BY OLIVENE GODFREY
AND THE HEAT GOES ON & ON & ON....
There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight from this oppressive heat wave here in North Georgia, according to weather reports. Son Barry and I have been eating easy to prepare light meals, partly to keep from heating up the kitchen and because Barry is so tired after working long hours in a building without AC.
We've had some rain showers and the rain and sunshine have the patio plants and flowers exploding with growth.
The Impatiens plant and petunias and marigolds are all looking so pretty now. The Impatiens plant was looking puny for awhile but Barry re-potted it in a larger pot filled with Miracle Grow soil and it has doubled its size. The purple plant is wandering all over the place and is beautiful. The plants inside are thriving in front of the big window with sunshine and the AC. The Peace Lily has four or five white blooms on it. Barry also used his re-potting technique and green thumb on it and the plant has been blooming for several months. For years, I tried to induce Peace Lily plants to bloom with no avail.
The crape myrtle outside our dining room window is gorgeous now and is in full bloom, just loaded with rosy blossoms.
The crape myrtle was planted in memory of my late mother when she died 10 years ago. My sister-in-law, Joyce, gave me a check to buy a memorial plant for my mother. We have the bush professionally pruned once a year and it is a pretty shape.
Barry recently had lab work and the report was fine, the doctor told him, but his potassium was a little high. Barry told her of the many Gatorades he had been drinking in this hot weather and she suggested he drink cold bottled water. Barry also tried to drink green tea. He had read of the many benefits of the tea since ancient times. He bought a pack of 16 bottles but he couldn't stand the taste. Neither could I. We agreed it might be that particular brand. Barry took the drinks to work at his shop and some of his co-workers liked it and some didn't.
When Barry bought groceries today, he stocked up on Propel, the flavored water, which he likes.
I badly need a haircut but don't know when I will feel like venturing outside in this horrendous hot weather.
See you next time.
AND THE HEAT GOES ON & ON & ON....
There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight from this oppressive heat wave here in North Georgia, according to weather reports. Son Barry and I have been eating easy to prepare light meals, partly to keep from heating up the kitchen and because Barry is so tired after working long hours in a building without AC.
We've had some rain showers and the rain and sunshine have the patio plants and flowers exploding with growth.
The Impatiens plant and petunias and marigolds are all looking so pretty now. The Impatiens plant was looking puny for awhile but Barry re-potted it in a larger pot filled with Miracle Grow soil and it has doubled its size. The purple plant is wandering all over the place and is beautiful. The plants inside are thriving in front of the big window with sunshine and the AC. The Peace Lily has four or five white blooms on it. Barry also used his re-potting technique and green thumb on it and the plant has been blooming for several months. For years, I tried to induce Peace Lily plants to bloom with no avail.
The crape myrtle outside our dining room window is gorgeous now and is in full bloom, just loaded with rosy blossoms.
The crape myrtle was planted in memory of my late mother when she died 10 years ago. My sister-in-law, Joyce, gave me a check to buy a memorial plant for my mother. We have the bush professionally pruned once a year and it is a pretty shape.
Barry recently had lab work and the report was fine, the doctor told him, but his potassium was a little high. Barry told her of the many Gatorades he had been drinking in this hot weather and she suggested he drink cold bottled water. Barry also tried to drink green tea. He had read of the many benefits of the tea since ancient times. He bought a pack of 16 bottles but he couldn't stand the taste. Neither could I. We agreed it might be that particular brand. Barry took the drinks to work at his shop and some of his co-workers liked it and some didn't.
When Barry bought groceries today, he stocked up on Propel, the flavored water, which he likes.
I badly need a haircut but don't know when I will feel like venturing outside in this horrendous hot weather.
See you next time.
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