Busy days, busy nights

That's exactly what it's been like lately.  I'm so tired, I don't know if I'm coming or going.  I went out to buy flowers for the porch one day, turned to look at the bushes that needed pruning, and decided to dig them all out... yep, all of them.  Why oh why do I do this to myself??  I knew from the beginning it was going to be a big job. I had that black plastic edging around the whole house. It served its purpose for a number of years. Then it started to lift and separate. Time for it to come out too. I hadn't mulched in the last 2 years, so it was down to the bare ground also. The weeds on the sides of the house were horrendous.  I found replacements for what I took out. No prickly branches (a plus), nothing huge (another plus).  Ordered the mulch and had it delivered. Didn't want to plant the stuff and not have mulch to put around it right away. Well, to make a long story short, I finished the front completely, and moved to the side of the house. Yesterday I worked  till it was dark and finished the corner of the house and half of the side of the house. Removing all those weeds and those dang vines that are impossible to kill is a nightmare. I will have to keep up with spraying on a daily/weekly basis to try and kill them off for good. Something tells me it's a never ending battle.  Tonight I worked on the other half of that side. The part that was the worst.  I'm achy and tired. Could not wait to take a shower.   Tomorrow I'm headed out to pick up just  a few perrenials. I don't need much. I don't like a lot of stuff , so I keep it very simple.  It will be another long day tomorrow if the weather holds up.

I have not posted in a while, one being the outside work, and the other is that my son changed my whole computer around. I no longer have one program, but another. And I tried and tried to get the pictures saved, and it gave me nothing but a headache. I don't like the way it is set up, so I will have to talk to him to see if I can get the way it used to be. I eventually got just a few on here.   So busy, not much to share.

Here is Pat's rug that she brought to the hook in 2 weeks ago.  Can't believe it's been that long since I posted. Told you I was busy!!  Isn't her rug wonderful?  She was whipping it that day. I'm sure it's all done by now, and she has started something else.

This past Thursday, it was a very quiet day at Grantstreet.  There were only a few people that showed up.  Linda and I were acting pretty goofy to pass some time.  Now I know Linda has a fettish for shoes, but this was a bit much, don't you think??    Actually they are ashtrays.  Linda draped her pant legs over the ashtray part.  We got a good laugh out of them.  They still creep me out!!

There was a big UH OH that happened as well.  I was talking to Sherri who came later in the evening and my fan stopped working. Poor Sherri, I think she thought I blamed it on her lol. I tried to get it back together, but didn't want to make more of a mess, so I put it all in a baggie and took it home to my hubby.

The man can work miracles :) !!!!!  I told him, "I don't care if you have to duct tape it back together, just get it to work!!".  And he did :)  It no longer stays on by itself, I have to hold it, but that's just fine with me. My hot flashes are being taken care of!

Joanne couldn't make it last week, and she had left her frame at the shop.  Had to make it feel like she was there..........  (it's waiting for you Joanne, I kept Linda from selling it lol)

One good thing that happened at the hook in, was that I finished hooking my Horse rug.  I am pleased with it. I will be whipping it at the hook in this week.  No time to do it while working outside.  Rather than a border, I am just going to whip it in the antique black that is in the center. I just wanted a frame around it.

So that is it for this week.  I'm hoping we have a good turnout at Grantstreet this week so I can share more with you.   This weekend I'm hoping to finish up the yard work completely. And I'm not even thinking about the staining of the deck yet!!   Why my husband made it two levels, I have NO idea lol. 

Have a Wonderful week everyone!