Sunday, July 12, 2020
Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was visiting Peter's parents in Boston. They set up a slip and slide on the lawn and Mattie had his first encounter with this form of summer fun. Naturally, Mattie was cautious about sliding on it to begin with, so he went on Peter's lap first. However, once he got the hang of it, and understood that the water would help him slide, he was good to go! I am so glad we took every opportunity to have Mattie travel around and experience as much as he could in such a short period of time.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
We had a slower day today which was very needed. Peter and I continue to have problems sleeping. I feel this is from being under intensive stress for over a month.
After walking Sunny today on the National Mall (which he loves!), we headed back home to tackle our deck. Keep in mind it is in the 90's outside with high humidity. So working outside is challenging and exhausting. But neither one of us were happy with how poorly our deck looked. I also know we have older neighbors who love looking down into our garden in the summer time. All they were seeing lately were dead things and weeds!
The deck is now fully planted, cleaned and watered!
The plant in the center is the Meyer lemon tree we bought yesterday at the nursery. I requested this tree for my birthday as I am a big lemon fan. I drink lemon juice daily to prevent kidney stones and I cook with a lot of lemon juice. I also love Black Eyed Susans, as you can see!
Things look happier now and of course I have all my garden things on display..... chimes, the sun, butterflies, and stepping stones.
I am sure I am in the minority, but I even use Clorox on the deck. We have a big building next door to us and they are the WORST neighbors. Whatever debris is on their roof, comes right into our patio. I have to clean our space weekly from the dirt and junk that blows on over. Today, I scrubbed and washed all the grey junk away and we are back to having a beige deck once again.
Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was visiting Peter's parents in Boston. They set up a slip and slide on the lawn and Mattie had his first encounter with this form of summer fun. Naturally, Mattie was cautious about sliding on it to begin with, so he went on Peter's lap first. However, once he got the hang of it, and understood that the water would help him slide, he was good to go! I am so glad we took every opportunity to have Mattie travel around and experience as much as he could in such a short period of time.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 3,288,788
- number of people who died from the virus: 135,118
We had a slower day today which was very needed. Peter and I continue to have problems sleeping. I feel this is from being under intensive stress for over a month.
After walking Sunny today on the National Mall (which he loves!), we headed back home to tackle our deck. Keep in mind it is in the 90's outside with high humidity. So working outside is challenging and exhausting. But neither one of us were happy with how poorly our deck looked. I also know we have older neighbors who love looking down into our garden in the summer time. All they were seeing lately were dead things and weeds!
The deck is now fully planted, cleaned and watered!
The plant in the center is the Meyer lemon tree we bought yesterday at the nursery. I requested this tree for my birthday as I am a big lemon fan. I drink lemon juice daily to prevent kidney stones and I cook with a lot of lemon juice. I also love Black Eyed Susans, as you can see!
Things look happier now and of course I have all my garden things on display..... chimes, the sun, butterflies, and stepping stones.
I am sure I am in the minority, but I even use Clorox on the deck. We have a big building next door to us and they are the WORST neighbors. Whatever debris is on their roof, comes right into our patio. I have to clean our space weekly from the dirt and junk that blows on over. Today, I scrubbed and washed all the grey junk away and we are back to having a beige deck once again.
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