him to launch a “handyman” business.
I spent the afternoon reorganizing the patio, and yard. LOTS of projects; no pictures. A limited period of time in my new rocking chair. ~~ Weary!! I’ll probably be in bed before eight o’clock.
My name is “mud”??I dig holes–or pay to have someone dig a hole. I buy planter soil; I “do” my own yard. I was shocked to see that a neighbor had the benefit of a CARE maintenance worker planting a Dogwood tree (merely a twig). ~~ Long story… but I, too, have a Dogwood tree (twig). Several CARE-residents ladies went to the Dogwood Festival on Saturday and the Forest Service was giving away trees/twigs in gallon cans.
Three Quarters & Counting 