White-Out for My Housework and Coffee Flavored Mulch

1. Sailing away.

 It has rained here a lot lately.

A LOT.

I am thankful for no tornadoes here.

I am sad for those who have lost so much in the recent storms.

We had some terrible skies and winds,

and rain,

but thankfully, 

that was all.

  No, I do not live in a castle.

No, this is not a moat;

yes, it is/was our driveway.

 The children's pool is about to become a sailing vessel.

 The rain falls,

and

the pile of mulch needs to be spread...

by Thursday.

No panicking.

I'm just getting ready to go sailing.

2. Blossoms = baby fruit.

My farmer thinned out the pine tree wind break

behind the apple trees.

They were getting shaded out.

Now there are lots of blossoms on the apple tree.

This tree gives the best fruit,

but hasn't for a few years.

 It is covered with blossoms this year.

I am so hopeful.

 The cherry tree is bedecked in springtime glory as well.

 I love flowers,

especially when they hold the potential for something edible.

3. Coffee to Gaze Upon.

Did you know there are hardy geraniums?

I didn't until a few years ago.

Now they are one of my favorite plants:

easy care,

bloom most of the summer,

nice mounding habit,

like sun or semi-shade.

 This one gets bright pink flowers.

It has a name,

but I forget what it is right now.

Is it New Hampshire?

Patricia?

Sorry, I can't remember it right now.

It will come back to me when I'm looking through my 5,000 plant tags.

I have wet mulch on the brain.

The one in the next picture is 'Espresso' Geranium:

coffee colored leaves all season long

with delicate light purple flowers.

It is perfection in a unique shade of colors.

I love it;

I love it's name.

 I need some of it's name.

4. Signs of things to come.

 Please excuse my lack of deep or useful posts this week.

I'm preparing for a plant sale.

And I'm afraid all my creative crafts and incredible recipes

are buried

under plant tags,

lists of things I can't forget,

somebody's sippy cup full of milk,

and

signs.

My plant sale is May 6 - 7,

not May 8.

That was last year.

But never fear...

 I learned helpful tips in college
in one of my "creating teaching displays classes."

(That is definitely NOT the name for the class

It was AVT or something = Audio/Video T......

Sorry, it's gone.

I need some ginseng or is it ginko;
something for my brain.

Does coffee have brain food in it?

There was mulch in the bottom of my coffee when I got to it.

I don't think mulch has brain enhancing qualities.
It surely didn't taste like it.)

Anyhow, I learned in my wonderful college class

that whenever we make anything,

we should do our best

and make it look as professional as possible.

I carry that with me only when it comes to artwork;

somehow, housework didn't seem to make it into that lesson.

Please, for future generations,

stick housework into that lesson,

you wise college teachers.

I also learned how to abundantly apply white-out in college.

Does anybody still use white-out?

Yes, we had computers when I was in college,

but the screens were all one color and everything was done in code,

"press F1 for something and F2 for something else."

I didn't get good grades in computer class.

But look at me now!

I can now click a mouse and get around on the screen!

I still don't know what F1 is for;
I think that it erases everything from your computer,
so don't press it.

(snicker)

I'm just kidding, Mom.

But don't press F4; that will blow your computer up.

It's obvious that
white out and computer have followed me into life.

5. Sigh.

Please send my kisses to the person who invented this thing.

 Is there a *kiss* symbol on computers?

If there is, this picture needs it for it's caption.

Oh,

I remember.

XOXOXOXOXO.

I guess some things never change.

(If you're losing your sanity,

below is a link

to the one I got

from Amazon; 

actually, I got two.

It was recommended

by very helpful reviewers, and I bit the bait.)

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