Day 196
I have a cheesecake waiting for me. Advil and cheesecake. Well, not a whole cheesecake … just one slice. But I am really looking forward to eating this forbidden food.
And though it’s not made of cheese or cake (why IS it called cheesecake?!) I am still sensitive to what comprises it. But I don’t care. I WANT it. Allergies and sensitivities (and calories) be damned!
I bought one of those packages with two frozen slices the other day because it sounded so good and I can’t remember the last time I actually had a piece of cheesecake … and well, tonight I’m going to eat it because if someone can earn food … I earned this.
I planted like a gardening fool today (hence the need for the Advil and the reward of the cheesecake). I’d even say I was a garden gnome … but they just kind of stand around and I was doing anything BUT standing around! And, I actually got a lot done in a surprisingly not-horrible amount of time. I spent the afternoon in dirty gardening gloves and clothes and was cleaned up and inside before the local vampires (mosquitoes) arrived on the scene!
Before I started this major garden/yard redo the yard was mostly weeds (aka: the lawn) and had a zillion Hosta and quite a few Daylilies all crammed in together along the fence or planted under the big oak tree in the backyard. All were in overgrown clumps and most were not planted in the right places … too sunny or too shady. There were no real garden beds. So, I started in on the Hosta and dug them up, separated them and moved them. Each clump I dug up I cut or pulled apart into 3-5 other clumps. Amazing! I saw these things at the garden center for $10 each … who knew? I have a fortune in Hosta! Maybe instead of a kool-aid stand I should set up a Hosta stand and make some pocket money! Trouble is – not many people come down my street … being across from the cemetery has its downfalls. It’s rather, dare I say, DEAD? Have to give kudos to those neighbors though … they sure are quiet!
Anyway … the other day I dug out the curve of the beds and pulled the garden out even farther than I had originally. Today beside the Hostas and Daylilies that I replanted, I also planted Shasta daisies and Gaillardia (which look like pink and yellow daisies with a fat red pom pom in each flower center), Fox gloves and Impatiens, a Moonlight Hydrangea vine and the Pinky Winky hydrangea bush that I saved from the compost heap. I planted Hyssop that look like tall lavender bottle brushes that smell like licorice and 4 apricot or pink climbing roses … that immediately after planting Gertie got hung up on and I had to go rescue her! Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea putting roses along the fence where the dogs prowl!
I finished up the afternoon with putting in a gorgeous deep purple Butterfly Bush, a Honeysuckle vine and a Sand Cherry.
I’m getting there! Tomorrow I’ll replant more Hosta and Daylilies and the Dwarf Lilac. I’ll put in the Pussywillow, the Azaleas, the Rhododendron, the lavender and the few other things I gathered on my garden center visits.
I’ll definitely need Advil tomorrow … and if I have strength to lift a fork … maybe that other slice of cheesecake!