Today I went out on the deck to hang a couple wet kitchen towels to dry in the hot sun and caught a glimpse of the black-eyed susans standing tall and golden and, well, just plain sunny. I love this flower since it is very hardy and responsive to my chosen method of gardening - neglect! This plant started last spring as a small chunk of my mother-in-law's plant and has really taken off. It did me good to see this bright "sunshiney" flower this morning. I am not feeling well due to some frustrating side effects of a medicine I am taking and need all the sun I can get today. I reread yesterday's post and this is helping me focus and the One who is controlling all this.
My husband also told me this morning that the 
Japenese Lanterns had bloomed. Last spring I was talking gardening with a patient and she was talking about these plants and I was sharing with her that when I was a kid my parents had these growing along one entire side of our house. I remember being fascinated my the delicate orange "lanterns" that hung from these plants. A couple days later here she comes with a bucket for me with a donation from her garden to mine. I planted just one plant last spring and this year we have probably a dozen or more plants spreading along the side of our house. Gotta love a little nostalgic trip down memory lane every now and then.
Japenese Lanterns had bloomed. Last spring I was talking gardening with a patient and she was talking about these plants and I was sharing with her that when I was a kid my parents had these growing along one entire side of our house. I remember being fascinated my the delicate orange "lanterns" that hung from these plants. A couple days later here she comes with a bucket for me with a donation from her garden to mine. I planted just one plant last spring and this year we have probably a dozen or more plants spreading along the side of our house. Gotta love a little nostalgic trip down memory lane every now and then.God Bless and keep your eyes on Him, Kendra
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Aunt Kendra!
Love,
Kennedy and Hayden (mom and dad, too)
Hi Kendra,
Loved your new 'do' and the gardening photos. For the most part, I chose the "neglect" gardening method also, but that's because we have about 7 acres. We also have Japanese Lanterns in SE Georgia.
We are also now debt free and did it by hard work and doing without. Do you watch Dave Ramsey (Fox)? He's a christian who teaches how to be out of debt. It's such a wonderful feeling and helps one feel closer to God.
I enjoyed your web page. Happy Birthday! Wait until you have to check the "50 to 54" box (that's me). Keep blogging!
Sparky (aka Pamela)
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