Beginner Gardening: New Bees 8/23/10 friends - new and old...Come in, 0 by MechelleT

MechelleT wrote:
Hi everyone! I know I have been seriously MIA for what seems like months now.. So sorry for not keeping up and staying in contact with everyone. To tell you how long it's been, I had to go through threads going back to June to get here! Missed everyone!

Have been super busy with Courtney and just working around these 3 places all summer. Trying to keep up with my garden . Lots of vet visits here in the last few weeks.

Remember my elderly neighbor Joe? Well he had someone give him a mare (like he needed one) and she got hurt on his fence real bad. Severed 2 arteries in her hoof. Nearly bleed to death before I got there. (sorry for being graphic) I got her to the vet in time and have been taking care of her for about the last month. Changing bandages and giving her medicine every day. Happy to say I released her back into her pasture and she is doing fine. The vet said that 90% of the stitches in that spot always come out because it's right on the bend where she walks. I must have done something right because they didn't come out! Then my Shar-Pei had eye surgery a couple days ago. She actually had an eye lift on both eyes! Her eyelashes were grown inward and rubbing her eyes. She needed that so bad and I was happy to have it finally done.

I know most of you know about Courtney and her singing. I keep posting her videos on YouTube and pictures on Facebook. Let me know if anyone needs the link that would like to see/hear her. She tried out for American Idol and did awesome. She didn't make it through but she walked away with a smile and positive attitude and said "There's always next year" .. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise since all these problems are going on in the show. Then she was on television for the Carl Perkins Circle of Hope yearly telethon. That was an awesome experience for sure. She did 3 songs and just looked so pretty that day ;-) She has been doing her usual Tuesday nights at Open Mic and the National Anthem all over the place. She is doing the National Anthem tonight at the HS football game. Then she is performing next weekend at the Peavine Festival in Parsons, TN and at the TN State Fair in Jackson next weekend! She has all the fun and I get to do all the work! LOL She also recorded a demo cd earlier in July and is currently singing a demo song for a local songwriter (He is the late Carl Perkins keyboard player) that his publishing company is going to pitch to female country artists. So yeah! Busy Busy Busy!

I know one special person who has been waiting so patiently for a package I promised her and I haven't forgotten about you ;-) This weekend I am devoting as much time as humanly possible to my flowers and garden and as I have said before "MONDAY" .. You hereby have my permission to string me up by my thumbs if I fail to keep this promise- SANDI!

Going to be cleaning out the gaden and getting it ready to plant my fall veggies. My garden did so good this year despite my armadillo enemy! Here's one pic of my peppers from the other day. Talk to you all soon!