Monday Blooms

Another glorious Monday morning. 

So far this morning, I have washed some clothes, swept the floors, opened all the windows, and sat with my dog Laydee in the backyard sun for half an hour, listening to the chorus of sweet "bird" melodies.

In the front yard, the miniature roses that my dad gifted my mom about 20 years ago are still thriving. I haven't done anything yet to the gardens or the yards. Last year, we covered the areas that were previously filled with weeds with weed cloth and put in rocks. Apart from the Hill of Vinca, which is a mess, there aren't too many areas that have been overtaken by weeds. We have a couple of smaller areas that need to be covered with rocks. We are planning to do something with our front yard, as we neglected it last year while we were working on the back.

My Aloe Vera plant is starting to bloom! 

I haven't had a bloom for 2 years since we cut the huge monstrosity into smaller plants - We have aloe vera all over the place! 

No these are not plantains! 

This is what a blooming Aloe Vera looks like and this was taken a couple of years ago. 

Here is what it looks like. I don't know what happened to the plant growing toward the side like that - maybe moving toward the morning sun? Now wouldn't be a good time to straighten it out. They grow well in the morning sun and then trickled afternoon sun.  Believe it or not, this plant started out as an itty-bitty plant in a pot. They are very hardy—a few years back, when we had some rare snow, and it was covered, it didn't kill it. 

I think everything has bloomed or is blooming. 

Once my schedule settles down, I hope to finally get to some gardening and fixing up the yards. 

Remember I told you all of the growth on Laydees chin? You can see it in this photo. I guess it's like a skin tag. It doesn't seem to bother her - and she's doing well. 

She's refusing to look at me. 

This week, I am attending the last Leaders meeting for this season, as well as our small group. Next week, they will have some testimonies from the Ladies on all of what they learned, etc. This is purely volunteer, and no one has to come, but I plan to go because I love these types of encouraging testimonies. As much as I have enjoyed it all, I am looking forward to a summer break. 

That does it for Monday. 

Talk to you later - 

Debby