We can't believe our little "hospital" plant is blossoming so! This Snowball Bush was a spindly little thing in the "plant hospital" meaning it was next to being dead. We bought it for about 50¢, brought it home and planted it not believing it would do anything. That was about six years ago! I've pruned it a couple of times and it just keeps putting out all these lovely Snowballs for us. Sorry the picture wasn't that good; was facing the sun like I wasn't supposed to do but by afternoon it gets very dark back there. We've gotten a lot of plants from the "hospital" and most have survived for us. We have a couple of white Hydrangeas that were just given to us that are thriving! Another time for them.
I've been kind of laid up again with muscle spasms in my back. Doctor gave me some muscle relaxers which are helping but they make me so sleepy I don't feel I'm worth much. About all I've been getting done is some very easy meals and cleaning up the dishes. I'd like to do more yard work while the ground is wet but that's what caused the problem to start with! It has been raining every night with a lot of thunder and lightening. Pepper Dog has been taking the thunder a lot better than she used to! Anyway, it's rained every night for four nights now and we're expecting more tonight through Thursday night. I'd say we're no longer in a drought but we are having some flash flooding from the small rivers around.
My brother, Roger, and our friend for nearly forty years, Kenny, stopped by yesterday. They'd driven up from Carter Lake (Omaha area) to leave flowers at the cemeteries. This is the first time he's been here in many years. We had a "falling out" after our mother passed away that lasted about four years. I took the step to reconcile since it was hurting me more than him. I'm one that can't stand holding a grudge; that's something that eats away at a person. We've spoken many times, on the phone and we've been at weddings and family reunions together and the subject just doesn't come up; there's no need for it to. Without him telling I know he's paid financially and emotionally for what he did. I don't believe in rubbing salt into a wound. What made it even harder was that it's just the two of us; no other siblings. He ended up paying out much more than what he received from the sale of our parents home. It was to be mine according to Daddy but I was put out. That's okay. I like it better where I am and I don’t have to feel that I'll be "under his thumb" the rest of my life. We can enjoy each other company whenever that may happen. He's found out just how difficult and expensive it can be to take care of someone who's ill now. He takes care of Kenny who had a stroke. Enough of that for now!
Papa got called out to mow this afternoon. I'd like to do something but if I do he'll get after me and I know he's right. I should be taking a nap and had better be when he gets back or I'll hear about it! I do want to finish putting a few papers away that got stacked up on the kitchen table. That's the one thing that's bad about living in a small house, not enough room for some things. I need to start clearing out a lot of paperwork I've kept for years to make room for new.
Well, I'm really sleepy so I'll finish this up for now. Y'all take care and have a good week and keep lookin' up!
Much Love, Junie and Papa Allen
