Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Gorgeous Days


Though I'd reminded him, my son let my ride-on lawnmower run out of oil, seizing the engine. The machine is toast. He has his father's gardener mowing for me right now. The grass is so long! I was enjoying the deck on my last day off but had to come in. I was making pom poms from yarn for a Halloween outfit for my grandkids. It's a clown suit from the past and in wonderful shape except for the pom poms and the elastic for tying the hat. Both are easily attended to. Sitting in the sun making them was wonderful and what I needed. I've had a full day of housework today after being out and about yesterday and cooking and entertaining on Monday. I'm liking this three days off per week schedule.

I've got the most beautiful bouquets. I've got mixtures of sprigs of golden rusty fall mums, Jeruselem artichokes, wild aster, cultivated aster, tons of sweet peas, bachelors buttons, a yellow perennial I bought that I don't know the name of, and the same with a deep hot pink flower. The beautiful Stargazer and Razzle Dazzle lilies I have as ikebanas displays with wire frogs. They are stunning. I love flower displays throughout the season. With my great selection of vases and flowers it's easy to have them.

Today's music is from Amos Lee. Sweet Pea for the lovely flowers and Sympathize, a song with a similar name to yesterday's song (though in a different language) are worth your time. So are the songs he has on his website. Click the link to listen to some of his latest album. I love his sound.

6 comments:

Ocean said...

Miss you and haven't talked to you allll week!!! Call me tomorrow or something!
Love you

Cuidado said...

I was just lying in bed thinking that. I'll call tonight after work.

Kat said...

Cuidado,
I see those flowers and get a bit sad knowing their time is soon over. With nights in the 40's of late, I can feel winter inching closer. Thank you for pictures the last couple of days.
"Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart."

Cuidado said...

Kat, I am so sad summer is over. I went to the beach last in April. Kept saying I was going but never made it. I live on an Island, for God sakes, and can walk to the beach.

Anonymous said...

Tough luck with the mower. Whenver mine breaks and I borrow my neighbor's mower for a mow, I then spend the next three weeks once I have mine back, riding the old piece of junk, and lamenting about how slow, clunky, and terrible it is. Sometimes it's better never looking at the grass on the other side of the fence.
-A

Cuidado said...

I'll have to tell you the further story of the lawnmower....