I haphazardly strung 100 more lights onto my blacked out deer ornament last night. It could have used another 100 but it will do for this year. If I find a cheap set after Christmas I would like to buy enough to give it a huge amount of light strung all over it. A glowing buck that is over electrified would be neat.
A rescued rose with a story that can go on and on, but I will spare you some of the details. Down on the farm was a rose bush that my wife's mother had planted. It was slowly being overtaken by brush and young trees. I spent a couple of years trying to figure out how to get it dug. I finally dug a small section of it that had come up from a root sprout early spring.
When the house came down there was an area of growth still there and a pile of tree branches and rocks. As my brother in law used a machine with a blade on it to remove the debris I was surprised to find this chunk of a rose bush spread out on the ground with other sections. It is an old fashioned rose as it had a large base on it and it would have been hard to dig with a spade.
I grabbed up all of the pieces and brought them home. I put them in dirt in a plastic bucket and watered it well. The same day I saw a television program where Jerry was saying roses do need to go dormant. So I took it to my cold dark basement and left it. Two months later you can see the three sprouts that are coming up from the roots.
I was really surprised as the root had been dried out and it looked pretty chopped up. I just planted it just it case that it would grow. I don't think I will add any more moisture for a couple of months unless it gets really dry. I will have to find a good place for it outside in the spring. I don't know what color it is but I will be glad to see how it does in it's new home.
I paid large bucks to replace my fuel pump, which is installed in the gas tank. I have the car back now as I had to have it towed Sunday morning and they repaired it on Monday. The dealership was pretending that it was busy but with this economy I knew that they weren't too busy. They had it done by Monday evening and we picked it up this morning at 7:30 before work. Cars are so dependable until you least expect it, then you are stranded and helpless.
Thanks for stopping by and have a good Tuesday.
1 comment:
You should have just bought a new car! Fuel Pump inside the gas tank..now that make replacing it really hard. I am glad it is all fixed..and you don't have to walk about town:)
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