Happy birthday to our country! We are 239 years old and still going strong. What is amazing to me, is we have been at war 93% of that time. Since the US was founded in 1776, she has been at war with some country, nationality or terrorist faction. Interesting! We can only hope for a more peaceful year.
Since last I wrote in this blog I was hoping for a rebirth of my garden but what did I get? A hail storm that broke limbs off the tomatoes, destroyed the latticework over my deck and made a devastating mess in my yard from tree branches. Now I should not whine, for the farmers have suffered the most with the loss of their entire crops. It took me all day last Saturday to clean up after the storm. Still after any occurrence of rain or wind, more branches fall. Frustrating to say the least. I called the insurance adjuster to see if my roof needs any attention and what compensation I can get on the latticework. He will be coming next week. I even had to call Dish Network since I have had no TV satellite since the storm. Word gets around pretty quickly too when disaster strikes for I have had out of town roofing companies and private adjusters trying to give me a free deal... nothing is for free I tell them as I they give them that steely eyed look.
This weekend I am just going to hang around the place and try to catch up on my chores: house cleaning, weeding what is left of my garden and flower beds, then clean the spa. I have already mowed the whole 2.2 acres around the house this past week after work. So all is left is those type of jobs that get put on the back burner while teaching and consulting during the week.
This next week will be my last week of teaching and surely I will have more time to continue to organize the shed, clean the garage and maintain a semblance order around the place. I always have such good intentions, we will see...
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