Just another week

So, this week started out like all the others, except things are happening outside! This is my lilac bush and the buds are starting to open! I am SO excited. The pansy's have good color and so do a lot of other things in the yard. (Didn't think you would want to see all the pictures that I have taken.) I am, tho, working on a movie in the fall of my yard from Spring to Fall. That should be cool.

So, on Monday, we decide to go on a road trip. Billie has the day off. Last fall, there was a show on Bill Green's Maine about a bridge in North New Portland. When you drive over it, it ripples! The length of the road. It is a suspension wire bridge. We ALL thought that was cool, so we piled in the car to go see it. We had heard on the local news that morning that KFC was introducing a new chicken
and everyone in the USA could go there and get a free piece! How exciting. We all love chicken, so we hit every KFC along the way. We ate all day long for nothing, except drinks. It was pretty cool and so was the bridge. We got to the bridge and I was too nervous to drive across. So we parked the car at the turn around, (apparently I wasn't the only chicken) and walked across.

So, we get to the other side and a truck comes along. We all scurry to watch. Sure enough the bridge looked like a mini roller coaster while the truck was going across. Then Mike and Mike decide to go get the car and drive it over. While they were doing that, I took a shingle off the bridge and wrote a message of our presence and then replaced it. There was a nice sandy little beach below the bridge and we hung out there for awhile. Mother nature calls. So, I found this flat rock that would look beautiful in my pond, so we took it with us. So, here we are in North New Portland and where do we want to go from here? We decide to go west across the state into New Hampshire to the fireplace. A place in the mountains we usually go on our bikes. We wanted to see the water roaring off the mountain, it runs beside the fireplace. So, we go through Rumford, Mexico and eventually into Bethel which leads to the fireplace. ROAD CONSTRUCTION!!! Through the mountains, they are repairing and widening the roads. We sat in traffic forever! When we finally found the road we wanted, we were all excited and were doing the happy dance. Next thing we know, there is a gate across the road. ROAD CLOSED - BRIDGE WASHED OUT! That was a true OMG moment. So, we never got to the fireplace and had to turn around and drive home. We went over 350 miles just to see a ripple bridge. Oh well, we had fun and ate a lot of CHICKEN. Do you know just about every town has a KFC? Ha ha ha LOL So I have been working on Daddy's grave. My thinking is to keep everything in pots until I know what I want to plant and if the cemetery people are OK with things being planted in the ground. The left pot is a hos ta and I'm pretty sure that is a definite fixture. The right pot has geranium (white), marigolds, a vine and spiky grass. Also I am thinking about putting a window box in front of the stone in the fall with daffodils, tulips, crocus', and hyacinths to bloom before I can get in there in the spring. If they are OK with ground planting, then I will just plant them in front. They certainly won't grow tall enough to block any of the stone.

So, we have been working in our own yard too. This is where the picnic table used to sit. We decided to move the table closer to the cat yard and patch this spot. There is probably 10-12 more spots that I had to patch this year.

So, on Tuesday, was Wendell's birthday. I stopped down to see him and hang out for awhile. We had a nice talk and I can't believe he is 29! That blows my mind and makes me feel very old.

On Thursday, I had to go to Portland for an unemployment workshop. It was 4 hours long and pretty boring, but I got some good tips. I paid attention and took notes. They suggested that you have a business to give to some one when you are networking! So today, I designed and ordered my business cards. Then I revamped the resume and looked at other areas online for a job. I found one today I wouldn't mind working at, but it only pays $10-$12 a hour and I have to drive to Falmouth everyday. I went to its web page and it looks like a really nice place to work. Just hope that I am not biting off more than I can chew. We will see.

So, these are more flowers in my yard. Pretty huh? I really like these. When the sun goes down, they close up and when the sun comes out, they open up. They are like a daisy. They are cute.

Well, I guess I have rattled on long enough. Need to go have some down time from the computer. Tomorrow I need to dig a bed for wild roses. Roger and Dian have a ton and hate them. I need to get a bed ready for them and then go to Cook's Corner and dig them up. Put them in the truck and bring them home and plant them. I'll be pooped again tomorrow. But that is what helps me sleep at night. Exhaustion! Love Ya Barbara