Yesterday Ben and I got serious about dealing with our yard … and the weeds. The weeds had been accumulating at least since we moved in in January and we had been desperately trying to ignore their ugly little heads bursting through the soil. So while Ben took to the lawn with the reel mower I started digging up and pulling out as many of the weeds as I could. One of our neighbors saw Ben “struggling” with the mower and offered to use his gas mower on our front lawn and then come back with some weed killer. Apparently our neighbors feel bad for us because we don’t have a “real” lawn mower. In the heat of the day our neighbor came away with three bags full of cut grass emptied in to our yard waste bin. I managed to effectively clear a majority of the weeds from the front walk way and planter area under the kitchen window. What’s scary about the weeds is that we’re no where near done with them … we haven’t even touched the back yard yet!
The two rose bushes we put in in April are full of foliage and will likely soon be producing flowers. Ben and I are still trying to decide exactly what other plants we are going to put in the front yard. I would like to have more rose bushes to accompany the two that are already there but that will likely have to wait until next year to put more in the ground. We’re thinking of putting in a Japanese maple in front of the kitchen window to limit the view from the street into our home.
One thing Ben and I know how to do is play! We heard on Wednesday that my favorite band would be playing at Spirit Mountain Casino which is in Grand Ronde, OR about and hour and a half drive from our home. It was so great to see Blues Travelr in person – something I hadn’t done before. It was a really rockin’ show! I am so glad that we could go experience them in person … and I could sing along with almost all the songs! We’re hoping to be able to go check out live music more often, but nothing could match that.
