My delphiniums have not really recovered from the great wind that knocked them over and beheaded the duck. There are 3 pitiful little blooms. Many of the stems of flowers were bent in the fall and the dumping of the dirt from the pot. I do not have a green thumb, and nature’s wrath did not help.
My moss roses, which benefit from benign neglect, like our current hot humid weather. I always enjoy the various hues: pale and bright yellow, pale orange, bright pink, coral and today a lone white bloom. The plot needs weeding again though. Maybe Saturday when we cool down a bit.
The green “blob” among the moss roses is a cheddar pink, the only survivor of 4 I planted two years ago.
The lovely lavender buds of the hostas became deer food a few days ago. They were almost ready to open. The stalks are way too tall for rabbits to nibble; it had to be deer. When I looked on the internet, it told me this is one of the favorite tidbits of these creatures. It just sent a reinforcing message that when it comes to plants and flowers I am not lucky. The landscaper planted two hellebores last fall. Both died during the winter. Except for the moss roses patch, the plantings around my condo are the responsibility and choice of Grace Village.
My neighbor offered me some more hydrangeas, but I am waiting until Saturday for those. We had our carpets cleaned yesterday. To facilitate the process, we moved lots of furniture to the garage. Most of it we moved back this morning. I am tired. Anyway, one more thing to move (a vase of flowers) didn’t appeal. We squeezed our dining table and two chairs and our two recliners into the sunroom where we “lived” for most of the day. By 10 a.m.today, unlike Humpty’s fate we were able to put things back together.
I even changed some decorations now that summer is here.
Amelia and the whelks and other shells are on display again.
One of the tablecloths I brought home from Whittier I successfully washed and removed stains. It has pretty embroidered flowers.
At least I can’t kill this kind of flower.
Time to do a little knitting before preparing supper. The daughter of a couple in our church heads a ministry in Ukraine that tries to help elderly women (pensioners) who barely had enough to survive before all of the political unrest with Russia, and are hurting with delayed pension deposits, high prices, etc. We have provided toiletries, socks, other things for her to ship or take with her. This year we are knitting scarves and hats and sewing lap robes. Other churches are involved as well, especially churches in Indianapolis area where this ministry is based. As an unexperienced knitter, it will take the next 2 months to finish probably. They are due in September for pick up. Winter can be very harsh in parts of Ukraine, and heating oil is now very expensive. Like other poor folks, these women are unable to keep their homes heated. They need other ways to keep warm.
I hate to think about winter. I am going to focus wholly on our summer days.
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