General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse &What did I learnt today/Chat with Friends #40, 1 by Starzz

Starzz wrote:
Hello to all..
I am caught up on the posts..and I too was awwed by Sharon's wisteria tree.
Gorgeous! I have wisteria vine climbing up the Gazebo but it has only bloomed twice in 9 years..and then only a few blooms.
Thanks for thinking of me..My friend stayed over till Sunday afternoon. She helped me pull a lot of stuff out to put in the garden and to arrange the sitting areas. On Saturday afternoon three other friends came..to celebrate one of their birthdays.
We had a great time eating, laughing and telling stories.
The weather has been wonderful and I am spending as much time outside as I can. So many jobs to do.
But fun to fiddle and move things around.
I have daffodils blooming and violets. and the forsythia is about to bloom.

Betty..speaking of neighbours I had a wonderful surpise this afternoon..my young neighbour came over with a big leaf catcher pulled by a golf cart he had just bought second hand.
He cleaned up most of the leaves and apples in the Secret Garden with it. I was grinning from ear to ear..and raking furiously to put the leaves in his path as he couldn't get close to the trees and beds very well.
It looks like a garden back there now. Usually I run the lawn tractor over it all and cut it all up fine and make piles and rake and it would take days.
This was all done in a hour or so.
This morning I had to go have the usual blood work done so I was off and running from early morning and did some shopping etc..didn't return home till noon. Got lots of spray paint to spruce things up. A new hose..etc.

Yesterday afternoon I sprayed the yellow/orange striped cushions that I got with the old redwood furniture with Vinyl /fabric paint. They are burgundy now..they were just too bright for the Secret Garden.

This evening the neighbour on my other side invited me to dinner. ..home now and ready to settle down and watch Dancing with the Stars.
I am very tired but feel a great sense of accomplishment. Head filled with many jobs to do..
Still haven't heard anything about my little lawn tractor from the dealer...maybe I will phone tomorrow.

This is four of us on Sat.